Tuesday is election day and to help reduce transportation barriers to the polls, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is sponsoring free Bluebikes rides on Nov. 2.
Complimentary rides will be available in Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville and Watertown.
To access to offer of unlimited, two-hour trips from the over 400 Bluebikes stations, voters can download the Bluebikes app and choose “Get a Pass.” Those interested in heading to the polls can visit www.bluebikes.com/map to find the closest station to their voting location.
“For the second consecutive year, Blue Cross is leveraging its Bluebikes sponsorship to demonstrate its commitment to increasing access to the polls,” the company wrote in a press release. “A study conducted by professors at Harvard University and Boston University found that lack of access to a car is a significant obstacle to voting and decreases turnout. Among the sector of voters in the study with access to a car, 66% voted in a recent general election, while only 36% without a car voted.”
Blue Cross is the title sponsor of Bluebikes, which is a publicly-owned bike share managed by the local municipalities.
“We’re proud to help remove transportation barriers as citizens exercise their right to vote,” Jeff Bellows, vice president of corporate citizenship and public affairs at Blue Cross said in the release. “Bluebikes is an easy transportation option that is accessible to residents across Metro Boston, including those in underserved or underrepresented communities who may face challenges reaching their polling place.We hope residents who plan to vote on Election Day will take advantage of complimentary Bluebikes rides.”
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