Older adults can ride Grand River Transit for free one day per week

Grand River Transit's Light Rail Transit (LRT) vehicle appears in this undated file image.

Grand River Transit (GRT) is launching a new program that may help older adults.

Starting on July 1, anyone who is turning 65-years-old this year, or anyone older than 65, will be able to ride transit for free one day each week as long as they use the GRT Pay app.

The day pass can be used for unlimited rides on GRT buses, ION trains, MobilityPLUS vehicles and Kiwanis Transit.

Eligible transit users will get a new day pass in their GRT Pay app every Wednesday. They can choose what day of the week they want to use it on.

The app can be downloaded from the Google Play or the Apple App Store. Once the app has been downloaded, users must verify their age and activate the day pass before climbing onto a GRT vehicle.

This pilot project will run until Jan. 5, 2027.