CyRide will give free rides to the public all day for all routes Thursday in celebration of national Dump the Pump Day.

Thursday marks the fifth year CyRide has participated in the national holiday, which encourages citizens to walk, bike or utilize public transportation instead of personal vehicles for the day, and reduce their carbon footprint.

“By participating in the fifth annual Dump the Pump Day, we hope residents will join their neighbors, and decide to let CyRide do their driving for them — at least on Thursday,” said CyRide director Sheri Kyras in a news release.

By using public transportation, people nationwide reduce automobile fill-ups by 900,000 each day. This results in 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline saved each year.

Using public transportation reduces individual carbon emission by 20 pounds daily and 4,800 pounds annually.

“CyRide will have its highest ridership ever this year with more than 5.3 million rides, so a free day of transit is also a way to say thank you to our loyal customers,” Kyras said.

Visit cyride.com for available routes.