Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2013 - Omnitrans

IBI GROUP
SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN REPORT
OMNITRANS COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
& SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN
2. EXISTING OMNITRANS TRANSIT SERVICES
2.1 System Description
Under authority of Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 5, as amended, of the Government Code of the State of
California, Omnitrans was created in 1976 by a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) among the County of San
Bernardino and the cities of Chino, Colton, Fontana, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario, Redlands, Rialto,
San Bernardino and Upland. Since that time, five additional cities (Chino Hills, Highland, Grand Terrace,
Rancho Cucamonga, and Yucaipa) have joined and make up the current JPA. (See Chapter 1 for
complete list of JPA members.) Omnitrans was created primarily to provide a standardized system of
fares, a universal system of transfers, and expanded transit services and facilities for the benefit of the
residents of its members.
Contracted services are currently provided by the private transportation company First Transit. Effective
July 1, 2006, First Transit is responsible for the operations of both Access and OmniLink services under a
single, three-year service agreement, with two optional single year extensions.
2.2 Fixed Route Service
2.2.1 DEFINITION OF FIXED ROUTE SERVICE
Omnitrans’ fixed route transit system provides scheduled, general public service along planned,
predetermined routes in accordance with established frequencies. Those frequencies are generally
based on passenger volumes: enough people have to ride each bus so that productivity and farebox
recovery standards are met.
2.2.2 SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS
Omnitrans operates 29 fixed bus routes, including 17 routes in the East Valley (east of I-15), 11 routes in
the West Valley (west of I-15), and 1 regional express route to the City of Riverside. The following
provides a route by route description. Figure 2-1 provides an overview of Omnitrans fixed route service
(for a larger version of the map, see Appendix H). Figure 2-2 provides a service span summary by route.
Figure 2-3 provides a fleet summary by route.
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