The San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors recently passed an ordinance which prohibits smoking in SamTrans bus shelters. The board voted to pass the ordinance to enhance passenger safety and to reduce litter in and around the shelters.

“No smoking” signs have been placed in all of the district’s 208 shelters. Violators of the ordinance can be cited by local law enforcement officers.

SamTrans operates 55 routes throughout San Mateo County and into parts of Palo Alto and San Francisco. On an average weekday, nearly 50,000 riders use SamTrans bus service to go to work, school, shopping or go about their daily activities.

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