Omnitrans Eliminates Weekend OmniLink Service
Chino Hills, Yucaipa Curb-to-Curb Weekday Service will Continue

As part of its efforts to ensure state funding for its agency and service, Omnitrans will eliminate weekend service on its OmniLink curb-to-curb service for the general public beginning Saturday, May 12.

The changes to OmniLink, which serves the communities of Chino Hills and Yucaipa, are one part of the service plan being implemented throughout the agency in order to improve passenger productivity levels.

These changes are essential to meeting the California’s Transportation Development Act’s (TDA) 20 percent fare recovery ratio requirement. TDA money provides approximately 60 percent of Omnitrans’ operating funds, and could be jeopardized if passenger fares do not cover at least 20 percent of operating expenses. The service reductions will be followed by a fare increase in July.

“It’s never easy to eliminate service; however, since it was necessary we have elected to remove Omnitrans’ least-used service in order to minimize impact on our customers,” explained agency spokesperson Wendy Williams.

OmniLink service will continue to operate in the communities it serves from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Reservations and further information are available at 1(800) 330-6424 (Chino Hills) or 1(800) 990-2406 (Yucaipa).

For information regarding all upcoming Omnitrans service and fare changes, please visit www.omnitrans.org.

Founded in 1976, Omnitrans is the award-winning public transit agency serving fifteen cities and the unincorporated areas of the Inland Valley of San Bernardino County in Southern California, operating fixed bus routes and demand response services in a 480-square-mile area.

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Founded in 1976, Omnitrans is the public transit agency serving fifteen cities and the unincorporated areas of the Inland Valley of San Bernardino County in Southern California. Omnitrans currently operates 32 fixed bus routes in a
480-square-mile area. Omnitrans also provides OmniLink and Access
demand-response service, and is a partner in the Inland Empire Connection express bus service. The American Public Transportation Association has named Omnitrans the Outstanding Transit System of its size in both 1995
and 1999. Omnitrans also has received twelve safety awards from the
National Safety Council.