德卢斯免费取暖避寒巴士11月2日恢复运行：上季提供1.3万次免费乘车
明尼苏达州圣路易斯县德卢斯市，德卢斯交通局10月31日宣布，免费取暖避寒巴士服务将于11月2日恢复运行，并持续至2027年春季，帮助居民在严寒天气中安全抵达避寒中心。
这项服务自2018年启动，旨在让无家可归或住房不稳定的居民不必在危险的严寒中步行，同时把他们与医疗、住房等外展服务连接起来。交通局表示，上个冬季共提供了1.3万次免费乘车，比前一年增加3000次，预计今年冬季的乘车量还将超过1.3万次。
根据安排，晨间巴士将于每天上午7时15分、7时45分和8时15分从西21大道与第二街出发，直达达米亚诺中心、联合福音使命团和德卢斯交通中心等市中心避寒与服务点。达米亚诺中心为有需要的人提供食物、庇护与支持服务，联合福音使命团则提供紧急庇护与过渡服务。对德卢斯这座冬季漫长严寒的港口城市而言，可靠的公交接驳是冬季安全的重要一环。
Duluth's Free Warming Bus Rides Resume November 2 After 13,000 Rides Last Winter
In Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, the Duluth Transit Authority announced on October 31 that its free warming bus service will resume on November 2 and run through the spring of 2027, helping residents reach warming centers safely in freezing weather.
The program, launched in 2018, is designed so residents who are homeless or housing-insecure do not have to walk in dangerous cold, while connecting them with medical, housing and other outreach services. The authority said it provided 13,000 free rides last winter, 3,000 more than the year before, and expects this winter's total to exceed 13,000.
Morning buses will depart 21st Avenue West and Second Street at 7:15, 7:45 and 8:15 a.m., running directly to downtown warming and service points including the Damiano Center, the Union Gospel Mission and the Duluth Transportation Center. The Damiano Center provides food, shelter and support services, while the Union Gospel Mission offers emergency shelter and transitional services. For a port city with long, bitter winters, the authority says reliable transit is an important part of winter safety.
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图片来源：图：德卢斯交通局公交车（1月摄）。David Wilson摄，CC BY 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / A Duluth Transit Authority bus in January. Photo by David Wilson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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