San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
‣ Senior Shuttle Services
Ride-on, as RTA’s operator, is providing Senior Shuttles throughout the region. There
are six systems providing services for seniors only, from 8am to 5 pm during the week.
There is no service on Sundays and shuttles operate only on specific days of the week
outside of the San Luis Obispo city. All of the shuttles offer door-to-door service but
require a 2-24 hour prior reservation. The base fare is $2.00 one way. The Ride-On
Senior Shuttles and Runabout are the main two Dial-A-Ride services between cities.
‣ Smaller Shuttles
There are small scale shuttles with limited days of service and by reservations only.
These include: Cambria Community Bus (senior and disabled) with weekly trips to San
Luis Obispo and monthly trips to Paso Robles; Templeton Shandon Shuttle (low-income
seniors in Templeton and general public in Shandon for access to Paso Robles); and
Nipomo-Mesa Shuttle (general public for access to SCAT).
‣ Dial-A-Ride General Public Services
There are seven systems throughout the county operated primarily by private
contractors providing demand response services to general public riders. All of the Dial-
A-Ride’s offer service Monday through Friday with a few offering service on Saturday
(Morro Bay) or Sunday (Paso Robles). The operating hours range from 6am to 7:30pm.
The base fare and senior discounts vary among the different areas. All of the services
which are open to the general public, offer door-to-door services.
‣ Local Public Transit Fixed-Route
SLO Transit, Paso Robles City Area Transit System, North County Shuttle, Santa Maria
Area Transit are local providers of public transit for the general public. All systems
operate form Monday through Saturday, with Sunday service on SLO Transit, SMAT and
SCAT. See Table 5-1 for schedule and base fare information.
‣ Ride-On Services
This operator offers a mix of services to the public: Transportation Management
Association (TMA), Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA), and
Guaranteed Ride Home, other specialized services and commuter van pools.
‣ Runabout Service
This program is the ADA complementary paratransit service to all fixed route in the
region (regional bus, local bus, trolley). Hours of service vary by area within ¾ mile of
the bus corridor.
‣ Regional Rideshare
This is an information education program, oriented primarily but not exclusively, to
commuters. Regional Rideshare is responsible for promoting use of public transit,
through information dissemination, campaigns, and a variety of other alternative
transportation strategies, throughout the region.
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