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REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY RTPA

RECOMMENDATION

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SUMMARY

The RTPA took action during last year's Unmet Transit Needs process to establish three new express transit routes on a trial basis. The routes are the Cottonwood Express, the Intermountain Express (formerly Burney Express) and the Airport Road Corridor Express. The start date for these new services occurred on November 5. After three months of operation ridership has increased every month, but the routes are below the farebox required by the RTPA.

DISCUSSION

At the June 2001 RTPA meeting, the Agency made findings that there are transit needs that are reasonable to meet in excess of the current level of service. The RTPA took action to implement transit services to Cottonwood, the Airport Road Corridor area and to extend the existing Burney Express from Burney to McArthur.

The trial transit services started on November 5 and have operated without any major problems. Routes have three round trips per day, except the Airport Road Corridor Express that has four round trips per day. To date ridership has increased every month. A marketing program to promote the new routes and make riders aware of the schedules has been in place since the week of October 22.

Because these routes are established for a one-year trial period, ridership will be monitored during the trial period to determine if the RTPA established fare box ratio is met. After three months of operation ridership has increased every month, but the routes are below the farebox required by the RTPA. (See Attached Farebox Analysis)

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Attachment: Farebox Analysis