El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson and Fort Bliss officials have signed an agreement to add transit services on the military base. The Intergovernmental Service Agreement for the Sun Metro Rising partnership established Torch Transit by Sun Metro, which will provide free rides to military ID card holders on the base.
Service Details
The service will operate using small vans to support small community travel at Fort Bliss, with each van carrying 12 passengers. Passengers will be allowed to bring groceries and shopping bags to the vehicles to take back to their homes. The service is open to soldiers, their families, and any military ID card holder.
According to Fort Bliss Garrison Commander Michael V. Soyka, the service will greatly benefit soldiers who live far from the commissary. "Some of our soldiers, who live 12 miles from our commissary, can now get there for free, rather than spending money on Uber or trying to bum a ride from their friends," Soyka said.
The vehicles are also ADA equipped, and Fort Bliss officials say they are ready to take on the entire community.
Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
