Omnitrans News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2007

CONTACT: Wendy Williams
Marketing Director
909.379.7151

Omnitrans Service Changes to Take Effect Monday

Omnitrans will enact service changes on Monday, May 7 that include the elimination of under-utilized bus service and decreased frequency on selected routes.

In response to growing demand, the changes also include increased, 30-minute service between San Bernardino and Riverside on Route 90, along with the elimination of service between San Bernardino and Montclair.

The service changes, as well as an upcoming July fare change, are designed to improve productivity levels in order to meet the California’s Transportation Development Act’s (TDA) 20 percent fare recovery ratio requirement. TDA money, which provides approximately 60 percent of Omnitrans’ operating funds, could be jeopardized if passenger fares do not cover at least 20 percent of operating expenses. The longer term plan is to achieve a 25% fare recovery ratio target by 2013.

“The decision to eliminate service is never an easy one. Since it became necessary for us, Omnitrans has made a concentrated effort to remove our least-used service in order to minimize any impact on our customers,” explained agency spokesperson Wendy Williams. “We’re pleased to be able to offer enhancements as well, such as Route 90’s increased frequency.”A list of service changes is included below. For information regarding all upcoming Omnitrans service and fare changes, please call 1(800)9-OMNIBUS or 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.

Service Changes Effective May 7, 2007

Route #	Cities served	Description of service change
1	San Bernardino, Colton	Reduce Saturday frequency from 15/30 minutes to 30/60 minutes
8	San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Redlands, Yucaipa	Routing change: Eliminate service on Alabama, Orange Tree Lane & California due to low ridership and to enhance on-time performance. Remain on Redlands Boulevard between Alabama and California.
11	San Bernardino	Eliminate Saturday Northbound 5:53 PM trip.
14L	Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino	Discontinue this weekday-only Limited Stop Service. NOTE: Regular Route 14 does not change.
15	Fontana, Rialto, Colton, San Bernardino, Highland, Redlands	Eliminate weekday Eastbound 9:10 PM trip. Reduce Sunday frequency from 30 minutes to 60 minutes
19	Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Loma Linda, Redlands	Eliminate weekday Eastbound 10:10 PM trip Reduce Saturday frequency from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
20	Fontana	Reduce Sunday frequency from 30 minutes to 60 minutes
22	Rialto, Colton	Reduce weekday frequency from 20 minutes to 30 minutes
28	Fontana	Reduce weekday frequency to peak service only. 6:02 AM to 8:56 AM and 4:02 PM to 6:52 PM
31	Redlands	Discontinue route
62	Upland, Montclair, Ontario, Chino	Eliminate weekday Northbound 5:48 AM trip between Chino Transcenter and D @ Sultana.
68	Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Montclair, Chino	Discontinue Sunday Service
75	Ontario	Eliminate weekday 9:05 AM Eastbound trip, 9:24 AM Westbound trip, 6:24 Eastbound trip and 6:24 Westbound trip.
90	Montclair, Ontario, Fontana, Colton, San Bernardino, Riverside	Provide 30 minute service between downtown San Bernardino and downtown Riverside with a stop at Cooley Ranch in Colton. Eliminate stops at the San Bernardino and Riverside Metrolink stations. Discontinue service between San Bernardino – Montclair
Omnilink	Chino Hills, Yucaipa	Eliminate Saturday and Sunday service
Access	All areas	Adjust service areas boundaries to ADA standards: ¾-mile from fixed route service.

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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.