(3/20/13)
– IE Transit Talking Points Short
The
City of Beaumont plans to hire a consultant to conduct a transit
study of the Pass Area which is welcoming news for the region,
although it is questionable that Beaumont taxpayers are footing the
bill instead of Riverside County. The Transit Coalition has noted
that the Pass Area’s local bus routes are very circuitous and there
are no connections through the City of Calimesa into San Bernardino
County outside of rush hour.
As
Beaumont’s study moves forward, it is evident that Pass Transit’s
trunk routes which connect Beaumont, Banning and Cabazon need to be
simplified and streamlined into a hub-and-spoke model combined with
feeding bidirectional circulator routes. Calimesa is long overdue to
have its bus service reinstated with a regional connector route.
It’s
also clear that Pass Transit’s commuter express route can use
additional intermediate stops in Downtown San Bernardino and Loma
Linda to build up its commuter ridership base. Also, why is the last
AM-peak bus departure at 5:00 am? The 24 hour reservation mandate
also needs to go. These are just a few issues of the Pass Transit bus
system that the consulting firm needs to address in its report.
Stay tuned for more details.
Stay tuned for more details.
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