San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
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Request more service between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo
Request more service between Cayucos and Morro Bay
• Other inter-community transit issues
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Proposed super loop between Paso Robles, Templeton, and Atascadero
(discussed in 2004 Transit Needs Assessment)
o Concern about need for transfers for people to travel between Paso Robles and
Atascadero and no Saturday service in Atascadero
• Organizational issues
o Request implementation of Atascadero Transit Center as a center where all north
County routes would stop
o Reluctance to merge local transit systems because of possible loss of identity
o Consider giving financial incentives for jurisdictions to function as a JPA
Inadequate service hours and/or days
• Evening service requests/needs related to specific areas
o Need expanded evening service in San Luis Obispo City
o Need evening dial-a-ride service in Morro Bay
o Request for late evening service on RTA Route 9
o Request for evening service on RTA Route 12 until 10 p.m.
o Need for later hours on Atascadero Dial-a-Ride (end of the afternoon)
• Evening service requests/needs (general concerns)
o Concern that seniors cannot attend meetings because they lack evening transit
o Need for demand response service until 10 p.m.
o Request for countywide connecting evening network, possibly through a
subsidized dial-a-ride
• Weekend or other service requests/needs
o Need for Sunday service on Paso Robles Transit
o Need for Sunday service on RTA Route 10
o Need for Sunday general public Dial-a-Ride service in Morro Bay, requested
through surveys
o Need for later Saturday service on Morro Bay Dial-a-Ride
o Need for more mid-day service on RTA Route 12
Fares
• Concerns about demand response fares
o Concern about Templeton Taxi fares for seniors
o Need for affordable countywide demand response service
Services which do not currently exist
• Demand response service
o Need for taxi service in Nipomo, Mesa, Cayucos, and Los Osos
• Fixed route
o Need for fixed route service in Morro Bay (all year)
Specific target groups and trips
• Work trips
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OCTOBER 2007