Metro, Pasadena Transit Offering Free Rides on Earth Day

Metro and Passadena Transit will be offering free bus, rail and bike share rides on Earth Day — Friday, April 22 — in recognition of public transit’s role in helping improve the environment. And, in particular, transit’s role in reducing greenhouse gases that cause climate change.

Pasadena Transit’s scheduling information may be found here.

To redeem a free Metro Bike Share ride, select ‘1-Ride’ at any Metro Bike Share kiosk, online, or in the Metro Bike Share app and enter the promo code 042222. This code can be redeemed multiple times throughout the day.

Metrolink will provide free rides all day on all Metrolink trains, with no ticket required. Riders can board a Metrolink train at any station throughout the six-county area for transportation wherever Metrolink trains travel.

Earth Day is commemorated annually on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

In 1969 peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere.

The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org that includes 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2022 is Invest In Our Planet.