San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California
San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California
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SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION<br />
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN<br />
• No bus service to Barney Schwartz Park in Paso Robles, towards Shandon. Excellent<br />
park for families with young children but no way to get them there.<br />
• <strong>San</strong>ta Maria trip needs, for after school YMCA and youth trips. Could involve the<br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce; business stakeholders can play a role.<br />
• Work trips needed from Atascadero into SLO or from <strong>San</strong>ta Maria to SLO.<br />
Transit operations:<br />
• Using public transit – a direct connection along Route 46 <strong>of</strong> RTA Route 9 in Paso<br />
Robles with the Templeton’s service would be a big assistance.<br />
• New service -- new 98 unit complex will be served by Templeton/ Shandon Shuttle six<br />
days a week (service is undergoing changes)<br />
• Operating hours – Paso Robles Police Dept. gets requests for after-hours emergency<br />
pick-ups because the transit services have stopped.<br />
• Timing -- Dept. <strong>of</strong> Social Services worker in north county communities finds that 80% <strong>of</strong><br />
her job is transporting people to services. Would be a big help to get shuttles from <strong>San</strong><br />
Miguel three times a day, 9 a.m., mid-day and later in the day. Currently limited to 6<br />
a.m. and 6 p.m. runs (RTA Route 9).<br />
• Employment related trips very difficult for those living on north <strong>of</strong> the Grade and needing<br />
to be at Cuesta College by 9 a.m.<br />
• Takes 1 hour to get from Shoreline to Tank Farm Road (employment training; one stop<br />
services center).<br />
• Poor connection with RTA Route 9 from Paso to the other SLO routes; need to improve<br />
the timing <strong>of</strong> the connections (new timed connections among regional buses<br />
implemented in Aug 2007)<br />
• Paso Robles Dial-a-Ride is advance reservation only; would like to see some same-day<br />
services.<br />
• Paso Robles Dial-a-Ride vehicles – what to do with bus in the summer.<br />
• Operating hours – would like to see buses running until 8 p.m. to get people to the<br />
Atascadero homeless shelter.<br />
• Operating hours – would like to see Dial-a-Ride start earlier. One consumer who<br />
needed Dial-a-Ride had to be at work at 5:30 a.m. but couldn’t without transit; lost job.<br />
• Operating hours – Earlier Atascadero to Paso Robles North County Shuttle route; shift<br />
changes at 5 a.m.<br />
• DSS doesn’t use Ride-On as a contractor although it has funding for supporting<br />
transportation services; uses these funds mostly for purchase <strong>of</strong> the Universal transit<br />
passes (some subsidized for the Cal Works population).<br />
• Consumers paying for monthly pass on SSI or general relief receive about $800 a month<br />
and a $50 per month regional bus pass is a hefty amount.<br />
Health related trip purposes:<br />
• Medical trips out-<strong>of</strong>-the-area <strong>of</strong> some concern. People need to get to UCLA Medical<br />
Center, UCLA School <strong>of</strong> Dentistry, and Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. U.C. <strong>San</strong><br />
Diego Medical Center and Scripps Eye Clinic. Very difficult to arrange these trips from<br />
the many rural environments <strong>of</strong> SLO region.<br />
• Health services -- countywide shuttle that is inter-city; limited trips (pilot project) with<br />
Community Health Centers.<br />
• Medi Cal trips are needed from <strong>San</strong> Miguel, Shandon, <strong>California</strong> Valley and Cuesta<br />
College.<br />
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OCTOBER 2007