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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is offering free rides on its buses and trains all day Tuesday.
“Free Fare Day,” as the VTA is calling the event, starts at the beginning of service in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 23, and will run through 3 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, the agency said.
Stacey Hendler Ross, a VTA spokesperson, said Free Fare Day is a way for the agency to thank existing riders, and a way to attract potential new riders with the hope of reviving sluggish train ridership figures and boosting revenue during its current multi-year budget deficit…