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SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION<br />

COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN<br />

REPORT:<br />

SLOCOG UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS REPORT<br />

FY 2003/2004<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Luis</strong> <strong>Obispo</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> Governments<br />

Inter-community travel and issues<br />

• Coordination between specific communities<br />

o Request transit connection between Atascadero and Morro Bay (41 Corridor)<br />

Inadequate service hours and/or days<br />

• Evening service requests/needs related to specific areas<br />

o Request more evening service on SLO-Transit, including routes serving Cal Poly<br />

(some improvements are being implemented)<br />

• Evening service requests/needs (general concerns)<br />

o Request Runabout service hours be expanded in the evening so persons in<br />

wheelchairs can go out during evening hours<br />

o Request evening bus service throughout the county<br />

• Weekend service requests/needs<br />

o Need for Sunday service in Paso Robles and Atascadero<br />

o Request later Saturday service from Atascadero to City <strong>of</strong> <strong>San</strong> <strong>Luis</strong> <strong>Obispo</strong><br />

o Request Sunday service between City <strong>of</strong> <strong>San</strong> <strong>Luis</strong> <strong>Obispo</strong> and Five Cities<br />

(service implemented in September 2006)<br />

o Request more weekend service on CCAT (RTA fixed route)<br />

• Other service hour needs<br />

o Request better alignment <strong>of</strong> <strong>San</strong> <strong>Luis</strong> <strong>Obispo</strong> Transit service with Cal Poly class<br />

schedules<br />

o Need for less travel time between Achievement House and Los Osos (RTA<br />

Routes 11 and 12)<br />

Fares<br />

• Request a bus pass which would work for both city and regional buses; would be<br />

especially helpful for persons with disabilities<br />

Specific target groups and trips<br />

• Work trips<br />

o Request increased funding for vanpools, and no vanpool rate increases<br />

o Concern about expected reduction <strong>of</strong> subsidies for vanpools<br />

• Senior transportation<br />

o Request subsidized taxi service for seniors and persons with disabilities<br />

o Need for accessible and affordable transportation for seniors in every area in the<br />

county<br />

o Request for transportation from Resthaven Mobile Home Park for seniors outside<br />

Paso Robles to weekly evening farmers market in Paso Robles<br />

• Persons with disabilities<br />

o Runabout service hours can’t currently serve the evening trips <strong>of</strong> persons using<br />

wheelchairs who desire to go out during evening hours<br />

o Suggest subsidized taxi service for seniors and persons with disabilities<br />

o Request Braille signage at bus stops<br />

o Rancho Coalinga Mobile Home Park near Morro Bay needs dial-a-ride service<br />

(outside city limits)<br />

12<br />

OCTOBER 2007

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