CARTA is pleased to provide its Read & Ride fare-free program for students in grades K-12 this summer. In partnership with the Chattanooga Public Library and its Make, Play, Read, Learn (MPRL) summer reading program, CARTA will offer free bus rides on our fixed route bus services beginning on June 1 through July 31. All students must register for the MPRL summer reading program with the Chattanooga Public Library and will receive a Read & Ride bus pass and sticker indicating their grade level. Students in grades K-5 will require an adult chaperone, who will also ride free with the student. With the Read & Ride bus pass, the students are provided with unlimited bus rides to anywhere they need to travel all summer long – the library, parks, recreation centers, museums, summer school activities, sports events, work, etc. that are within the CARTA service network.