Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2013 - Omnitrans

IBI GROUP
SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN REPORT
OMNITRANS COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
& SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN
standard for a base route. Because of this performance, Sunday frequencies were reduced from 30 to
60-minutes in the May 2007 service adjustments.
Base Route 19: Redlands-Colton-Fontana – This East Valley base route serves the San Bernardino
corridor in Fontana between the South Fontana Transcenter and the Arrowhead Medical Center, and
through Colton and Loma Linda to the Redlands Mall via Barton/Redlands Blvd. It provides 30-minute
daytime and evening service on weekdays, 30-minute daytime service on Saturdays, and 60-minute
daytime service on Sundays. On weekdays, the Fontana section has a standard performance of 24
passengers per hour and the Colton/Loma Linda section has an above standard performance of 27
passengers per hour. The route has a slowly declining ridership, with monthly average passengers per
revenue hour of 23 on weekdays, 18 on Saturdays and 15 on Sundays. Because of this performance,
Saturday frequencies were reduced from 30 to 60-minutes in the May 2007 service adjustments.
Local Route 20: Fontana Metrolink-Hemlock-Kaiser – This East Valley local route serves the Merrill
and Randall corridors between the Fontana Metrolink Station and the South Fontana Transcenter. It
provides 30-minute daytime and evening service on weekdays and 30-minute daytime service on
weekends. On weekdays, the Merrill section has a standard performance of 24 passengers per hour, and
the Randall section has an above standard performance of 30 passengers per hour. The route has a low
and slowly declining ridership, with monthly average passengers per revenue hour of 20 on weekdays, 18
on Saturdays and 14 on Sundays. Because of this performance, Sunday frequencies were reduced from
30 to 60-minutes in the May 2007 service adjustments.
Base Route 22: North Rialto-Riverside-ARMC – This East Valley base route serves the Riverside
corridor between North Rialto and the Arrowhead Medical Center in Colton. It provides 20-minute
daytime and evening service on weekdays, 30-minute daytime service on Saturdays, and 60-minute
daytime service on Sundays. On weekdays, it has a standard performance of 23 passengers per hour,
suggesting that the 20-minute service may not be needed at all times. The route has a stable ridership,
with monthly average passengers per revenue hour of 22 on weekdays, 22 on Saturdays and 21 on
Sundays, which are standard for a base route. Because of the weekday performance, weekday
frequencies were reduced from 15 to 20-minutes in the May 2007 service adjustments.
Local Route 28: South Ridge-Slover Ave-Kaiser – This East Valley local route serves the South Ridge
community and the Slover corridor between Banana & Mulberry and the South Fontana Transcenter. It
provides 60-minute daytime service on weekdays and no service on weekends. On weekdays, it has a
significantly below standard performance of 4 passengers per hour in the Slover corridor, and an above
standard performance of 38 passengers per hour in the South Ridge community. Route 71, which serves
the South Ridge community from the South Fontana Transcenter, needs to be restructured so that Route
28 can be dropped. The route has a low and growing ridership, with monthly average passengers per
revenue hour of 12 on weekdays, which is below standard for a local route.
Local Route 29: Bloomington-Valley Blvd-Kaiser – This East Valley local route circulates through
Bloomington and connects to the South Fontana Transcenter at the Kaiser Hospital. It provides 60-
minute daytime service on weekdays and Saturdays, and no service on Sundays. On weekdays, it has a
marginally below standard performance of 21 passengers per hour and below standard frequencies and
spans. Thirty-minute service and lower recovery times might be justified for this route. The route has a
low and growing ridership, with monthly average passengers per revenue hour of 15 on weekdays and 19
on Saturdays, which are close to standard for a local route.
Local Route 31: Redlands Trolley Blue Line – In May 2006, this East Valley local route circulated
through the central area of Redlands and served the Redlands Mall Transcenter. It provided 60-minute
daytime service on weekdays and weekends. On weekdays, it operated significantly below standard at 6
passengers per hour because of the frequency, span and coverage. The route had a declining ridership,
with monthly average passengers per revenue hour of 6 on weekdays, 5 on Saturdays, and 3 on
Sundays, which are significantly below standard for a local route. Because of the poor performance of
this route, it was discontinued in May 2007.
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