17-02-2025
Rideshare-style shuttle service launches in Mid-City: Here's how to ride
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mid-City San Diego residents now have another car alternative to get around the neighborhood: a rideshare-style shuttle service.
Via, a 'microtransit' technology company, launched the shuttle service in City Heights and North Park on Friday, providing no-cost, clean rides to people looking to travel in and around the two areas.
Called Mid-City GO, the service parallels other community shuttles in San Diego — the now-out-of-service Beach Bug in Pacific Beach and Ride Circuit's Free Ride Everywhere Downtown (FRED) — as a way for public transit riders to more easily move between stops.
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The mobility service operates like an on-demand rideshare app, comparable to Uber or Lyft. Riders can order the shuttle for pick up either by calling or putting in a request through the Via San Diego app, then take it anywhere in its service zone.
The shuttle runs through most of Mid-City, running from El Cajon Boulevard south to Upas Street in North Park and Fairmont Avenue in City Heights. A map of the service area can be found here.
The shuttle operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, although the latest schedules can be found in the Via San Diego app, available in both Apple and Google app stores.
The shuttle is funded through a $1.5 million state grant as a four-year pilot program managed through North Park Main Street and the City Heights Community Development Corporation.
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