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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05 May 4, 1987 Citizens' Advisory040247 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AGENDA CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1:30 P.M., MAY 4, 1987 5TH FLOOR CONFERENCE RIVERSIDE CITY HALL 3900 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE 1. Ca11 to Order. 2. Approval of Minutes. 3. RTA Lake Perris Shuttle Service. (Action) 4. Unmet Transit Needs. (Info.) 5. Short Range Transit Plan. (Action) 6. Committee Meeting Dates. (Action) 7. Adjournment. RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting No. 1-87 March 9, 1987 1. Ca11 To Order. The meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee was called to order by Chairman Terry Allen at 1:40 P.M., on March 9, 1987, at the Riverside City Hall, 5th Floor Conference Room, 3900 Main Street, Riverside. Members present: Others present: Terry Allen Jordis Cameron Jim Kenna Herb Krauch Don Kurz Joanne Moore Rena Parker Jesse Roach, Riverside Transit Agency 2. Approval of Minutes. M/S/C (KURZ/CAMERON) to approve the minutes of the December 8, 1986 meeting as submitted. 3. Election of Officers. Terry Allen and Jordis Cameron were unanimously reelected as Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively. 4. Quarterly Transit Operations Report. Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director, reported that there were 1.22 million passengers for the period October 1, 1986 through December 31, 1986. SunLine Transit Agency reported the highest ridership increase at 14.9% while the Riverside Transit Agency ridership increased by 3.6%. Other operators maintained the same number of riders as last year. The total operating costs for the quarter increased by 17.6% over last year. The cost increase was mostly due to the increase in service hours. SunLine reported an increase in vehicle hours operated for service improvements on Line 19, the intercity line from Desert Hot Springs to Indio, and higher levels of service on local Lines 4 and 5. The average subsidy per passenger trip increased from $1.95 last year to $2.12 this year. The subsidy per passenger trip for RTA remained the same as last year while SunLine's subsidy per passenger trip increased by 11.3% from $2.47 to $2.75. The routes with the highest subsidy per passenger trip in the RTA area were Lines 17, 19 and 31. Line 17 was discontinued in December. The Line 19 Saturday service was discontinued and the weekday service hours were shortened in December. The Line 31 service is scheduled for a six-month review in March. In the SunLine area, the Desert Hot Springs tel-a-ride is operating at a subsidy of more than $8 per passenger trip. Commission staff plans to discuss with SunLine staff ways to increase ridership or reduce the operating costs to lower the subsidy of the service. Chairman Allen recalled that SunLine and the Office of Aging were discussing a plan to operate the Desert Hot Springs tel-a-ride service. Paul Blackwelder said that the possibility of the Office on Aging operating the service was discussed but, unfortu- nately, they were unable to come up with an arrangement. 5. RTA Route 31 (Banning/Beaumont-Hemet). Paul Blackwelder said that the Line 31 service between Banning/Beaumont and Hemet was started on September 8, 1986. This service was to be a demonstration project to determine the need for a service over a six-month period. The goals established continuing the service were 70 passengers per day with a maximum of $4.00 subsidy per passenger trip. He said that the only week when the service averaged over 70 passengers per day was the first week operating with a free fare. During the last two months, Line 31 carried approxi- mately 40-50 passengers per day. To attract ridership, RTA continually marketed the service. RTA staff has indicated that they will recommend to their Board that Route 31's demonstration period be extended for an additional 3-6 months. A service change is being planned in the Hemet -San Jacinto area when new buses are delivered for the fixed - route service. At that time, an estimate will be made of the number of local trips and new ridership and subsidy per passenger goals for Line 31 will be established. RTA is proposing to eliminate Route 30 (San Jacinto to Hemet) and implement a local east -west route (Route 32) in Hemet along the Route 74 alignment. It is expected that a majority of Route 30 riders from San Jacinto will use Route 31. It is anticipated that the new east -west route will attract additional riders for the Route 31 service as it will be coordinated with the Route 31 schedule and will provide access to the major commercial areas in Hemet. Chairman Allen asked if the current route will allow Route 31 to pick up passengers in San Jacinto behind Route 30 or does Route 31 come directly from the college. Jesse Roach said that Route 31 comes directly from the college. A minor realignment of the route will be done in May. The realignment will allow Route 31 to pick up the bulk of the passengers along De Anza and San Jacinto that used the Route 30 service. Chairman Allen asked if another fare will be charged or if there would be a transfer point at the Sears Plaza for riders traveling past San Jacinto Street going westerly to the shopping centers. Jesse Roach said that Route 32 will run between Valle Vista and the Hemet Valley Mall. A transfer point will be set up at the Sears Plaza to connect with Routes 27 and 31. No extra fare will be charged. Herb Krauch commented that there are a number of potential riders on the west end on Sanderson and suggested the possi- bility of Route 32 being routed all the way to Sanderson. Jesse Roach that RTA did look at the possibility of Route 31 going all the way to Sanderson but there was a concern that the headway time and the turnaround time will make the trip too long. Chairman Allen stated that the Hemet Rotary Club provides bus benches and he suggested that perhaps RTA meet with the Rotary Club when Route 32 is started to install or replace some benches along the route. Rena Parker asked what the possibility is of Route 32 not being routed as far east and instead going a half mile west. Jesse Roach said that there is still a problem with the turnaround time if it didn't go as far out as Valle Vista on the east and is routed west on Sanderson. In addition, it wouldn't get to the area that they need to. He said that elderly persons could use the dial -a -ride service from the Mall to the area on Sanderson. M/S/C (KRAUCH/MOORE) to recommend that the Commission approve, in concept, Route 32. 6. FY 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan. Paul Blackwelder said that the short range transit plans for Riverside County FY 1988-1992 are currently being prepared by the transit operators and the Commission. The plan will be completed by April 1 and will be adopted by the Commission in May. The Commission is in the process of determining unmet transit needs that can be reasonably met to be included in the plan. A public hearing was held in Indio last month and this month, public hearings will be held in Riverside and Perris. The service changes being planned by the municipal operators include: 1) Restructuring of the two -route system in Banning; and, 2) Converting the Corona and Norco dial -a -ride services to a fixed -route service with dial -a -ride service for the handi- capped in Corona. In the SunLine area, an evaluation of the dial -a -ride service in the Indio -Coachella -La Quinta area is under study. Part of that study includes an evaluation is being made on the need to continue the intervalley handi- capped service to the Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert since Line 4 has been routed past the Foundation. Changes being proposed in the RTA area include: 1) Eli- minating Route 30 (Hemet -San Jacinto) and replacing it with an east -west route in Hemet; 2) Implementing a Lake Perris shuttle service from Riverside to Moreno Valley from June through September; 3) Realigning Route 27 (Hemet -Riverside) so that it will serve the new Kaiser Hospital in Riverside; and, 4) Studies to determine the need for service in the San Sevine Industrial area in Mira Lome and the Rancho California area. Chairman Allen brought up two proposals: 1) A 24 -hour advance reservation for the Hemet dial -a -ride service; and, 2) Service from Hemet to Sun City for people going to the new hospital being built in Sun City. Jesse Roach responded that a 24 -hour advance reservation will be required for the Hemet dial -a -ride when RTA realigns Route 32. With regard to the service from Hemet to Sun City, RTA has included in the Plan that Route 27 will serve the hospital. They first plan to start a dial -a -ride service to the hospital to determine the type of need and if there is a need to divert Route 27 it will be done. Don Kurz asked if there is a dial -a -ride service for elderly and handicapped in the Rubidoux area. Paul Blackwelder said that a dial -a -ride service was oper- ated by RTA several years ago but because there were not sufficient riders using the service, it was eliminated. There is limited service available for the elderly and handicapped through Meditrans from West Riverside to Riverside from medical and shopping trips. Don Kurz asked if there is service available between Pedley Road and Opal. Paul Blackwelder said that RTD runs along Mission Boulevard through Rubidoux to Riverside every hour seven days a week and the fare is the same as RTA with a free transfer arrangement to RTA services. Don Kurz suggested that there should be representative on the Committee from the Jurupa area. Paul Blackwelder said that there is a representative, Bertram Vinson, from the Country Village area. 8. Adjournment. There being no other items to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:42 p.m. .pectfully submitted, aul $1ckwe1der Assistant Director nk DATE May 4, 1987 Citizens Advisory Committee NAME REPRESENTING PHONE y- 2.1. J t r` s-3 2_ 7Z 773/ 4W-og50 737- ff 7 ITEM NO. 3 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO: Citizens Advisory Committee FROM: Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director SUBJECT: RTA Lake Perris Shuttle Service At their meeting on April 23rd, the RTA Board of Directors approved a proposal to start a weekday summer service demonstration project from Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris to Lake Perris. The service will operate three round trips/day Monday -Friday from June 22, 1987 through September 4, 1987. The service goal is a subsidy/passenger trip not to exceed $3.00. Ridership will be monitored and a status report will be presented to the RTA Board at their meeting in July. The estimated operating cost for the project is $17,158 which will be funded by funds available in the current year RTA budget. Fares for the service will be Adult 60 cents, Students 50 cents, and Elderly and Handicapped Individuals 30 cents. Weekend service will not be operated due to crowding at the Lake and ingress and egress problems on the entrance roads. Roadway improvements will be made later this year that would allow weeken.d service to be operated next year if the service is successful. Attached is a map of the proposed route and the marketing plan for the service proposed by RTA. The bus will depart from the Downtown Terminal daily at 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. RECOMMENDATION That the Committee recommends approval of the Lake Perris shuttle service to the Commission. PB : nk Agenda Item No. 3 /lay 4, 1987 RIVERSIDE TRA/VSIT AGENCY RTA)., WARDING LOCATION FOR LAKE PERRIS SHUTTLE ROUTE 21 SLOT IQWIMLIO1 CrOwifTOwla T[Aw*7AL TRAILWAYS GREYHOUND TERMINAL SH k A& .5-n2r..ET x 0 m HWY.60 ATTACHMENT A EFFECTIVE. JUNE 22. 1987 THRU SEPTEMBER 4, 1987 1-7 TRANSFER POINT ROUTES: 16, 18, 19 L 7(,__.-..17-717.4.- L7 L71- QQ[.l ALESSANDRO BLVD. RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWNTERMINAL MAJOR TERMINAL TRANSFER POINT TO ANO FROM THE FOLLOWING: RTA ROUTES 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22 24, 25,27E. 29, RTD 496 TO/FROM SAN BERNARDINO, ONTARIO AIRPORT AND LOS ANGELES RTD 149 TO/FROM ORANGE COUNTY sew ' �r � — C1lrr'rw� y r Alt i �OlPFy1114Y1AIM IBMIJA �fl +m. 1+In R- IM ismum w. 7 w LAMA A...A IKA•Cf AAIw MORENO BEACH BLVD. RAMONA EXPRESSWAY PERRIS BLVD. LAKE PERRIS DRIVE 3RD ST. • 4TH ST (8'7') AMAIN* tMfl CCLWyTy,l PC Ni4 Mama 4Hq\Sr'7:— nrI t"7. t hiArrIrrOOPO � a. irriMalr SiaNk 1410,07 O A PGA D, 94d,tp11 • A ' 7flj, F •M.hr MAJOR TRANSFER FROM PERRIS DAR ROUTES, 19, 22, 24, 27E i = MAJOR TRANSFER POINTS • = INDICATES TIME POINTS 1 9VI �OLR 6.Nq QA 14. ✓ ATTACHMENT B LAKE PERRIS SHUTTLE MARKETING OVERVIEW ACTION PLAN 1. Develop a logo to be used on all advertisements, schedules, rider alerts, and bus stop signs for the service. 2 Develop print advertisements to appeal to the two primary target markets: adolescents and seniors. 3. Develop 60 -second radio advertisements to appeal to adolescents and seniors. 4. Develop 30 -second television commercial aimed at adolescents. 5. Create posters and rider alerts. 6. Design schedules with unique look and print on different colored paper 7. Arrange cooperative agreements with park concessions to provide bus riders with discounts on food and/or equipment rentals. MEDIA UTILIZATION Print Advertising t9 School Newspapers Arlington H.S. May - June North H.S. May - June Norte Vista H.S May - June Poly H.S. May - June Ramona H.S. May - June Moreno Valley H.S. May - June U.C.R. May - June R.C.C. May June Loma Linda - La Sierra Campus May - June Perris Union H.S. May - June General Circulation Newspapers Press Enterprise May 31; June 7. 14, 21; July 5, 19; August 2, 16 Moreno Valley News May 29; June 5, 12, 19; July 10, 17; August 7 Hemet News June 6, 13, 20; July 11, 25; August 15 Perris Progress May 28; June 4, 11, 18; July 2, 16; August 13 Butterfield Express June 10, 17, 24; July 8, 22; August 12 2 Other Periodicals Inland Empire Magazine Leisure Life Our Town Electronic Media Advertising Radio KDUO/KFXM KQLH KGGI KNTF June 17-30; June 17-30; June 07-27 August 9-15 June 17-30; Television Falcon Cable -MTV June, July, August June, July, August June, July, August July 12-18, July 12-18, (every other July 12-18, 25-31; August 25-31; August day); July 12- 25-31; August 9-15 9-15 18, 25-31; 9-15 June 7-27 (24x/wk); July 5-11, 19-25; August 2-8, 16-22 (18x/wk) Other Media Promotions Rider Alerts on all buses Posters mailed to schools, senior centers, mobile home parks Schedules available at schedule outlets Publicity Press Releases - before and during operation Public Service Announcements - before and during operation AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO: Citizens Advisory Committee FROM: Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director SUBJECT: Unmet Transit Needs Attached is the staff report presented to the Commission on April 16th and summary of testimony, and written or telephone comments received by the Commission through the unmet transit needs public hearing process this year. The staff recommendations, with one exception, were approved by the Commission. The Commission's findings have been forwarded to SCAG for concurrence. The exception to the staff recommendation was to move the request to reroute RTA Line 13 along Palm Avenue in Riverside to the category of requests that may be accommodated but require further investigation. Ms. Hansen modified her request at the meeting asking that the Line be rerouted only between 9 a.m. and 3 or 4 p.m. to avoid inconvenience to commuter riders on Line 13. Staff has reviewed the ridership profile for the entire day. Rerouting this Line between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. would still inconvenience approximately 360 of the: 665 persons that use this Line daily. Staff will recommend that the Line should not be rerouted as the Line 17 ridership from the area proposed to be served had only 7- 10 passengers per day. PB:nk Attachment Agenda Item No. 4 May 4, 1987 RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION T0: Riverside County Transportation Commission FROM: Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director SUBJECT: Unmet Transit Needs As a result of three public hearings held by the Commission on unmet transit needs, written and oral comments were received from approximately 40 individuals. Enclosed are transcripts of the hearings and copies of letters received. Also enclosed are summaries of all comments received and staff responses. The comments received varied greatly ranging from minor schedule changes to a complete change in the type of service operated in the Norco/Corona area. As happens each year, a number of com- ments and recommendations were received regarding schedule ad- herence and maintenance of equipment. These types of complaints and comments are not proper subjects for the unmet needs process but many are, nevertheless, legitimate complaints. These com- plaints were referred to the appropriate transit operator for resolution. Of the remaining requests for new or revised services, a number will be totally or partially accommodated. The following are requests that are planned to be accommodated in the coming fiscal year, if not sooner. o Extend RTA Line 12 Service - RTA will operate service to the Industrial Park area on Jurupa Avenue in Riverside starting in September, 1987. One run arriving at 7:30 a.m. and one run departing at 4:30 p.m. will provide commuter service for workers in the area as requested by the Regional Center ceramics workshop representatives. o Expand Fixed Route or Dial -A -Ride in :dead Valley - RTA will expand the dial -a -ride area, north of :Markham Street as requested. o Expand Dial -A -Ride Capacity in Riverside - The Riverside Special Services Program will add two vehicles to its peek hour service in FY 87/88. Expand Dial -A -Ride Capacity in Hemet - RTA will purchase a larger vehicle to increase capacity in late FY 86/87. o Expand Dial -A -Ride Capacity in Hemet - RTA will purchase a larger vehicle to increase capacity in late FY 86/87. o Provide Improved Local Fixed Route Service in Hemet - RTA plans to start a new fixed route in Hemet later this year to provide better local service to residential and shopping areas. Improve RTA Line 1 Service Downtown to General Hospital - RTA will revise the Saturday morning schedule to accommodate commuters in June. The Sunday schedule will be adjusted in January if Saturday ridership is adequate. o Improve Transfer Coordination Between RTA Fixed Routes and Other Services - The Line 1 and RTD 496 schedule will be coordinated in June. The Line 27 and Sun City dial -a -ride service has been coordinated. o Provide Tie Downs on RTA Fixed Routes to Accommodate Morgan Wheelchairs - Through testing, RTA identified that these wheelchairs can be accommodated on fixed route buses with existing tie down devices. o Expand SunLine Line 20 Service to Operate on Sunday - Sunday service on Line 20 will be operated year round starting this year The following requests may be accommodated but will require further investigation. o Implement Additional Fixed Route Service in the Corona/Norco Area - A feasibility study is in progress and scheduled to be completed by July, 1987. Costs for fixed route or d:inl- a-ride alternatives are approximately the same. o Continue Intervalley Handicapped Service in the Coachella Valley - A study is underway by SunLine to reassess all elderly and handicapped services needed for the Coachella Valley. A recommendation is expected from SunLine when the study is completed this summer. This item is discussed further below. The following requests for improved or revised services should not, in staff's opinion, be implemented because the cost would not be justified by the anticipated usage. o Implement Sunday Service on RTA Line 25 (Riverside -High - grovel - Expected ridership would be too low. Sunday ser- vice generally attracts approximately 50% of Saturday rider- ship. There are eight other RTA routes with much higher ridership and no Sunday service because the subsidy passen- ger would be too high. o Expand RTA Line 1 Evening Service to the Mobile Home Park on La Sierra Avenue - The run requested was cut in December because surveys showed no riders were using this trip on a regular basis. o Expand RTA Line 1 Evening Weekend Service Downtown to Gener- al Hospital for the 11 P_til_ 7 A.M._ Shift - Expected rider- ship would be too low. Weekday ridership surveys show one rider regularly uses the late RTA run to General Hospital. To add these runs would require 1.5 bus hours on Saturday and 2.5 bus hours on Sunday. o Reroute RTA Line 13 Along Palg Avenue in Riverside to Pro-- ir��t serVi�e t�-Rive��ide-PT za-As-Aas -Provided--bv RTA Line 17 - Service is available via a transfer to Line 1 or 2 atRCC Previous (Line 17) ridership from the area was 7-9 passengers/day. Rerouting would extend the travel time of the average 665 passengers/day using Line 13 and would impact transfers between Line 13 and other RTA lines. o Expand Sun City Dial -A -Ride Service Hours - Ridership would be low based on previous experience. o Implement Service Cabazon to Banning/Beaumont - Ridership would be low based on previous experience. o Implement Service from Anza to Hemet and Palm Springs Expected ridership would be too low to justify cost. o Implement Service from Temecula to Lake Elsinore and Hemet - Expected ridership would be too low to justify cost. o Improve Bus Service from Hemet and Sun City to Ontario Airport, Los Angeles and San Bernardino - Expected ridership would be too low for these occasional trips to justify the high cost for more direct service. o Increase RTA Line 22 Service Frequency - The average 150 passengers per day on this route does not justify improved frequency. Additional demand that would normally be ex- pected to be generated by improved frequency is already served by RTA Lines 27 and/or 24 in the Perris and Mead Valley portions of Line 22. o Extend RTA Line 18 Service,_ Northerly of Ironwood - Would require additional bus. Expected ridership is too low. o Extend SunLine Line 51 Southerly to Avenue 53 - Would re- quire additional bus. Expected ridership is too low. o Extend Sunline Line 20, Easterly of Avenue 44 - Would re- quire additional bus. Expected ridership is too low. o Improve SunLine Line 20 Freguencv to 30 Minutes - Alterna- tive service is available in most areas via 'Line lam. Ex- pected ridership would be too low. o More Direct La Quinta to Palm Desert Service Should be Operated on SunLine Line 4. The Marriott Hotel Area Should be Served By a Shuttle - Approximately 400 of Line 4 passengers go to or from the Marriott area of Lie route. These riders have significantly reduced the subsidy/passenger for Line 4. o Provide Direct Service from Desert Hot Springs to Eisenhower Medical Center - Demand for express service would be too low to justify direct service. o Add a 5:30 P.M. Run on SunLine Line 19 from Palm Springs to Desert Hot Springs - Demand would be too low to justify the cost. This run would require a tripper run deadheading Thousand Palms to Palm Springs and then Desert Hot Springs to Thousand Palms. o Reroute SunLine Lines 19 and 20 During Winter Months Partial year service would be confusing to year round passengers. o Run All SunLine Services Until 10 P.M. -- Expected ridership is too low. o Start a New Line From Palm Springs to Palm Desert Via Thousand Palms - Alternative SunLine service is available and expected demand would be too low. SunLine staff has indicated that one alternative under consider- ation in their study of elderly and handicapped transportation in the Coachella Valley would be to discontinue the dedicated inter- valley handicapped service to the Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert and implement a non -dedicated elderly and .handicapped dial -a -ride service covering a wider service area. This alter- native, if selected, could create an unmet transit need for most current intervalley service users. No changes to the elderly and handicapped services operated by SunLine should be implemented prior to approval by the Commission and a finding by the Commis- sion has been made that no unmet transit need will result from a service change. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. That the Commission, based on review of existing services and services planned to be implemented by the next fiscal year, find that there are no unmet transit needs that can be reasonably met and request that SCAG concur with this f:nd- ing. 2. That staff communicate to SunLine that any change in SunLine elderly and handicapped services implemented as a result of their elderly and handicapped study must be approved by the Commission and determined by the Commission that the service changes will not create a,n unmet transit need For users of existing services. PB : nk Attachments SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY RECEIVED AT PUBLIC HEARING AND STAFF RESPONSES ON UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS IN RIVERSIDE NAME G. Williams Highgrove J. Walsh Riverside -1 . Vincent ssoc. for Retarded Citizens Riverside COMMENT Sunday service is needed on Line 25. Line 1 last evening run should go to the mobile home park on La Sierra Avenue rather than stop at Tyler Mall. Line 1 last evening run from Downtown should be coordinated with last RTD Line 496 run arriving from Los Angeles. Line ly. 22 should run more frequent - Reroute Line 12 twice daily to serve the Industrial Park area along Jurupa Avenue and the ceramics workshop for the handi- capped. STAFF RESPONSE Ridership does not warrant Sunday service. Five other RTA routes have higher weekday ridership and no Sunday service. Ridership on Saturday on this line is only 37% of weekday ridership due to the high number of students using the line. Sunday rider- ship would be expected to be less than Saturday ridership. Tyler Mall in 1986 because ridership survey showed no riders were going past Tyler Mall. This run was cut back to December, the RTA RTA will adjust the Line 1 schedule to provide this connection. Ridership of 156 passen- gers per weekday does not justify additional ser- vice on this route from Perris to Riverside. Two other routes also serve the Perris to Riverside trip. RTA will start this ser- vice on Line 12 in September. One bus from Downtown wi i L arrive at 7:30 a.m. and one bus going to Downtown wilt depart at 4::30 p.m. '.athy Bechtel :nland Regional Center Riverside Jean Hansen Riverside )an Owen liverside ,aurie Sellers -first Step 'orona Riverside Special Service needs to add 1-2 vans to accommodate clients in Riverside being trans- ported by a private vendor to workshop programs. Additional Service is needed in Hemet to transport 7 clients to a workshop program Reroute Line 13 along Palm Avenue between Central and Jurupa or Bandini for more direct service to Riverside Plaza RTA fixed route bus wheelchair tie downs cannot accommodate the wheels on his Morgan wheel- chair. Additional fixed route ser- vice is needed in Corona. Dial -a -ride wait and ride times are too long (up to 2 hours) during peak demand times. Riverside has agreed to add 1 van in July and a second van in January, 1988 to accommodate these clients. RTA will purchase a larger van to add seating capacity to the system for these clients. Residents on Palm Avenue between Central and Jurupa are served by Line 13 (Central) and Line 12 (Jurupa). Line 12 serves Palm Avenue, Jurupa- Bandini. Transfers to Lines 1 and 2 are availa- ble at RCC to go to Riverside Plaza. Rider- ship from the area on Line 17 was 7-9 passengers/day. Line 13 average weekday riders (665/day) would be incon- venienced to serve these probable riders. Trans- fers to other RTA lines would be impacted. RTA fixed route bus tie downs located in the front portion of the bus can accommodate Morgan wheelchairs, tie downs in the rear portion will not. Drivers will be instructed to use the front tie downs for this type of chair. A study of local fixed route feasibility in the Norco -Corona area is in progress and will be com- pleted by July. Costs developed for the fixed route and dial -a -ride alternatives are approxi- mately the same. "ean Powers 'eppermint Ridge ;orona Local fixed route service in Corona -Norco is needed. Wait timac fnr tha riial—a— See above. ride are horrendous in the morning and afternoon when they are busy. The middle of the day waits are accepta- ble. Jane Brown Develop. Disab. Area Plan. Board *12 Riverside Local fixed route service is needed in the Corona -Norco are. See above. SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY RECEIVED AT PUBLIC HEARING AND STAFF RESPONSES ON UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS IN PERRIS NAME Charles G. Meigs Perris Martha Sauer Romoland COMMENT Request bus bench at Mead Valley Community Center. Requested rerouting fixed route or expanding dial -a - ride to serve the area bounded by Alexander- Nandina-Barton and Warren Streets in Mead Valley. RTA should have designated stops in Romoland. • Requested rerouting at Ethanac and Highway 74 so bus would stop on Ethanac rather than Highway 74. STAFF RESPONSE RTA will install a bench when the next benches are purchased with FY 88 grant funds. RTA will expand the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. service area to include this area. RTA does have designated stops and has requested Caltrans approval for additional stops along Highway 74. RTA has requested a stop location at Highway 74 and Ethanac from Cal - trans. Rerouting to stop on Ethanac would cause problems keeping on sche- dule. SUMMARY OF WRITTEN/TELEPHONE COMMENTS RECEIVED AND STAFF RESPONSES UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY AREA NAME Margaret Zaborski Cathedral City Fay Gross Palm Springs M. Lawrence La Quinta Rita Gannon Desert Hot Springs COMMENT Improve Line 20 service to 30 minutes and add Sunday service. Improve Line 20 service 30 minutes. Install Line 20 stop at Glenn Ave. in Cathedral City. STAFF RESPONSE Demand does not warrant 30 -minute service on this line. Line 19 has 30 minute service and runs on Line 20 alignment between Indio and Palm Desert. Sunday service started on Line 20 in October 1986 and will run year round. to See above. Install Line 20 stop at Vons in Smoke Tree Plaza. Shuttle service for Marriott Hotel rather than Line 4 for more direct service from La Quinta to Palm Desert. Provide direct service DHS to Eisenhower Medical Ctr. on Line 19 using I-10. Stops currently at Grove St. (westbound) 1 block and at Cathedral Cyn. Dr. (eastbound) 1/8 mile. Stop is at Plaza entrance on Palm Cyn Dr. Schedule will not allow time to enter and exit Plaza area. Line 4 extension to Marriott and other lo- cations was done .o im- prove ridership on LLne 4. A survey on March 20, 1987 showed approx. 40% of Line 4 riders are going to or coming from Marriott Hotel and the high school on the ex- tended portion of route. Demand is enough and Palm Springs decreased. not great service would to be Rita Gannon (Contd.` ucette Hamner )esert Hot Spr igs ?on Urbina 'alm Springs erlin Wooley nland Regiona Center, Colt Better connecting service between Line 19 and DHS DAR. Better connection between Line 19 and Line 2 for destinations on Tahquitz McCallum. Add a 5:30 p.m. run on Line 19 from Palm Springs to Desert Hot Springs. Run all routes on 25-30 min. headway. Run service until 10 p.m. Reroute Lines 19 & 20 on Sunrise Way for faster intervalley service when the Sun Special operates in Palm Springs. Start a new line from Palm Springs to Palm Desert via Thousand Palms and the College of the Desert along Ramon Road: Install benches and shelters at least every other bus stop on all SunLine routes. Continue intervalley handi- capped service for Founda- tion for the Retarded of the Desert clients. Possible if prearranged with DAR dispatcher rather than catching DAR at markets on a flag wave. SunLine will try to re- duce wait time when sche- dules are revised. Sun Special service provides an alternative to Line 2 with less wait time during the winter. Would require additional bus for Line 19. Demand does not warrant addi- tional run. Inadequate demand. Inadequate demand. Partial year service on intervalley routes would confuse riders. Service is available Palm Springs to Thousand Palms on special service oper- ated 3 times/day Mon -Fri. Service to the College of the Desert and Palm Desert is available on Lines 19 and 20. Cost would be excessive. SunLine is studying transportation for elder- ly and handicapped in the Coachella Valley. Study will not he completed until July or August. Pending completion of the study, SunLine will con- tinue to operate the intervalley handicapped service. Vera Henry Blythe Bus service is needed for elderly to go shopping. Service is available in Blythe by 24 -hour reser- vation on DAR. Senior volunteers are available for transportation through the Senior Center. SUMMARY OF WRITTEN/TELEPHONE COMMENTS RECEIVED AND STAFF RESPONSES ON UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS IN THE WESTERN COUNTY AREA NAME COMMENT Alta Lambert, Sr Service is needed from Cabazon Cabazon to Banning and Beaumont. Mary Willie Cabazon Irma Theis Sun City E. L. McKiernan Sun City Service is needed from Cabazon to Banning and Beaumont. Transfers from RTA Line 27 to the Sun City dial -a -ride need to be coordinated. The Sun City dial -a -ride bus is overcrowded at cer- tain times when people go shopping and the ride time is too long. Extend dial -a -ride service in Sun City to allow resi- dents to return from Tyler Mall at 6:07 p.m. on Line 27. Provide convenient bus ser- vice to connect to airlines (Ontario) and Amtrak (San Bernardino). STAFF RESPONSE This service was tried for a two-year period through the Office on Aging and then by the City of Banning. Service was discontinued due to low demand, 1-2 passen- gers/day. See above. The dial -a -ride vehicle waits for the Line 27 bus. A larger vehicle will be purchased to accommodate this occasional. over- crowding,usually near the 1st and 15th of the month. DAR service stops at 5 p.m. When service until 6 p.m., there little or no demand tween 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. ran was be - Service is available to San Bernardino and Ontario via RTA Lines 27 and 1, and RTD Line 496. The travel time is long (2-3 hours;. More con- venient and direct ser- vice would be expensive and ridership would be low considering demand for service to Riverside and Tyler Mall where demand frequency is much greater for shopping. Ernest Smith Hemet Convenient service is needed from Hemet to Los Angeles, Ontario Airport and Long Beach. See response above regarding Lines 1 ,, 27 and 496. Service to and from Long Beach on RTA Line 27 and RTD Line 149 will not allow a round trip in one day. Demand on Line 149, Riverside -Long Beach, does not warrant addi- tional service. Demand from Hemet would be very low. Frank Carter Hemet Janet Halfen Seal Beach Vera Buck Hemet Don Thurmond Anza Betty Platz Moreno Valley Alice Adame Moreno Valley Convenient bus service is needed between Hemet and Cerritos/Norwalk. Convenient bus service is needed between Hemet and Los Angeles. Better local service needed in Hemet. See above. See above. is RTA plans to improve local service by starting a new fixed route in June or July, 1987 when new buses are received. Fixed route service would be better for Oak Terrace Apartment residents to go shopping. Dial -a -ride is not convenient. Bus service for the elderly is needed to Hemet and Palm Springs for medical appoint- ments and shopping. Bus stop requested at Ales- sandro and Chagall to serve apartment complex and new homes with Line 16. Reroute Line 18, northerly on Heacock St. ;north of Ironwood) to provide more convenient service. This apartment complex will be served by the new route to be started in June or July, 1987. Potential demand from the area would be very low. There is no low cos` option available such as service through a senior - citizens center. RTA has requested per- mission to install Lhe stop from the City of Moreno Valley. Stop will be installed•as soon as permission is received. Line 18 schedule will not allow additional area to be served and maintain 60 minute headway. The area will be considered for better service as Moreno service expands and is revised. Maureen Zoll Temecula Verlin Wooley Inland Regional Center Colton Naomi Goldman Loretta Lindley Riverside Service is needed from Teme- cula to Elsinore and Hemet for friend(s) on welfare. Request 2 additional vehicles be added to Riverside Special Services for clients using private providers in Riverside. Request additional service in Hemet for 7 clients using private providers in Hemet. Expand Hemet DAR area to in- clude 30 clients currently served by private providers. Change Line 27 1:50 p.m. from Tyler Mall to Hemet (Sun City) to 2:50 p.m. run Reroute Line 12 on Van Buren between California and Magnolia to directly serve Kaiser Clinic on Van Buren. Line 12 buses run late. RTA should have method to notify riders when buses break down and miss a run. Potential demand is un- known but probably low. RTA plans an area study of Temecula/Rancho California area in FY 87/88. Riverside will provide 1 vehicle in July and 1 in January to accommodate clients as agreed to by IRC staff. RTA will purchase a larger vehicle to ac- commodate additional clients. Service area is already large causing long travel times. Expansion would create additional problems. If expanded for the general public, these clients will be served by DAR. No re- quest for expanded area has been received from the general public. Cannot be done without dropping runs to Downtown Riverside in mid -day or impacting commute time runs to Downtown Riverside on Line 27. Schedule will not allow additional trips to Sun City on runs Hemet and Riverside. between Downtown Kaiser Clinic on Magnolia is served directly. .Magnolia clinic has more services available than the Van Buren clinic. Line checks show Line 12 to run 90-950 on time. When supervisors are available in the area, they drive the route to inform persons waiting that service will be missed. At times, passengers are given rides by the supervisor, particularly in the early morning or evening. Evelyn Murillo Riverside Andrea Szabo Norco Anonymous Line 1 should have Saturday/ RTA will back up Saturday Sunday service from Down- schedule by 10 minutes to town to General Hospital provide 7 a.m. arrival at arriving at 10:30-11 p.m. General Hospital. If used, and 6:30-7 a.m. then Sunday schedule will be backed up by 30 minutes for 7 a.m. arrival in January, 1988. Fixed route service from Norco to Riverside •is needed. Evening service is not warranted. Weekdays sur- vey show 1 rider to General Hospital at 10:40 p.m. Saturday and Sunday would require 1.5 and 2.5 additional bus hours for this service. A study of local fixed route feasibility in the Norco -Corona area is in progress and will be com- pleted by July. Costs developed for the fixed route and dial -a -ride alternatives are approxi- mately the same. Fixed route service See above. Riverside -Norco is needed. SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY RECEIVED AT PUBLIC HEARING AND STAFF RESPONSES ON UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY AREA NAME )avid Spierling -ETCH 'a1m Desert COMMENT STAFF RESPONSE Continue intervalley handi- capped service for Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert clients.. ,awrence A. Scott Extend Line 5 to Avenue 53 ndio in Coachella. Extend Line 20 service easterly on Avenue 44 from Palo Verde Street. Improve Line 20 service to 30 minute headway. SunLine is studying transportation for elder- ly and handicapped in the Coachella Valley. Study will not be completed until July or August. Pending completion fo the study, SunLine will con- tinue to operate the intervalley handicapped service. Service is available 1/4 mile north on Calle Verde. Extension would require an additional bus on Line 5 from current :30 minutes. Line 20 schedule will not allow expansion to the small residential area requested approximately 1/2 mile east of Ti -10 without adding additional vehicles. Demand is not adequate. Line 19 has 30 minute headway and provides service on ma„or.i=y of Line 20 alignment from Indio to Palm Desert. Agenda Item No. 5 R IVER SIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO: Riverside County Transportation Commission FROM: Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director SUBJECT 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan The FY 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan for Riverside County has been prepared by Commission staff and the transit operators. The County plan contains the plans of s.. 2v_en small transit systems, the Riverside Transit Agency and the SujlAne Transit Agency. The gIan provides a coordinated transit system to meet the local and intercity transit needs of Riverside County residents for the next five years. Proposed service changes are primarily service level changes for the two large operators. Only two new services are proposed. The plan reflects a transit system in Riverside County that has matured and become well established. Service is provided to all cities and most major unincorporated areas throughout the County. Staff comments on the proposed operator plans are provided below. A copy of the plan is included in the agenda packet. Small Transit Systems The proposed plans for the seven small transit systems call for con x' ervices at their current level of service for the next five years. The one possible a do is the Ci of. Corona. The City is reviewing a proposal to change from a dial -a -ride service to a -tixed-route service witiPjOdial-a-ride for handicapped individuals only. This decision should be made by July. The cost of the two types of service are approximately the same. - Riverside Transit Agency The Riverside Transit Agency plan proposes two new services and two planning studies in FY 1988 and minor expansion of existing services in FY 1989 and 1990. The proposed service changes are listed below. FY 1988 o Implement a new local fixed route service in Hemet and revise the Hemet/San Jacinto dial -a -ride to operate as a 24 - hour ad.van —resenv_a iQ syst m rather than an on -call Bial- a -ride system. o Qperate a_ L_ake Pe .ris shuttle service from Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris during the months of June -September. o keroute L'ne,27 (Hemet/San Jacinto) to serve the new .i_ai_ser ospit 1 in Riverside scheduled to be operational in September, 1987. Agenda Item No. 5 May 4, 1987 o Reroute Line 12 morning and afternoon runs to serve the Jurupa Avenue Industrial. area. IP o Conduct planning studies of the Sa S I d Park area in Mira Loma and the Rancho California/Temecula to determine the need for transit services. FY 1989 o Im�ro_ve_frequency a_f Route 29 (Rubidoux-Riverside) to one - hour headway. o Ex and ekdays and Saturdays on Route 21 (Country Village -Tyler Mall). FY 1990 o fix service tes (Riverside) and 27E (Hemet - Riverside) to operate on Sunday. Capital improvements are primarily replacement vans and minibuses for the dial -a -ride services and new fixed -route services in the San Gorgonio Pass and Hemet Valley areas. SunLine Transit Agency The SunLine Transit Agency plan proposes only minor service changes in FY 1988. No changes are planned during 1989-1992. A major study of the SunLine system will be conducted in FY 1988 and may result in major route revisions in the plan update next year. The proposed service changes are as follows: FY 1988 o Operate the Sun Special service it Pa_1.m Springs from October through Ma . Service currently operates January -May. The unLine Soard has r.!_9 1Ltssil_ th.e_E__ALtaisizz.. to determine if start up as early as October is warranted. The higher seasonal ridership does not occur until late November and December. o Implement a park and ride shuttle service in Palm Desert for shoppers at the Palm Desert Town Center during the December shopping period. SunLine will seek private funds to operate this cP�vi �P. o Add morning and evening run between Thousand Palms and Palm Springs jsin ses going into and out of service in Palm Springs local service. o Operate Line 20 (Palm Springs -Indio) on Sundays throughout the year. Major capital improvements are limited to bus replacements for the existing fleet. RECOMMENDATION That the Committee recommend that the Commission approve the FY 1988-1992 Short Range Transit Plan for Riverside County. PB:nk Agenda Item No. 6 TO: Citizens Advisory Committee FROM: Paul Blackwelder, Assistant Director SUBJECT: Committee Meeting Date The Commission has moved its meeting date from the third Thursday of each month to the first Wednesday of each month to avoid conflicts with other meetings Commissioners and staff should attend. Staff recommends that the Committee meetings should be rescheduled to Monday, 9 days prior to the first Wednesday of each month. By moving the meeting date, staff will be able to incorporate the Committee's recommendations into the written material mailed to the Commission prior to their meetings. The meeting date in May is a holiday, Memorial Day. That meeting, if one is needed, could be scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th. RECOMMENDATION That the Committee change their meeting date to Monday, 9 days prior to the first Wednesday of each month. PB:nk Agenda Item No. 6 Pay 4, 1987