San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Additionally, among the issues affecting inter-community transportation, also addressed were
days and times when transportation is not available, and issues affecting specific groups.
Studies commented on the lack of transit service in most areas after 7 p.m. Limited weekend
service was also discussed. These issues affect both fixed route and paratransit systems.
There were discussions of the transportation needs of specific demographic groups, but
particularly seniors and persons with disabilities.
1. The needs of seniors were discussed in terms of a few issues: the need for
transportation serving specific senior housing areas, the transportation needs of seniors
who are not eligible for ADA-paratransit service, seniors’ needs for transportation to
medical and other destinations (often in other communities), and the need for travel
training from the recently started senior mobility training program.
2. Transportation needs of persons with disabilities focused on the need for access to
certain destinations, and desires for improved signage and information for persons with
vision disabilities. One discussion of the specialized transportation needs of different
groups focused on improvements which could integrate different types of trips, serving
seniors, people with disabilities, parents needing transportation between child care and
work, etc.
Most notable was the first recommendation presented in the Long Range Transit Plan, quoted
here in full:
Develop a more customer-oriented perspective to transit service delivery through
increased service coordination. Consider expanding the scope of the regional
ridesharing function to allow “one-stop” information for all mobility options: all forms of
ridesharing, public transit, human service transportation and specialized transportation.
San Luis Obispo County Long Range Transit Plan, 2006, p. 92.
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OCTOBER 2007