{"id":"boise-vrt-youth-ride-free","name":"Boise VRT Youth Ride Free","provider":"Valley Regional Transit and City of Boise","entitlement_type":"government-benefit","entitlement_type_label":"Government benefit","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route.","domain":"public-benefits","archetype":"direct-program","agent_instruction":"Identify the administering jurisdiction and disclose income, household, age, disability, immigration, residence, renewal, fee, and capacity rules that apply."},"summary":"Youth age 18 and under can receive unlimited free VRT travel during the 2026 summer Youth Ride Free period, with the pilot designed to return in summer 2027; younger children and eligible Boise high-school students also have standing free-fare routes.","benefit":{"description":"Ride eligible VRT bus, on-demand, and qualifying Access service without fare during the active Youth Ride Free period.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible Boise-area Youth Ride Free participant"],"requirements":"Be age 18 or younger, enroll and carry the approved fare medium, travel during the current eligibility dates and service area, and follow route, reservation, Access, validation, expiration, and rider rules.","activation":"Apply online, at VRT customer service, or at a participating Boise library, obtain the approved pass, and present or validate it when riding.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"Eligible travel is free from May 1 through August 31, 2026; the pilot is planned again for 2027, while excluded dates, services, replacement media, and add-ons may cost extra.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Boise, Idaho","Treasure Valley, Idaho"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/youth-ride-free/","source_url":"https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/youth-ride-free/","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/youth-ride-free/","evidence":[{"source":"Valley Regional Transit and City of Boise","url":"https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/youth-ride-free/","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"reduced-fare-transit","jurisdiction":"Boise, Idaho","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/boise-vrt-youth-ride-free","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}