San Luis Obispo - Caltrans - State of California

SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
COORDINATED HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN
5.2 MAPS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN THE SAN LUIS OBISPO REGION
A series of ten maps presents graphically the layout of public transit services in the San Luis
Obispo region, as of summer 2007. These are organized as follows: for the region as a whole,
south sector area maps, the central county area map, coastal area maps and north county
maps. A brief summary follows of each map grouping.
‣ Regional Maps
The general public Local DAR map (Figure 5-1) shows the local nature of those
services. While there are specialized senior programs in Cambria and Cayucos, most of
the previous senior vans have been phased out and replaced by local general public
DAR’s to the sole exception of the Five Cities.
The ADA Transit Service Areas map (Figure 5-2) depicts the ¾ mile corridors that
follow the regional and local bus routes as well as the local vintage trolleys. As shown
the geographical coverage is very extensive, although some populated areas lie beyond
the ADA boundaries; namely the Nipomo area ¾ mile west of 101, the State Rte 1 south
of Oceano, the Highway 227 corridor, and non-served east west corridors (Highways 46
and 41 West).
‣ South Sector Maps
The Nipomo-Santa Maria map (Figure 5-3) shows Nipomo’s core area has an extensive
coverage with DAR with weekday connections to the RTA buses near the Tefft Street
freeway interchange. All three sites shown are served by the DAR; only one, the
Nipomo High School, used by Cuesta College for evening adult classes, is in walking
distance to a regional bus stop. There is no transit service between the Nipomo
community shown and the Nipomo Mesa further west.
The Five Cities map (Figure 5-4) shows its local fixed route bus transit network with
three routes (two of the previous ones merged into a single route); to date local-to-local
transfers were timed at the Ramona Garden Park in Grover Beach-where local-toregional
bus transfers (not timed connections) also took place. Commuter express runs
were also provided along Highway 101 at two express stops in the Five Cities (Arroyo
Grande and Pismo Beach). The August 2007 changes will greatly alter this service-with
all regional buses running along the freeway and very limited start and end of the day
regional coverage along Grand Avenue; plus two local routes making timed-transfer
connections with the regional service at the Pismo Beach express stop. The social
service centers shown may be near an existing bus stop although trip directness could
vary greatly with origins.
‣ Central County Area Map
The Central County Region map (Figure 5-5) shows San Luis Obispo area served by
four regional routes (one express only; three all day) and six local SLO Transit routes
(map does not show two special evening routes). Most of those routes also serve the
Cal Poly campus either before or after going downtown. The ADA coverage is excellent
as a result of the dense network. As shown many social services sites are outside of the
downtown with the best transit access and access to them may necessitate one or two
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