Chapter 4 Existing Services OVERALL SERVICE DESCRIPTION Placer County Transit Placer County Transit is operated by the Placer County Department of Public Works and Facilities (DPWF). Services initially began in 1974. Local fixed route service is provided directly by Placer County and operation of Dial-a-Ride (DAR) services and commuter routes are provided by contract. Maintenance, operations and administrative services are operated out of offices and facilities located on F Avenue and Second Street in Auburn, California. Services are provided Monday through Saturday. No services are operated on Sundays. PCT services are described below and displayed and summarized in Tables 6 and 7. Figure 24 graphically displays the routes. PLACER COUNTY TRANSIT SERVICES The regional fixed route service consists of a total of six routes that connect and serve the population centers of western Placer County. Route 10: Auburn to Light Rail Route The Auburn – Light Rail Route provides express service between Auburn Station and the Sacramento RT Watt/I-80 light rail station with only three stops along the way: Rocklin Road at Sierra College, Roseville Galleria, and Louis/Orlando in Roseville. This hourly service operates Monday through Friday from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM with reduced Saturday service hours from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. No Sunday service is provided. Passengers can transfer to and from the Sacramento RT light rail blue line, which serves downtown Sacramento and then continues to Consumnes River College. Two buses are operated over a two-hour round-trip. Route 20: Lincoln/Rocklin/Sierra College Route The Lincoln Sierra College Route runs hourly between Sierra College and the City of Lincoln, through the City of Rocklin. It also serves the Thunder Valley Casino activity centers in unincorporated Placer County between Rocklin and Lincoln. The first run starts at 6:00 AM and the last run ends at 8:00 PM on Monday through Friday, and from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturdays. No service is offered on Sunday. The service provides access to mostly commercial and institutional centers, and some residential areas in the more urbanized area of the City of Rocklin. The Lincoln – Sierra College route provides important regional connections both within the PCT fixed route services and to other area providers. Transfers are possible to Roseville Transit at the Galleria Transfer Point in Roseville and at Sierra College. It is also relatively easy for passengers to transfers to/from the Route 10: Auburn - Light Rail Route and Route 50: Placer County Transit Short Range Transit Plan LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Placer County Transportation Planning Agency Page 51 Table 6: Existing PCT Regional Routes Service Plan Route Sierra Auburn College/ Alta/ Lincoln Taylor Rd Light Rail Lincoln Hwy 49 Colfax Circulator Shuttle Service Frequency -- Minutes Between Buses Start Time 5:00 6:00 4:35 7:00 6:40 6:35 5:00 AM 60 2 SB Runs 6:00 AM 60 60 60 60 120 7:00 AM 60 60 60 1 RT 60 120 8:00 AM 60 60 60 60 120 9:00 AM 60 60 60 60 120 10:00 AM 60 60 60 60 120 11:00 AM 60 60 60 60 120 12:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 1:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 2:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 Weekday 3:00 PM 60 60 60 1 RT 60 120 4:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 5:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 6:00 PM 60 60 60 60 120 7:00 PM 60 60 60 120 8:00 PM 60 60 120 Drop off only 9:00 PM 60 End Time 21:00 20:00 21:00 17:15 18:35 20:25 Start Time 8:00 8:00 7:30 -- 8:20 8:35 8:00 AM 60 60 2 SB Runs -- 1/2 run 120 9:00 AM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 10:00 AM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 11:00 AM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 12:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 1:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 2:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 Saturday 3:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 4:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 60 120 5:00 PM 60 60 60 -- 120 6:00 PM 60 Drop off only -- End Time 17:00 18:00 19:00 -- 16:15 18:25 Cycle Length (Min) 120 120 103 120 55 110 Number of Buses in Operation Total Weekday 2 2 2 1 1 1 9 Saturday 2 2 2 -- 1 1 8 Placer County Transit Short Range Transit Plan LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Placer County Transportation Planning Agency Page 52 TABLE 7: Summary of Existing PCE Service Weekdays Only AM Stop Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 4 Colfax Depot 5:20 5:40 6:18 -- Clipper Gap Park N Ride 5:32 5:52 6:30 -- Auburn Station 5:42 6:03 -- 6:37 Penryn Park N Ride 5:55 6:15 6:45 -- Loomis Station 5:59 6:19 -- 6:53 Rocklin Station 6:06 6:26 -- 7:00 Roseville 6:15 6:35 7:00 -- From 6:50 7:10 7:40 7:40 Downtown Sacramento To 7:00 7:20 7:50 7:50 PM Stop Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 4 From 4:17 4:22 4:32 5:15 Downtown Sacramento To 4:32 4:37 4:47 5:30 Roseville 5:12 -- 5:27 6:10 Rocklin Station -- 5:17 5:35 6:18 Loomis Station -- 5:24 5:42 6:25 Penryn Park N Ride 5:24 -- 5:49 6:32 Auburn Station -- 5:40 6:00 6:43 Clipper Gap Park N Ride 5:39 -- 6:12 6:55 Colfax Depot 5:51 -- 6:24 7:07 Taylor Road Shuttle, and to the Route 70: Lincoln circulator. Two buses are needed to provide hourly service over the two-hour-long route. Route 30: Highway 49 Route The Highway 49 Route provides access to residential and commercial areas along the Highway 49 corridor in the unincorporated area north of Auburn. The first two southbound runs start at Dewitt-1st & E and 4:35 AM and at 1st & C at 5:35 AM. The remainder of the south bound runs leave from Chana Park on primarily hourly headways until the last departure at 6:06 PM on weekdays. Saturday service in the southbound direction operates from 7:30 AM to 4:48 PM. The northbound route runs from the Auburn Station to Chana Park. Many stops are served as “Drop-Off Only”. The northbound service runs from 7:00 AM to 7:34 PM on weekends. The Saturday service runs from 10:00 AM to 5:43 PM, with “Drop-Off Only” service offered through 7:00 PM at the stops Auburn Station through Plaza Dr. No Sunday service is provided. Placer County Transit Short Range Transit Plan LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Placer County Transportation Planning Agency Page 53 Figure 24 Placer County Transit Service AreaUV49 Map Placer County Transit Existing Services Map ls f il H r e c la To Alta/ColfaxP n o y n a C UV49 t s e W r Paoli a F p m Ca Applegate Riosa UV49 M oun 80 t V Big Be e § n ¨¦ UV65 rn on Gold Hill Wise Service Layer Credits: Sources: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2013 T Auburn Station Dowd 193 LINCOLN UV Nicolaus UV193 AUBURN S ie r ra C o l l e g 49 e UV T Twelve Bridges Catlett r lo y a UV65 T r a B e King k LOOMIS a n s le tt a Sunset Fiddyment ROCKLIN R T Transfer Center m o s l Hwy 49 o UV65 F n Pacific r u Rocklin Sierra College b Alta/Colfax/Auburn T u A Industrial Taylor Rd. Shuttle Roseville Transit (Galleria)F o T Lincoln/Sierra College W o t a h s i l h l s in Auburn to Light Rail g to ROSEVILLEn s Placerll Commuter Express a F Barton n Harding o Lincolnm Circulator l a S Douglas Granite Bay Taylor Rd Shuttle TCirbyRoseville Transit Deviation Service Area Sacramento Regional Transit Pfe Granite Bay DAR ( Louis Orlando) Lincoln DAR Antelope lley Va en Oak Rocklin DAR Gre Antelope Silva Valley S y l Hwy 49 DAR v Hazel a Mede To Downtownn Sacramento r c To Watt/I-80 Light Rail Kenneth Durock Placer County Transit Short Range Transit Plan LSC TransportationCountry Consultants, Club Inc. Placer County Transportation Planning Agency Page 54 Route 70: Lincoln Circulator and School Tripper Beginning in FY 2015-16, PCT began operation of the City of Lincoln’s fixed route. The PCT Lincoln Circulator operates hourly service between 3rd and F Street (Walmart) in Lincoln, the Ferrari Ranch area and the Twelve Bridges Library. Twelve Bridges also serves as the transfer point to other PCT services. Service begins at 6:40 AM and ends at 6:35 PM. A school “tripper” operates in the morning starting at 7:19 AM, which serves Glen Edwards Middle School, Lincoln High School and Twelve Bridges Middle School. The afternoon tripper starts at 1:55 PM on Mondays and 2:55 PM on Tuesdays through Fridays. Route 40: Colfax/Alta This service runs between the Alta Store and the Auburn Station, serving the Colfax Amtrak Station in both directions. Service is on weekdays only.