Golden Empire Transit provides reduced fixed-route fares and passes for eligible seniors, Medicare cardholders, and riders with qualifying disabilities.
GET rider age 65 or olderMedicare cardholderGET rider with a qualifying disability
Entitlement facts
Benefit type
Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks
Approximately half-price single rides, day passes, and multi-day passes under the current GET fare schedule.
Who qualifies
GET rider age 65 or older; Medicare cardholder; GET rider with a qualifying disability
Requirements
Be age 65 or older, hold Medicare, or have a qualifying disability, present an accepted GET, Medicare, or age-verification card, and follow current route, fare, pass, proof, transfer, and service rules.
How to activate
Obtain any required GET identification, choose a reduced-fare product, and show the accepted credential when purchasing or boarding.
Cost basis
Variable by provider or eligibility. The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.
Cost and fees
Eligible riders pay the posted reduced fare; identification replacement, paratransit, excluded services, and optional products may cost extra.
Geography
US, Bakersfield, California
Personalization
Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.
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Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.
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