TRANSPORTATION GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT KNOW HOW TO GO! ..................................................................................................................................................2 QUICK RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................2 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ........................................................................................................................................................3 PUBLIC TRANSIT .........................................................................................................................................................................4 PURCHASING BUS PASSES ............................................................................................................................................... 18 SEASONAL TRANSIT ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 SHUTTLES & TAXIS .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 REGIONAL SHUTTLES ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 LOCAL SHUTTLES ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 TAXIS & RIDE-HAILING SERVICES ................................................................................................................................... 26 SENIOR-SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................... 27 REGIONWIDE SENIOR TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................................. 28 LOCAL SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................... 29 SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................................................................... 31 COMMUTING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 35 BIKING ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................... 40 AIRPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 41 INTERCITY RAIL & BUS ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 44 KNOW HOW TO GO 1 ABOUT KNOW HOW TO GO! Getting from point A to point B is so much easier when you know all your options. Know How to Go! is a program aimed at helping you navigate the numerous transportation options available in San Luis Obispo County. Know How to Go! is an outreach and information program designed to help the public understand their transportation options, with a special focus on seniors and people with disabilities. The program’s goal is to ease the confusion that comes with having five fixed-route transit operators, Dial-A-Rides, Senior Shuttles, ADA Runabout service, and other private transportation providers that offer services based on a number of factors. For questions about the Know How to Go! Guide or transportation services in our region, please call the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments’ (SLOCOG) Travel Training Office at 805-776-8700. 511 Travel Information System Dial Follow 5-1-1 @511travelinfo Dail 5-1-1 for live updates The three-digit phone number, 5-1-1, is a travel information system that provides consolidated transportation information on road conditions, public transportation, Rideshare or commuter services, and roadside assistance (in English and Spanish). If you need further assistance, it can transfer your call to SLOCOG’s Travel Training Office. SLOCOG’s Travel Training Office [email protected] 805-776-8700 The region’s Travel Trainer is available to help you understand the bus network and schedules, choose the best bus routes for your specific circumstances, and can even take you on the bus to help you get acquainted with the service and your route. Best of all, this service is free! Just call the Travel Training Office to request transit trainings. The Travel Trainer can provide: • Personalized trip planning over the phone • One-on-one or group transit travel training, virtually or in person • Transportation materials, like bus schedules and pamphlets, via mail or email • Organized field trips to learn how to use the bus • Application and distribution of VIP bus passes • Mobility training for social service providers to help clients directly 2 KNOW HOW TO GO HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Where do you fit in the transportation spectrum? Throughout this guide you will find the following icons listed on the top of each starting page for each transportation mode. Simply choose the icon that fits your ability level and look for that icon throughout the guide to select the options that best suit your needs. Footloose & Fancy-free Up & At ‘Em I Get By with a Little “I like to walk a lot, I know my “I can move around my house Help from My Friends way around town, and I love without a problem, I know my “I get around just fine with some to get out on my own to run way around all right, and I am assistance and might need a errands and explore.” still sharp as a tack.” helping hand with shopping, appointments, and other If this sounds like you, then If this sounds like you, then errands.” that means you are able that means you are able to to travel independently travel independently, may If this sounds like you, then with a full range of motion. be 60 years or older, and are that means you are able to Transportation options best eligible to use some special travel alone or with a person suited for your transportation- services such as the senior accompanying you, and are style will use this symbol. shuttles. Transportation eligible to use some special options best suited for your services such as Runabout transportation-style will use service. Transportation this symbol. options best suited for your transportation-style will use this symbol. KNOW HOW TO GO 3 PUBLIC TRANSIT Public transit is suitable for most users of the transportation system, and the region’s various transit systems can get you to many destinations within the San Luis Obispo region. On the next few pages, you will find information for fixed-route transit agencies within San Luis Obispo County. The map on the following page provides a high-level illustration of how local transit connects with the overall regional transit system provided by the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA). If you are unsure which transit schedule you need, plan your trip online with SLO Regional Rideshare, dial 5-1-1, or get personal assistance from SLOCOG’s Travel Training Office at 805-776-8700. 4 PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSIT 5 SLO Regional Transit Authority (RTA) www.slorta.org 805-541-2228 RTA serves all of SLO County, while RTA Routes A and B serve the City of Paso Robles (formerly known as Paso Express; see pages 8-9 for details). As the regional transit service, RTA connects with local transit services in the region, including: Morro Bay Transit, South County Transit, and SLO Transit. RTA also connects with Santa Maria Area Transit in Santa Maria and Monterey-Salinas Transit to take you into Monterey County. Scheduling Details: • All RTA bus routes run daily, except for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day FARES FARE TYPE PRICE Regular (Per Ride) $1.75-$3.25 Senior (65-79) Disabled $0.85-$1.70 Medicare Cardholder Senior (80+) Free with VIP Card ADA Cardholder Free with ADA Card Student (K-12th) $0.85-$1.70 Children 44” And Under Free with adult rider ROUTES ROUTE FROM/TO TO/FROM 9S/9N Paso Robles Templeton Atascadero Santa Margarita San Luis Obispo 10S/10N San Luis Obispo Pismo Beach Arroyo Grande Nipomo Santa Maria 12S/12N Los Osos Morro Bay Cuesta College San Luis Obispo 14S/14N Cuesta College Downtown San Luis Obispo 15S/15N San Simeon Cambria Cayucos Morro Bay See RTA’s schedules and fares webpage for further details. 6 PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSIT 7 RTA Routes A & B (formely Paso Express) www.slorta.org 805-541-2228 X RTA Route A and Route B (formerly known as Paso Express) serve the City of Paso Robles. These routes provide fixed-route transit and Dial-A-Ride service. You can catch the A and B fixed route services at all dedicated stops around the City of Paso Robles. Scheduling Details: • Routes A and