YEARS 2 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 3

The Riverside Transit Agency proudly celebrates 40 years of service to our loyal YEARS customers across the region.

Looking Back, Moving Forward

our decades ago, when RTA’s service area was just 300 F disco reigned and square miles. General fares were platform shoes, bell a quarter and senior and disabled EVOLUTION bottoms and lava lamps were in customers rode for a dime. OF THE fashion, a handful of mechanics The first week of service was a and bus drivers met in a converted promising one, with the brand-new RTA LOGO gas station in downtown Riverside transit agency logging more than determined to make history. 12,000 boardings.

Top: 1977 - 1984

Center: 1984 - 1994 On the first day of service, March Today, our buses carry nine million 16, 1977, RTA rolled out 26 used boardings a year aboard 36 local Bottom: 1994 to Present. vehicles on six routes. Back then, fixed routes, eight CommuterLink 4 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 5 By Any Other Name express routes and a flourishing Dial-A-Ride Early names that were considered for service. RTA’s 2,500 square-mile service area the Riverside Transit Agency. remains among the largest in the nation — with

Riverside to the north, Hemet, San Jacinto and the Pass Area to the east, Temecula and IT — Inland Transit Murrieta to the south and Corona and Norco RITA — Riverside Inland Transit Agency to the west. Our buses travel more than 15 WIT — Western Inland Transit million miles each year and tally nearly 30,000 passenger trips each weekday. In the 40 years CTA — County Transit Agency since we began service, our vehicles have handled an astonishing 220 million trips.

So much has changed since 1977, but one thing has remained the same: RTA’s pledge to deliver world-class service to every customer, every trip. It’s been a heck of a ride and we look forward to another 40 years of service! 6 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 7

YEARS

The 1970s

hen the Riverside Transit Agency W began service on March 16, 1977, movie-goers were frightened by Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Jimmy Carter was the new president of the United States, and the first Apple II computers went on sale. Sony released the Walkman, and the Bee Gees asked “How Deep is Your Love?” First Day of Service

RTA’s original employees are all smiles on the first day of service, March 16, 1977. 8 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 9

perating out of a converted gas A year later, RTA moved its headquarters O station in downtown Riverside, to its existing location at 1825 Third Street. and led by its first General The site, however, was much different Manager David Shilling and Board than it is today. A single building housed Chairman Eric Haley, RTA’s original fleet the general manager, administration and operated on the same routes in the City dispatch offices, while mobile trailers of Riverside as the competing Southern housed operators and office workers. Rapid (RTD). For Maintenance and receiving departments the first several weeks, RTD schedules were located in an open metal shed. were used since RTA’s had not yet been printed. On the streets, it wasn’t uncommon to see an RTD bus immediately Over time, most of the original routes, behind an RTA bus. So began a leap-frog excluding Route 1, were re-named and all game with one bus skipping a stop and were modified to increase efficiency. By jumping ahead to the next stop to get the the end of 1978, new routes had begun most passengers. The major difference service around Loma Linda and Riverside, between the two buses was that RTA and, for the first time, operations and was 10 cents cheaper to ride than RTD. maintenance employees were represented Eventually, RTA won the “battle of the by the Amalgamated Transit Union. buses” and RTD left town in April 1977. Action & Motion The decade closed with RTA launching Back then, RTA’s staff consisted of four six new fixed routes and two new Dial-A- RTA buses carried 12,111 mechanics, 44 coach operators and two Ride services for passengers in Hemet, passengers during the first dispatchers. Our original service area Perris, Sun City, Temecula, Lake Elsinore week of service. Three covered only the City of Riverside, 300 and Corona. Individuals from the Riverside weeks later, ridership had square miles. Volunteer Center manned the phones to nearly doubled. provide customer assistance. 10 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 11 First

Onboard 1974 dime. By the end of the decade, fares had inched up to 35 cents for general fares and 15 Steve Grimes of El The federal government sets aside funds for cents for senior and disabled riders. During Cerrito was the first Riverside County to create a transit planning the so-called “Battle of the Buses,” RTA and passenger to pay a commission. quarter to board an RTD buses followed the same routes, both

RTA bus. seeking passengers at the same stops. 1975 RTA officially created by a joint powers 1978 agreement in August between the County The Agency moves its headquarters to 1825 of Riverside and its cities. On September Third Street, where it remains today. 25, RTA’s Board of Directors holds its first meeting at the Riverside County Administrative Center. 1979 RTA’s first customer information center opens 1977 with individuals from the Riverside Volunteer Center. RTA’s first headquarters was a converted gas station on Fairmount Boulevard near Highway 60. On March 16, with the slogan “RTA is here to stay,” buses hit the streets on six fixed routes and a Dial-A-Ride service. During its first week of service, RTA buses carry 12,211 passengers. Four weeks later, the number nearly doubles to 21,041 passengers. RTA’s first passengers paid a quarter to ride and seniors and disabled passengers rode for a Short History of Riverside Public Transportation

From the 1880s through the early 1970s, Riverside County was served by a variety of transportation options. Mule cars and stagecoaches gave way to electric streetcars and the railroad. Buses were introduced in the 1920s to transport passengers to inter-urban railroads. By 1955, three competing bus lines served Riverside. In the late 1950s, the three lines were centralized into the hands of what would eventually become the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 14 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 15 Connecting with Opportunity YEARS On their way to a better day, customers take advantage of RTA’s latest shelter designs. The 1980s

hether we were learning to W breakdance, sitting in bean bags or listening to ABBA, Michael Jackson and Prince, the 80s were, like, totally awesome. We wore Members Only jackets, acid-washed jeans, sweatbands, shoulder pads and sunglasses at night. Oh, don’t forget those Swatch watches and fanny packs. We were dazzled by MTV, the Rubik’s Cube, and Donkey Kong. We gathered around the television to watch The Cosby Show, Alf and Cheers. 16 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 17

he 1980s were a time of major 1980 students while dropping fares to 25 cents for expansion for RTA. Led by seniors and disabled. Monthly passes cost T RTA upgrades fleet with wheelchair lifts, General Manager Durand Rall, $20. Agency kicks off its first Comprehensive side display windows for route information, we celebrated the arrival of new buses Operational Analysis (COA) to analyze routes air conditioning and two-way radios. Fares equipped with wheelchair lifts and enhanced and systemwide performance. increase to 45 cents for general and students, air conditioning; we opened the Riverside and 30 cents for senior and disabled. Downtown Terminal; and launched our own

Customer Information Center. 1983 1981 New terminal opens in downtown Riverside, providing passengers with a major transfer The decade also saw the opening of RTA’s Customer Information Center moves point and links to Greyhound buses. Agency upgraded headquarters on Third Street, a from Riverside Volunteer Center to RTA also takes over operation of inter-county property that was also the first in the country headquarters, where it is staffed by one full- commuter express routes previously run by the to offer alternative fueling capabilities. By the time and two part-time operators. The center Orange County Transit District. end of the decade, we were already showing handles roughly 200 calls a day. Durand Rall is our commitment to clean air by operating the hired as the new General Manager, a position low-emission methanol buses. he will hold for nine years. 1984

Construction begins on a new transit facility 1982 at the Third Street location. Administration remains at the location during construction County of Riverside improves bus stop while other staff moves to temporary facility at accessibility for disabled passengers by FMC Building on Howard Street between 12th cutting curbs at 31 bus stops to make them and 14th streets. Riverside City Council gives more accessible for wheelchairs. RTA increases RTA the green light to install bus shelters at fares for the second time in as many years the city’s busiest stops. to 50 cents for general and 40 cents for 18 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 19

1985 acre site includes more spacious 60 cents, students ride for 50 cents, administration and maintenance and seniors and disabled passengers RTA creates two new fixed routes buildings, vehicle storage, a bus pay 30 cents. for the growing city of Moreno The Fabric of wash and expanded employee Valley. Fares increase to 55 cents parking. The new facility is a City for general, 45 cents for students the first in the country to be 1988 and 25 cents for seniors and Two mainstays of constructed with alternative History was made when RTA became disabled. Identification cards are Riverside: RTA buses fueling capabilities. Passengers the first transit facility in the world to issued and required for students, and the historic Mission get improved route information operate three low-emission methanol seniors and disabled passengers Inn Hotel and Spa. from kiosks that are placed at buses. to qualify for reduced fares. RTA major stops throughout the jumps into the holiday spirit county. “Billy the Bus” makes his by offering free trips to major debut as RTA’s mascot. 1989 shopping locations aboard a festively decorated bus. Route 3 rolls into Norco. A new program frees up Agency money 1987 by allowing bus shelter advertising 1986 RTA rolls out a summertime to pay for the cost of installing and express shuttle from Riverside, maintaining the structures. For its stellar safety record, RTA Moreno Valley and Perris to receives its first American Public Lake Perris State Park. Fares Transit Association (APTA) safety were 60 cents and passengers award. The first Bus Roadeo is received free admission to the held in Thousand Palms. Ron park. To promote the shuttle, the Dickey takes first place and Marketing Department produced represents RTA for first time at its first television commercial, International Bus Roadeo. RTA’s which won the Agency a national state-of-the-art transit facility award. General fares increase to opens in September. The 4.8- The Evolution of the Bus

RTA buses have certainly changed over time. New shapes, sizes and designs have debuted over the past 40 years. Even the way they are powered has changed — from diesel to methanol to compressed natural gas, RTA has worked its way toward cleaner burning fuels. 22 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 23 A Thriving Terminal YEARS As RTA’s fleet grew and ridership soared, the Riverside Downtown Terminal was a thriving place in the 1990s. The still- new terminal was handling The thousands of customers each day, providing service to more destinations than 1990s ever before.

elcome to the dawn of the W Information Age. Our president was Bill Clinton. Oversized flannel shirts, slap bracelets and Reebok Pump sneakers are hot fashion items. Michael Jordan blows our minds on the basketball court and Deion Sanders hits a major league home run and scores an NFL touchdown in the same week. Madonna dates Vanilla Ice, and boy bands and grunge music take over the airwaves. We bought beanie babies, wore pagers, collected VHS tapes, danced to the Macarena, and saw Bart Simpson and Jerry Seinfeld become television icons. 24 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 25

he 1990s was a busy decade for RTA. We Say Hello to a 1990 expanded service to Temecula and Sun City, T New Look RTA adds new routes and services to boosted Dial-A-Ride, installed bike racks RTA buses in the 1990s got Sun City and Calimesa, and joins the on our buses, and put into motion plans to open a a facelift with a new-and- Orange County Transit District to operate satellite facility in Hemet. The Riverside headquarters improved logo and exterior Route 149 between Riverside and Orange got a major facelift to enhance operations and designs. counties. New General Manager Susan accommodate a growing number of employees. Using Hafner joins RTA, following the departure new technology, our Customer Information Center of Durand Rall. The once popular Lake gave callers more route and schedule details than Perris Shuttle is discontinued at the end of ever before. its summer run.

1991 Two new routes begin in the Temecula area. Route 10 kicks off in Riverside, providing improved service from the downtown terminal to the Galleria at Tyler, and to area schools. Hoping to improve communication between Customer Information Center clerks and passengers, RTA becomes first transit system in the nation to implement TransStar, a computerized route and scheduling system that allows clerks to give callers a variety of trip options and stops for each route. 26 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 27

1992 1998 RTA celebrates the arrival of Dial-A-Ride service Passengers benefit from new low-floor buses in Moreno Valley. The Agency also adopts routes and onboard stop announcement systems. previously operated by the Lake Elsinore Transit

System. 1999

RTA studies options for a new satellite

1993 facility for bus maintenance, CNG fueling RTA begins to use an automatic vehicle locator and storage. Three locations are considered, system to pinpoint buses, the first of its kind in including one in Hemet. RTA’s first website the nation. The Durahart Administrative Building is wins a national award. transformed from an agricultural supply house to an RTA office building.

1994

Bicycle riders cheer RTA’s decision to install bike 1997 racks on the front of buses. RTA expands Dial-A-Ride service to bring the Agency into full compliance with the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 1996 Customers benefit from onboard information RTA creates a Dial-A-Ride dispatch center to boost racks that carry Ride Guides and other reservation and call-handling capabilities. information. Maintenance employees install underground fuel tanks and new Compressed Natural Gas pumps at the Riverside headquarters. The bus wash gets a facelift with new brushes and equipment. Shelters and Stops

Shelters and bus stops have come a long way over the years. Thanks to emerging technologies, a growing number of RTA stops now include unique architecture, nighttime lighting, maximum shading and digital kiosks with arrival times. 30 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 31 Express Yourself

The 2000s saw the emergence YEARS of CommuterLink express routes, which answered the prayers of commuters seeking a faster way to get around. The new service came with premium seating and free satellite The television and Wi-Fi, giving more customers than ever a reason to leave their cars at 2000s home and ride the bus.

he decade brought us thousands T of songs in our pockets and piano- playing cats on YouTube. There were blogs about every subject, random thoughts on Facebook and Twitter, and, of course, reality TV. We saw the disputed 2000 presidential election and Hurricane Katrina. We read Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Code and listened to Maroon 5 and Usher and stood in lines to watch Avatar and The Dark Knight. 32 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 33

or RTA, the decade began with the 2000 opening of its Hemet facility. The F Hemet facility opens. following year, the Agency replaced its entire diesel bus fleet with ones that ran on clean-burning compressed natural gas. 2001 RTA made history when it became the first Larry Rubio, who came to RTA in 1988, in to offer free satellite becomes Chief Executive Officer. RTA television and wireless Internet aboard applauds its Maintenance Department for CommuterLink Express Route 202. We keeping Bus 3013 rolling for 19 years and installed computerized arrival and departure one million miles. RTA thinks green by information panels at major bus stops, replacing its entire fleet of diesel buses with launched a hugely successful student ride compressed natural gas (CNG). program with area colleges, and unveiled the Perris Station Transit Center. 2002 For its transition to clean-burning CNG, RTA earns a “Leadership in Government” award from Southern California Air Quality Management District. The Agency opens a public CNG fueling station at its Hemet facility. Board members approve RTA’s first commuter bus service, which would later be known as CommuterLink.

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2003 Stop Watch which offers incentives Need a Lift to Information Center is moved from for passengers and coach RTA’s Hemet facility to the main One of the largest service Class? operators to alert the Agency of offices in Riverside. expansions in RTA history problems such as graffiti and trash Cash-strapped students got includes four new routes. RTA at bus stops. relief in the 2000s, thanks replaces all cash- and coin-only to the birth of the highly 2005 fareboxes with faster and easier successful U-Pass and Go- RTA becomes first in Southern automated systems. Commuters Pass programs that gave 2004 California to offer free wireless get welcomed relief with RTA’s endless rides with the swipe RTA buys land in Corona for new Internet and satellite television first-ever commuter bus service, of a college ID. transit center. Passes become aboard public buses. The new CommuterLink. RTA launches a available online. The Customer technology debuts on Route 202 bus stop clean-up program called between Temecula and Oceanside. RTA unveils a $1.5 million, state- of-the-art Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at its Riverside headquarters. Just in time for Independence Day, RTA rolls out three vehicles wrapped in patriotic designs.

2006 The Agency partners with UC Riverside to launch the Crest Cruiser trolley and U-Pass, which allows the school’s 20,000 students to ride the bus for free. Power Pass program gives RTA 36 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 37

pass-holders special discounts and vehicles as they travel through the special offers at dozens of area region. RTA rolls out an electronic businesses. alert system that sends instant bus information to customers’ smart

phones or computers. RTA earns 2007 the distinction as one of the “10 City of Riverside employees Great Transit Systems to Work For” qualify for free bus rides thanks to by Metro Magazine. Dial-A-Ride a new program called City Pass. vehicles are easier to spot after RTA launches the Beach Bus with RTA gives them an identity all their express summertime service from own by painting them red. Temecula to Oceanside. 2009 2008 RTA sets a new ridership record RTA enters into a partnership with with 8.3 million boardings. Riverside Community College Temecula Trolley debuts with two District, allowing the more than routes serving the Promenade 30,000 students to ride the bus for Mall, Old Town and Harveston free. RTA launches CommuterLink community. RTA creates Route 210, its fifth such route, CommuterLink routes 212 and linking the communities of 217 with service from Hemet Miles to Go… Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa and and San Jacinto to Riverside In the 40 years Moreno Valley with downtown and Escondido. La Sierra and since we began Riverside. The Agency introduces Cal Baptist universities join the service, our vehicles automatic passenger counters flourishing U-Pass program. Perris have handled an and vehicle tracking technology Station Transit Center opens. astonishing 220 allowing dispatchers to monitor million trips. Tickets and Passes

Bus passes have a style all their own. They’ve been punched with holes and swiped through fareboxes. They’ve been the size of postage stamps and credit cards. They’ve offered one ride, seven days and ten trips for holders. No matter their size, style or color, they all provided the same thing over the years: freedom to travel. 40 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 41

YEARS

The 2010s

t is the decade of gluten-free I diets, planking, food trucks and hipsters. When we weren’t taking a selfie, we were watching Duck Dynasty and dancing to Gangham Style. The living dead stalked television while superheroes Upholding a soared on the big screen. Everyone had a Reputation copy of the Hunger Games and Beyonce, Drake and Taylor Swift lit up our Beats Motivated, progressive and headphones. confident, RTA entered the 2010s determined to uphold its reputation as the region’s champion of public transportation. 42 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 43

he new decade got off to a 2010 fast start with the long-awaited T The Corona Transit Center opens with opening of the Corona Transit eight bus bays, a pedestrian plaza and Center. The Agency continued to expand convenient access to the nearby with upgraded bus stops and shelters at station. RTA welcomes Mt. San Jacinto the Riverside Galleria at Tyler, Moreno College to the Go-Pass program, giving Valley Mall and downtown Riverside. We thousands of students at the Menifee and welcomed Mt. San Jacinto and Norco San Jacinto campuses unlimited bus rides. colleges to the Go-Pass program, unveiled RTA upgrades its facilities with low-energy a brand-new fleet of buses, and expanded florescent lighting, motion sensors, and free Wi-Fi service to more customers energy conserving thermostats to regulate than ever before. By early 2017, RTA office temperatures. had closed the downtown terminal and welcomed a new way of delivering service to downtown Riverside. 2011 Electronic fareboxes, which are standard on directly operated buses, debut on RTA’s New Transit contracted bus fleet. Rural bus stops get Center Debuts a little brighter at night thanks to solar- powered lighting. Wi-Fi service expands to The Corona Transit Center all CommuterLink express buses. debuts in September of

2010 to great fanfare, providing a sleek look, 2012 and improved transit RTA launches ambitious travel training connections for all for customers with disabilities and older customers. 44 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 45

adults who want to learn to travel safely and years when coach operators begin wearing rides after joining the Go-Pass program, independently using public transportation. The royal blue shirts and black slacks. RTA unveils bringing the number of colleges served by training is a free self-paced process where an logo for the upcoming fleet of RapidLink the thriving Go-Pass and U-Pass student ride individual, regardless of ability or age, can learn to express buses, which will connect Corona to programs to seven. ride RTA’s fixed-route system, rather than rely on Riverside and Riverside to Moreno Valley and

Dial-A-Ride. Perris. 2017

The Riverside Downtown Terminal closes after 2013 2016 more than 30 years of service, shifting bus RTA’s first wave of new buses hits the streets with RTA begins serving four new Metrolink service to on-street boardings and transfers more spacious interiors, luggage racks, reading stations in Riverside, Moreno Valley and that keep pace with downtown traffic and lights, padded seats, USB power ports for mobile Perris. Norco College students get unlimited travel patterns. phones and tablets, and free Wi-Fi. The Agency launches a discounted rate for military veterans and offers free service to active military, police and firefighters.

Downtown 2014 Shelters RTA completes major upgrades to bus stops and Upgraded shelters at Moreno Valley Mall and Galleria at Tyler RTA debuted new shelters in Riverside. Annual ridership hits a record 9.7 in early 2017 as part of an million boardings. ambitious project to close the Riverside Downtown 2015 Terminal and shift service to new and upgraded bus RTA has its first uniform change in more than 20 stops at more than 20 central locations. A Guide for Getting Around

For years, RTA customers have flipped through the pages of our ride guides to get route and schedule information. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, RTA customers carried individual folded guides for each route. Nowadays, customers have everything at their fingertips inside one comprehensive 200-plus page guide that’s issued every spring, fall and winter. 48 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 49

YEARS

Moving Forward

o many things have changed since S we launched service 40 years ago. We’ve expanded service, boosted ridership and pushed the limits of what is possible in public transportation to become one of the premier transit providers in America. But one thing that Think Fast remains constant: Our pledge to provide a service that not only competes with the With growing anticipation and automobile but exceeds our customers’ excitement, RTA looks forward expectations for affordable, reliable and to a bright future filled with new safe travel. We have come a long way express routes, including the since 1977, but our focus has never been RapidLink Gold Line, which will more exact, nor our resolve any stronger. deliver a new way of travelling between Corona and Riverside. 50 Riverside Transit Agency When1977 Cities - 2017 | 40th Anniversaryand 51 Counties Joined RTA

ooking forward, our customers unprecedented technology that allows 1975 City of Beaumont will benefit from RTA’s expanding customers to work online, read the news L City of Corona imagination, cutting-edge or just browse the Internet during their technology and enthusiastic planning. trips. Over the next few years, customers City of Lake Elsinore waiting at bus stops can expect more City of Norco digital kiosks and transit apps that display City of Perris Over the next few years, customers can real-time bus arrival information. look forward to the debut of RapidLink City of Riverside service between UC Riverside and City of San Jacinto Corona. The premium, limited-stop Later this year, RTA will proudly host service is expected to travel along the California Transit Association’s 52nd County of Riverside District I Magnolia Boulevard and University annual fall conference and expo, a County of Riverside District II Avenue, connecting customers with their three-day signature event in November County of Riverside District III destinations faster than ever before. A featuring dynamic presentations from second phase of the project would expand industry experts on today’s pressing transit County of Riverside District V the service to Moreno Valley and Perris. challenges and the novel solutions being 1976 City of Banning implemented by innovative transit leaders. 1977 City of Hemet

Other dynamic projects are on the horizon, 1985 City of Moreno Valley including the creation of transit hubs We are proud of our illustrious history 1990 City of Temecula in Riverside, Hemet, Temecula and on and thrilled about a future ripe with the UC Riverside campus, as well as the possibilities. With growing excitement, 1991 City of Calimesa expansion of RTA’s Hemet facility. we look forward to sharing more success 1992 City of Canyon Lake stories as we continue to provide 1993 City of Murrieta unparalleled customer service to every Customers can expect more technology passenger, on every trip. Here’s to another 2008 City of Menifee both on and off the bus. RTA buses 40 years of success! City of Wildomar currently come equipped with 2010 City of Eastvale

2011 City of Jurupa Valley 1977 2012

CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!

MILLIONTH RIDER YEARS 54 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 55

Board of Directors 2017 Original Board of Directors Don Baskett, City of Hemet, 1988 March 16, 1977 Jack Clarke, City of Riverside, 1989 Eric Haley, Chairman, City of Riverside Steve Nathan, City of Norco, 1990 Linda Krupa Kevin Jeffries Dick Haley Andy Melendrez Dave Sumner, City of Beaumont Richard Deininger, City of Corona , 1991-1992 Chair County of Riverside City of Corona City of Riverside Earle Crawford, City of Banning Melba Dunlap, County of Riverside District II, 1993-1994 City of Hemet District 1 Flora Spiegel, City of Corona Jim Hyatt, City of Calimesa, 1995-1996 Brandon Plott Alonso Ledezma Russ Boyer, City of Hemet Bill Trembly, City of Canyon Lake, 1997 Art Welch John F. Tavaglione City of Eastvale City of San Jacinto Eugene Carter, City of Lake Elsinore Andrea Puga, City of Corona, 1998 First Vice Chair County of Riverside Richard Brown, City of Norco Karel Lindemans, City of Temecula, 1999 City of Banning District 2 Anthony Kelly, Jr. Maryann Edwards Cleo Brown, City of Perris John Hunt, City of Banning, 2000-2001 City of Jurupa Valley City of Temecula Bertha Hazeltine, City of San Jacinto Ameal Moore, City of Riverside, 2002-2003 Randon Lane Chuck Washington Walt Abraham, County of Riverside District I Jon Winningham, City of Calimesa, 2004 Second Vice Chair County of Riverside Daryl Hickman Bridgette Moore Don Schroeder, County of Riverside District II Jim Ayres, City of San Jacinto, 2005 City of Murrieta District 3 City of Lake Elsinore City of Wildomar Clayton Record, County of Riverside District III Jeff Fox, City of Beaumont, 2006 Norton Younglove, County of Riverside District V Frank Hall, City of Norco, 2007 Marion Ashley Greg August Frank Kessler, City of Canyon Lake, 2008 County of Riverside City of Menifee Karen Spiegel, City of Corona, 2008-2009 District 5 Board Chairs Over the Years Eric Haley, City of Riverside, 1975-1977 Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula, 2010 David Marquez Clayton Record, County of Riverside District III, 1978 Bob Buster, County of Riverside District I, 2011 Mark Orozco City of Moreno Valley Arden Anderson, City of Riverside, 1979 Doug McAllister, City of Murrieta, 2012 City of Beaumont Bertha Hazeltime, City of San Jacinto, 1980 Marion Ashley, County of Riverside District V, 2013 Berwin Hanna Don Shroedder, County of Riverside District II, 1981 Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula, 2014 Linda Molina City of Norco Ed Shepard, City of Riverside, 1982 Andrew Kotyuk, City of San Jacinto, 2015 City of Calimesa Carmen Cox, City of Perris, 1983 Frank Johnston, City of Jurupa Valley, 2016 Tonya Burke Kay Ceniceros, County of Riverside District III, 1984 Linda Krupa, City of Hemet, 2017 Dawn Haggerty City of Perris Phil Jones, City of Norco, 1985 City of Canyon Lake Al Lopez, City of Corona, 1986 Melba Dunlap, County of Riverside District II, 1987 56 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 57

Coach Operators of the Year 2004: Chuck Monroe 1977: Bill Beckman 2005: Chuck Monroe 1978: Bill Nye, Luis Aguilar 2006: Godwin Onyegbulem: 1979: Shelly Liddicote 2007: Marty Jacobsmeyer 1980: Frederick Cardin, Harvey Gray 2008: Todd Zickert 1981: Bill Nye 2009: Jaime Trejo 1982: Fred Cardin 2010: Robert Owens 1983: Charles Monroe, Margaret Villegas 2011: Robert Stokke 1984: Fred Cardin, Harvey Gray 2012: Ernest Bilsland, Rudy deGroot, Sandra Espinoza, 1985: Fred Cardin, Richard Joye Kenroy Garcia, Monica Guice, Rene Jaramillo, Arnold 1986: Chuck Monroe Jones, Herman Miller, Robert Owens, Robert Stokke, 1987: Dohn Ryder Reese Withers, Todd Zickert 1988: Leo Richardson 2013: Rudy deGroot, Kenroy Garcia, Reynaldo Gonzalez, 1989: Shelly Ogden, Leo Richardson Benny Iverson, Tommy Johnson, Robert Owens, Miriana 1990: Dohn Ryder Ponoran, Carl Waithe 1991: Ron Dickey 2014: Glenn David, Amanda Dick, Juan Enciso, Angel 1992: Dohn Ryder Garcia, Reynaldo Gonzalez, Patrick Kemp, Aaron 1993: Dohn Ryder Lewis, Ryan Martin, Gregory McLean, Herman Miller, 1994: Dohn Ryder Miriana Ponoran, Jaime Trejo, Carl Waithe, Melanie 1995: Mark Roberts Wennerstrom 1996: Shelly Ogden, Mark Roberts 2015: Walter Aguirre, Paul Aliado, Glenn David, Angel 1997: Mark Roberts Garcia, Reynaldo Gonzalez, Doyle Harris, Rafael 1998: Rafael Heredia, Shelly Ogden, Mark Roberts Heredia, Benny Iverson, Felita Moore, Alexander 1999: Shelly Ogden, Mark Roberts, Dohn Ryder Moreno, Christopher Rea, Mark Roberts, Enrique Rueda, 2000: Rafael Heredia Jaime Trejo, David Worthington 2001: Mona Quezada, Carl Waithe 2016: Paul Aliado, Timothy Bruner, Monica Guice, Benny 2002: Janet Holiday Iverson, Herman Miller, Felita Moore, Alexander Moreno, 2003: Janet Holiday, Chuck Monroe Robert Owens, Enrique Rueda, Carl Waithe 58 Riverside Transit Agency 1977 - 2017 | 40th Anniversary 59

Maintenance Employees of the Year 2012: Jesus Cruz, David Marrs, Fred Venegas 2004: Lynn Robertson General Managers Awards Began in 1988 2013: Dan Cooke, Jesus Cruz, David Marrs, Fred 2005: Virginia Werly 1976-1979: David Shilling 1988: B.J. Coates, Vic Vasquez Venegas 2006: Natalie Gomez 1980-1981: Frank King 1989: B.J. Coates, Byron McGinty 2014: Dan Cooke, Jesus Cruz, Phillip Marquez, Davis 2007: Beverly Smith 1981-1990: Durand Roll 1990: Jaime Delgado, Alan Garrison, Vic Vasquez Marrs, Daniel Rodriguez, Fred Venegas 2008: Luciano Rose 1990-2000: Susan Hafner 1991: Allan Bowman 2015: Dan Cooke, Jesus Cruz, Phillip Marquez, Daniel 2009: Cody Palmer 2000 to Present: Larry Rubio 1992: Allan F. Bowman Rodriguez, Fred Venegas 2010: Joan Hepworth 1993: Allan Bowman, Allan F. Bowman, Joe Guerra 2016: Jean Arroyo, Antonio Castillo, Dan Cooke, Daniel 2011: Natalie Gomez 1994: Jack Henry, Jon Most Rodriguez, Reginald Stewart, Albert Vega 2012: Jessica Omohundro 1995: Joe Guerra 2013: Cecilia Perez 1996: Richard Deininger, Joe Guerra Administrative Employees of the Year 2014: Michael Black 1997: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry Awards Began in 1988 2015: Luciano Rose 1998: Dan Cooke, Allan Bowman, Allan F. Bowman, 1988: Barbara Bray 2016: Andrew Frost Joe Guerra, Jack Henry 1989: Bob Cabral, Cathy Child 1999: Allan Bowman, Allan F. Bowman, Joe Guerra, 1990: Grant Bradshaw Jack Henry 1991: Sharyn Alexander RTA Pioneer Willie Jones Celebrates 2000: Jack Henry, Allan F. Bowman 1992: Terri Hundley Four Decades of Service 2001: Joe Guerra 1993: Carol Mitchell Over the past 40 years, thousands of RTA 2002: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry, Jerry Williams 1994: Robert Cornett employees have come and gone. A few have 2003: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry, Jerry Williams 1995: Maxine Simmons been here for decades. One has been here since 2004: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry 1996: Willie Jones the beginning: Willie T. Jones III. Jones, who is 2005: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry 1997: Rod Cabasan RTA’s longtime maintenance manager, was here 2006: Joe Guerra, Jack Henry 1998: Valerie Kelly when RTA began service on March 16, 1977. Jones 2007: Angelo Zecca 1999: Richard Kaczerowski worked his way up the RTA hierarchy. He’s been a 2008: Jose de Leon 2000: Bridgette Harris shop supervisor, senior maintenance supervisor, 2009: Angelo Zecca 2001: Rod Cabasan and since 2002, he’s been maintenance manager. 2010: Dan Cooke 2002: Mary Arden He rarely misses work. In fact, he’s had perfect 2011: Jesus Cruz 2003: Dave Carson attendance for the past decade. YEARS

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