Omnitrans, the bus agency serving the Greater San Bernardino area, is also raising fares and cutting service over the next five years. Riders have until next week to give the agency their venom and plan accordingly until 2012.
The fares are going to increase from $1.25 to $1.35 for the general public, from $0.50 to $0.65 for senior citizens and disabled riders, $3.00 to $3.50 for a day pass (from $1.25 to $1.50 for senior citizens and disabled riders), as well as corresponding increases to its 7- and 31-day passes.
The service changes:
1: Reduce Saturday frequency to every 30 minutes.
8: Eliminate service east of Redlands Mall. Provide school trippers to Redlands East Valley High School on school days.
11: Reduce evening Saturday service to every 60 minutes.
15: Reduce Sunday frequency to every 60 minutes.
19: Reduce Saturday frequency to every 60 minutes.
20: Reduce Sunday frequency to every 60 minutes.
22: Reduce weekday frequency to every 30 minutes.
28: Operate only during peak hours
31: Cancel route.
60/70: Restructure to operate on Foothill Boulevard between Day Creek and Rancho Cucamonga Civic Center and become Line 70, which continues to Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station and Ontario Mills. Line 70 would be rerouted to Milliken Avenue to serve Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station and Civic Center.
62/67: Restructure to run on Euclid between Ontario Civic Center & 19th St. in Upland. Line 67 would have restructured service to include 16th St. west of Euclid, the Mountain corridor and Montclair Transcenter.
65: Eliminate service to Los Seranos area and California Institute for Men; end route at Chino Hills Marketplace.
66: Reduce weekday midday and evening service to every 30 minutes.
68: Cancel Sunday service. Also, reduce weekday evening service to every 60 minutes.
71: Cancel Sunday service. Eliminate service on Fourth Street and Haven Avenue, and reroute between Ontario Mills and Fontana to operate along Milliken, Jurupa, Etiwanda, Marley, Mulberry, Cherry and Sierra avenues, extending to South Highland and Walnut Village. Also, eliminate service to Country Village. Service would now connect with Riverside Transit Agency routes at Marley & Mulberry.
75: Cancel service.
90/361: Cancel Line 90 service between San Bernardino and Montclair. Improve service to every 30 to 60 minutes between San Bernardino and Riverside. New limited-stop Line 361 would provide new limited stop express service along corridors now served by Routes 1, 19, 61, and 62 between San Bernardino and Montclair at 15 minute frequencies.
OmniLink service in Yucaipa and Chino Hills would operate weekdays only.
Comments are turned off for this post. Send them to Omnitrans using this form, calling (909) 379-7250, or mailing them to:
Omnitrans Planning Department
1700 W. Fifth St.
San Bernardino, Ca. 92411
Three remaining meetings are scheduled. One is at 2 p.m. on February 13 at Mary Vagle Museum and Center, 11501 Cypress Av., Fontana. It is near Line 71. The others are at 2 and 5:30 p.m. on February 15 at the Ontario Senior Center, 225 E. B St., Ontario. It is near lines 61, 62, 63, 67, 70 and 75.
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