Touch-a-Truck & festivals
An approachable exhibit with short conversations, close observation, and questions visitors can take home.
Bring RTD to your community
An exhibit they can
ask questions about.
Bring a real school bus and a hands-on learning experience to your next community event, school visit, or youth program.
Where we fit
Make room for discovery.
Schools & youth groups
Focused learning around safety, transportation systems, careers, or bus familiarization.
Safety fairs
Five Giant Steps/Danger Zone Safety, the boarding routine, and S.A.F.E. give families practical habits to discuss and remember.
Career exploration
A real vehicle introduces the people and skills behind transportation.
From inquiry to event day
Let’s plan the experience.
We serve Dallas–Fort Worth and surrounding North Texas. Availability and program fit are confirmed directly with RTD.
Share the basics.
Send the date, location, expected audience, and time available.
Choose the focus.
Talk through a discovery activity, general exhibit, or familiarization experience.
Coordinate the setup.
Confirm access, space around the bus, supervision, and arrival details together.
Before you book
A few useful answers.
Does RTD provide rides?
No. RTD uses the bus as a supervised, stationary educational exhibit. Passenger transportation is not provided.
Visitors can explore the agreed activities while the bus is parked. The host and RTD coordinate arrival, setup, visitor flow, and departure so the exhibit area is ready before participants enter.
How much space does the bus need?
Our bus is 40 feet long. That is the vehicle’s length, not the full space needed for an exhibit. Allow additional room for maneuvering, entry and exit, supervised learning, and visitors waiting clear of traffic.
Send a site map or photos showing the proposed parking area, approach route, turns, gates, overhead obstructions, surface, and nearby pedestrian activity. Identify where families will queue and how emergency access will stay clear.
Before confirming: RTD and the host review the layout together. A standard parking space or a 40-foot-long opening alone does not establish that the site is suitable.
Can Ready to Ride work at a busy event?
We can discuss a quieter time or a more focused session. Noise, crowd flow, waiting time, and each child’s comfort matter when deciding whether the setting is useful.
Tell us who will accompany your child and any practical preferences, such as beginning outside or watching before approaching. An event may still be noisy; we do not promise a sensory-controlled environment.
Read the experience and its educational scope ↗What does an event cost?
Contact RTD with the date, location, audience, and program interests. We will discuss the planned activities, event needs, and any costs or support arrangements before confirming a visit.
Include arrival and departure windows, the host’s on-site contact, and whether a sponsor is involved. A request starts the planning conversation; it does not reserve the date or establish a price.
Contact the events team ↗Tell us about your event.
Start with the date, location, and who you hope to reach. We’ll work through the rest together.