Chapter 3 - El Dorado County Transportation Commission

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Chapter 3
Transportation Services
BACKGROUND
Transportation has always played an important role in Western El Dorado County. From its founding as a
mining and agricultural area, Western El Dorado County has been dependent upon transportation of both
goods and residents to markets and opportunities outside of the County. Modern public transit services
have been available in Western El Dorado County only since the late 1970s. Service was provided to the
elderly and disabled population of greater Placerville until 1980, when it was opened to the general
public. In recent years, a well-established public transit system has developed, serving both the Placerville
urban area and regionally. The creation of the El Dorado County Transit Authority (EDCTA) in 1993 has
proven to be an important milestone in the provision of an effective and well-accepted public transit
system.
Western El Dorado County transit services are provided through a joint powers agreement between the
County of El Dorado and City of Placerville. The EDCTA is governed by a five-member board of
directors, three members appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and two members appointed by
the Placerville City Council. Additionally, a transit advisory committee, made up of ten members
representing both private and public interests, is responsible for reviewing the operation of the transit
system, monitoring levels of service based upon budgets, and providing advice to the transit director. The
transit director supervises a staff of approximately 54 regular employees, including the operations
manager, office manager, fiscal administration manager, office and financial staff, transportation
supervisors, a transit services assistant, transit dispatchers, a transit trainer, mechanics, as well as 31 fulltime equivalent (FTE) transit drivers. EDCTA’s internal organization structure is presented in Figure 8.
EDCTA operates a wide range of services including local deviated fixed-routes, demand response,
intercity commuter service, and contracted social service transportation. The following describes each of
the existing services in detail, while Figures 9 and 10 present the local routes and commuter routes
graphically.
EXISTING EL DORADO TRANSIT SERVICES
Local Routes
Placerville Routes – EDCTA operates an East route and a West route along the US 50 Corridor in the
City of Placerville. These routes, which replaced the previous deviated route Hangtown Shuttle service,
provide fixed-route service mainly along the US 50 Corridor between the Missouri Flat Transfer Center
and Point View Drive on the eastern side of Placerville. The East and West routes are essentially
directional trips of the same loop, although the routes do serve different stops between Spring Street and
Point View Drive. Service is provided Monday through Friday on one hour headways from 7:00 AM to
6:00 PM, and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Some important stops along the Placerville routes are:
Human Services, El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride, M.O.R.E. workshop, Marshall Hospital,
Rite Aid, and Home Depot. Request stops are available along Green Valley Road, Cold Springs Road,
Clay Street, and Cedar Ravine Road. The general public one-way fare for all local routes is $1.10, and
senior and disabled passengers are charged $0.55 per one-way trip. Monthly passes are $33 for general
public, $21 for senior and disabled passengers, and $25 for students. Persons age 80 and older ride free.
As discussed below, complementary paratransit service is provided in Placerville, and the Placerville
routes do not deviate.
Western El Dorado County
2008 Short Range Transit Plan
LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc.
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Transit
Dispatchers (5)
Maintenance
Technician (2)
Senior
Equipment
Mechanic
Equipment
Mechanic I/II (3)
Transit Drivers
(31 FTE)
Transportation
Supervisors (2)
Operations Manager
Transit Services
Assistant
Office Assistant II
Office Manager
Transit Director
EDCTA Board of Directors
Office
Assistant II
Bilingual (1)
Information
Technology
Analyst
Transit
Trainer
Accounting
Technician I
(2)
Fiscal Administration
Manager
FIGURE 8: El Dorado County Transit Authority Approved Organization Chart
Fiscal Year 2007/08
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The Placerville Express is a new route established in FY 2006/07 which serves the same general vicinity
as the East and West routes but with only 5 stops in each direction. This route, which was established to
reduce travel times across Placerville, begins at the Placerville Station, and ends at the Missouri Flat
Transfer Center. The service is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The local
fare rates above apply to the Placerville Express route.
Pollock Pines Route – The Pollock Pines route provides deviated fixed-route transit service along the US
50 Corridor between the Placerville Station Transfer Center in eastern Placerville, the Camino area, and
the Safeway Plaza on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines. Service is provided Monday through Saturday
between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM. On the first westbound run of the day, the Pollock Pines bus makes 1 trip
to the Missouri Flat Transfer Center at 7:40 AM. Route deviations are provided for Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) passengers up to three-quarters of one mile from the designated route. ADA route
deviation requests can be scheduled the previous service day, though same day requests are
accommodated when possible. There is a $0.25 additional fare charge per trip per person for off-route
deviations. The general public one-way fare is $1.10, and senior and disabled passengers are charged
$0.55 per one-way trip. Monthly passes are $33 for general public, $21 for senior and disabled
passengers, and $25 for students.
Diamond Springs/Folsom Lake College Routes – The Diamond Springs route begins at the Missouri
Flat Transfer Center and follows a clockwise loop around Diamond Springs on Pleasant Valley Road, El
Dorado Road and Mother Lode Drive back to the Missouri Flat Transfer Center. The bus then alternates
with the Cameron Park bus to operate the 25 minute out and back run to Folsom Lake College. The
Diamond Springs route itself takes about 30 minutes to operate as does the Folsom Lake College
extension. Service for both routes is provided hourly from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Monday through
Saturday. In addition to the College, the Diamond Springs/Folsom Lake College route serves the
Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park, El Dorado Transit Offices, and the Child Development Center.
Route deviations are provided for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passengers up to three-quarters
of a mile from the designated route. There is a $0.25 additional fare charge per trip per person for offroute deviations. ADA route deviation requests can be scheduled the previous service day, though same
day requests are accommodated when possible. Non-ADA request stops are also available for a few areas
off the route. The general public one-way fare is $1.10, and senior and disabled passengers are charged
$0.55 per one-way trip. Monthly passes are $33 for general public, $21 for senior and disabled
passengers, and $25 for students.
Cameron Park/Folsom Lake College Route – The Cameron Park route begins at the Missouri Flat
Transfer center in Placerville, follows Mother Lode Drive and Durock Road to Shingle Springs and then
makes a counterclockwise loop along Cameron Park Drive, Cambridge Road, and Country Club in
Cameron Park and returns via Mother Lode Drive to the Missouri Flat Transfer Center. In the past, one
bus operated the combined Diamond Springs/Cameron Park/Folsom Lake College route. Now a second
bus is used to operate the expanded Cameron Park Route and both the Cameron Park bus and Diamond
Springs bus alternately operate the Folsom Lake College route on hourly headways. Request stops on the
Cameron Park route are available at Ponderosa High School, Cameron Park Library, and the Cambridge
Park-and-Ride lot. This route also serves Marshall Medical and the Ponderosa Park-and-Ride. The
Cameron Park route operates 7 runs (with approximately two-hour headways) from 6:25 AM to 6:00 PM
Monday through Saturday. The 6:25 AM run and the 2:00 PM run are express runs with limited stops and
therefore do not offer three-quarter mile deviations for ADA passengers. The remaining 5 runs offer route
deviations like the other local routes. The fare structure on the Cameron Park route is identical to the
other local routes.
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ADA Complementary Paratransit for Placerville East and West Routes – This service is compliant
with the transportation section of the ADA and is only available to persons who are unable to use the
Placerville East and West fixed-routes. EDCTA complimentary paratransit provides curb-to-curb transit
service during the same hours and days as the Placerville East and West fixed-routes within three-quarters
of a mile from the fixed-routes. Passengers may reserve a ride up to 14 days in an advance. This service
has extremely low ridership, only 3 to 5 passengers per month. The ADA Complementary Paratransit fare
is $1.50 per one-way passenger trip. As the other local routes allow for deviations up to three-quarters of
a mile from the fixed-route, ADA paratransit service is not required to complement those routes.
Rural Routes
El Dorado Transit currently provides two rural routes that connect small outlying communities to the
medical and commercial services in Placerville one day a week.
Grizzly Flat Route – The Grizzly Flat route provides two round-trips on Thursdays between Prospectors
Plaza on Missouri Flat Road and Grizzly Flat Road southeast of Placerville. Eastbound runs depart at 7:50
AM and 3:00 PM, and westbound runs depart at 8:26 AM and 3:36 PM. The afternoon eastbound run
from Grizzly Flat to Placerville is by request only. Route deviations are provided for ADA passengers up
to three-quarters of one mile from the designated route. ADA route deviation requests can be scheduled
the previous service day, though same day requests are accommodated when possible. The general public
one-way fare is $2, and senior and disabled passengers are charged $1 per one-way trip. Monthly passes
are $33 for general public, $21 for senior and disabled passengers, and $25 for students. There is a $0.25
additional fare charge per trip per person for off-route deviations.
South County Route – This rural route began service in FY 2005/06 as a demonstration project to
connect the communities of Mt. Aukum, Somerset, and Fairplay to Placerville. One morning and one
afternoon round trip are operated between the Missouri Flat Transfer Center, Bistro/Fairplay in Somerset,
and Prospector’s Plaza in Placerville on Tuesdays. Bus stops south of the Pioneer Park Community
Center are by request only on the afternoon run.
Commuter Services
The Sacramento Commuter Service provides 12 different routes and time schedules to destinations in
downtown Sacramento. These routes were recently adjusted as recommended in the US 50 Corridor
Transit Plan. Morning departures from El Dorado County locations are scheduled from 5:20 AM to 8:00
AM, and afternoon eastbound departures from Sacramento occur from 2:27 PM to 6:15 PM. A reverse
commuting service is also offered for persons commuting from Sacramento to El Dorado County
destinations (using bus runs that would otherwise be operated as “deadhead” trips to position buses and
drivers). Reverse commutes are provided on Routes 6, 7, and 10, Monday through Friday. Morning
reverse commute runs depart Sacramento at 7:00 AM and 8:57 AM. Afternoon reverse commute runs
depart El Dorado County at 2:00 PM, 4:15 PM, and 5:35 PM. The Commuter routes serve the El Dorado
Hills Park-and-Ride, Cambridge Road Park-and-Ride, Rodeo Road Park-and-Ride, Ponderosa Road Parkand-Ride, El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride, and Placerville Station on Mosquito Road.
The Commuter service fare structure is as follows:

One-way cash fare, $4
20-ride ticket book, $80
Commuter monthly pass, $144
Combo Commuter and Sacramento Regional Transit Monthly Pass, $170.50
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El Dorado Transit commuters may purchase a $0.25 transfer for use on Sacramento Regional Transit (Sac
RT) bus and light rail. On return trips a Sac RT transfer will be valid for $1 off the commuter fare.
The Sacramento Commuter service uses a total of 10 vehicles. All buses are based out of the EDCTA
facility in Diamond Springs. In the morning, 9 vehicles operate 11 commuter routes and 2 reverse
commuter routes. All but 4 buses, which are parked in Sacramento during the day, travel back to the
EDCTA operations facility after the morning run. Drivers of the 4 buses left in Sacramento are shuttled
back to El Dorado County in the returning buses. In the afternoon, 6 buses travel west to Sacramento to
operate 12 Commuter routes, and 3 reverse commuter routes in conjunction with the 4 buses which stayed
behind in Sacramento during the day.
Iron Point Connector (IPC)
Implemented in July 2006, the IPC route provides direct service from El Dorado County to Folsom with
connections to Sac RT light rail on weekdays. This route runs every two hours beginning at 5:40 AM and
ending at 7:27 PM from the Missouri Flat Transfer Center to the Iron Point Light Rail Station in Folsom.
Other stops include the El Dorado Hills Park-and-Ride, Cambridge Road Park-and-Ride, Ponderosa Road
Park-and-Ride, El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride, Kaiser Permanente, and the Folsom Lake
College Folsom Campus.
The IPC fare structure is as follows:

One-way cash fare, $2.50
Fare for FLC Students with Student Access Card and CSUS Students with ID, $1.50
20-ride ticket book, $50
Monthly pass, $90
Combo IPC and Sac RT Monthly Pass, $122.50
IPC monthly passes are also valid on El Dorado Transit’s local bus routes. El Dorado Transit riders can
purchase a $0.25 transfer for Sac RT light rail, but the full fare must be paid for transfers to the Folsom
Stage Lines.
Dial-A-Ride
The Dial-A-Ride (DAR) service is a demand response service designed for elderly and disabled
passengers, with limited access available for the general public. The service is available on a first-come,
first-serve basis Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM, and between 8:00
AM and 5:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. The DAR service area consists of 12 geographic zones
throughout the western slope of El Dorado County. As shown in Figure 11, pickups are available in parts
of El Dorado Hills, Pollock Pines, Garden Valley, and SR 49 at Crystal Boulevard. Ride requests may be
made on weekdays between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM up to three days in advance. Preference in scheduling
is provided to elderly and disabled passengers, with other ride requests accommodated on a space
available basis starting at 3:00 PM on the day prior to the ride request. In addition, service to the general
public is not provided to the most outlying zones.
The fare structure for the DAR service is based primarily on trip length, the cost to EDCTA of providing
the trip, and passenger type. This fare structure is designed to ensure that all passengers pay roughly
equivalent proportions of total cost. Fares vary by zone. Fares are $1.50 for seniors and disabled and $3
for general public in the zones along the US 50 Corridor between El Dorado Hills and Placerville, $3 and
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FIGURE 11
El Dorado County Transit Authority
Dial-A-Ride Zone System Map
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$5, respectively for the surrounding tier of zones, and $5 for senior/disabled rides in the most outlying
zones. In addition, seniors or disabled persons pay $0.50 for every zone boundary crossed, while the
general public pays $1.
SAC-MED Non-Emergency Medical Appointment Transportation
The SAC-MED service was implemented on October 1, 2002, as a 12-month demonstration project.
SAC-MED is a public shared-ride non-emergency medical appointment transportation service for seniors,
disabled, and general public passengers. Ride requests are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis,
and confirmed with a call back by 4:00 PM the day before the scheduled ride. Reservations for SACMED must be made four days in advance and can be scheduled up to 14 days in advance. The service
operates Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the Sacramento County destination arrival times dependent upon
the number of appointments scheduled for that day. Passenger medical appointment times must be
between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The fare is a flat rate of $5 per boarding. SAC-MED pick up and drop
off locations in El Dorado County are:

Placerville Station
Missouri Fat Transfer Center
Ponderosa Road Park-and-Ride
Bel Air Shopping Center Bus Shelter
El Dorado Hills Park-and-Ride
Contracted Social Services
EDCTA also provides a range of contracted activity program services:

The Senior Day Care Center is located in Placerville, and operated by the El Dorado County
Community Services Department. This program provides close supervision and assistance with a full
day of scheduled therapeutic activities for homebound individuals with mental and physical
impairments. The Center provides services to approximately 44 seniors each week. Subscription DAR
service to and from the Center is provided by El Dorado Transit. Up to 6 EDCTA cutaway vans at a
time are used to serve the Senior Day Care program.

Alta California Regional Center assists persons with developmental disabilities, including infants at
risk and their families by providing and securing those services and supports necessary to maximize
opportunities and choices. Alta contracts with public transit, private taxi companies and the school
district to provide transportation for their consumers in the Placerville area. Alta is the entity who
organizes contract transportation with EDCTA for the operation of the M.O.R.E routes (discussed
below) and DAR trips to employment opportunities in Rancho Cordova for a group of Alta
consumers.

Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises, Inc. (M.O.R.E.) provides a variety of services including
vocational training, job placement, independent living training, semi-independent residential program,
community integration, life skills, and social/vocational counseling and behavior management as
needed. In addition to its contract with EDCTA for transportation, M.O.R.E. operates a 15-passenger
van providing daily transportation to 12 clients residing at Pathways, a group home in Placerville.
Transportation is provided between M.O.R.E. and Pathways, and to and from shopping, jobs or
recreational activities. M.O.R.E service requires up to seven EDCTA cutaway vans at peak times.
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Special Event Services
In addition, EDCTA operates several special event shuttle services over the course of the year:

The Apple Hill service is a special high-profile service providing shuttle transportation for visitors to
the Apple Hill ranches every weekend during the month of October. It is intended to address traffic
and parking issues. Shuttle buses depart the Schnell School parking lot from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
every 15 to 30 minutes. This fare-free service is financed through grants from the El Dorado County
Air Quality Management District and the Apple Hill Growers Association.

El Dorado Transit is contracted with the El Dorado County Fair Association to provide the El
Dorado County Fair Shuttle. The shuttle transports fair patrons between remote parking sites and
the fair during all hours of the event. El Dorado Transit has received grant funding from the El
Dorado County Air Quality Management District for this service.

The Main Street Shuttle primarily transports prospective jurors between free parking at the
Placerville Station and the Courthouse in downtown on Tuesdays from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This
fare free service was originally designed as a parking shuttle for the downtown Placerville area to
offset the loss of parking resulting from the US Highway 50 construction project. Limited funding for
the shuttle has been provided by Caltrans. El Dorado Transit and City of Placerville staff are in the
process of negotiating additional funding.

The seasonal Holly Jolly Trolley shuttles shoppers, children, and choirs free of charge between the
Placerville Station parking lot and businesses along Main Street in downtown Placerville from
approximately December 2nd to 23rd. The trolley stops at the Mountain Democrat, Off Broadway,
Placerville Station, 681 Main Street, Sweetie Pies, former city hall, the post office, and the Gold
Country Inn every 15 to 20 minutes from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
EXISTING SERVICE CALENDAR
EDCTA does not operate on the following holidays:

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Limited services (which include Saturday service hours on local routes, Sacramento Commuter Route 6
with service to all park-and-ride lots and ADA Complementary Paratransit Service and limited DAR
service), are provided on the following days:

Columbus Day
Christmas Eve
Any regular service day designated to be a limited service day because of adverse weather conditions
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EXISTING FARE MEDIA
Table 8 below presents the fare structure for each specific service offered. As presented, general public
fares are $1.10 or $2 for local deviated fixed-routes, between $3 and $5 for DAR, and between $2.50 and
$4 on the commuter routes. Elderly and disabled fares are generally one-half of these amounts on the
local deviated fixed-routes. Students K-12 receive discounted monthly passes on the local deviated fixedroute service.
EDCTA and Sac RT entered into a formal transfer agreement in 1999 that allowed EDCTA to operate
within Sacramento County and offer the discounted Combo Commuter and Sac RT Monthly Pass.
Amendments to the transfer agreement in 2005 dictate that Sac RT will accept transfers from EDCTA
routes and EDCTA will accept transfers from Sac RT routes. Transfer fees apply in both cases. The
agreement also includes fare agreements for Los Rios Community College Students with an Access Card
or CSUS Students with an ID card (group passes). These students receive a discount on EDCTA
Commuter routes and ride free on EDCTA local routes. At the end of each month, EDCTA tallies the
number of transfers and group passes accepted from Sac RT and the number of transfers issued by
EDCTA for Sac RT. The difference between accepted and issued transfers is payable to the transit agency
who issued the greater number of transfers. The amount due is based on the payee’s average annual per
passenger fare for the fiscal year minus the amount of revenue collected by EDCTA for issued Sac RT
transfers. Employees of both Sac RT and EDCTA are allowed to ride free on the partner transit system
with a valid employee badge. As there is an inequality in the number of “free employee trips” provided by
each agency, it is likely that a new transfer agreement with Sac RT will be negotiated in 2008 that
addresses this situation.
TABLE 8: El Dorado County Transit Authority Fare Structure
Route
General Public
One-Way
Monthly
Elderly/Disabled
One-Way
Monthly
Student (K-12)
One-Way
Monthly
Local Routes
Pollock Pines, Placerville Routes
Diamond Springs, Cameron Park,
and Folsom Lake College
$1.10
$33.00
$0.55
$21.00
$1.10
$25.00
Grizzly Flat and South County Routes
$2.00
$33.00
$1.00
$21.00
$2.00
$25.00
$3.00
$5.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$1.50
$3.00
$5.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
$3.00
$5.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sacramento Commuter Routes
Combination Pass (RT and EDT)
$4.00
N/A
$144.00
$170.50
$4.00
N/A
$144.00
$170.50
$4.00
N/A
2
$144.00
$170.50
Iron Point
Iron Point Connector
Combination Pass (IPC and RT)
$2.50
N/A
$90.00
$122.50
$2.50
N/A
$90.00
$122.50
$2.50(3)
N/A
$90.00
$122.50
$5.00
N/A
$5.00
N/A
$5.00
N/A
Dial-A-Ride 1
Zone A-C
Zone D-F
Zone G-L
Commuter Routes
SAC-MED Route
Note 1: Additional cost of $0.50 per zone boundary crossed for Elderly/Disabled fares and additional cost of $1.00 per zone boundary crossed for General and Student
fares.
Note 2: Students with a "Student Access Card" from the Los Rios Community College District or students of CSUS receive a discounted fare of $3.00; all other students
are charged the full $4.00 one-way fare.
Note 3: FLC and CSUS students with ID receive a discounted fare of $1.50.
Source: El Dorado County Transit Authority.
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Table 9 presents a tally of Sac RT fare media issued/accepted by EDCTA for FY 2006/07. As shown,
EDCTA drivers issued a total of 1,889 transfers to Sac RT transit services and EDCTA received no
transfers from Sac RT riders. A total of 7,879 Student ID’s were accepted on all EDCTA routes. It should
be noted that Student ID boardings accounted for 16.72 percent of total boardings on the IPC, 7.75
percent of total boardings on the Diamond Springs/Cameron Park/Folsom Lake College and 6.74 percent
of total boardings on the Placerville Express route in FY 2006/07.
EDCTA is also considering entering into a universal fare card program with Sac RT that would involve
the purchase smart card readers for some or all of EDCTA vehicles. This program is discussed in greater
detail in the Capital Alternatives section.
DISCONTINUED TRANSIT SERVICES
Discontinued EDCTA services consist of the following:

Between July 2004 and July 1, 2006, EDCTA provided service to major employment centers in
Rancho Cordova. Commuter Routes 8 and 9 were operated in the morning and afternoon commute
period using a 25-passenger bus. Most recently, the routes left at 5:00 AM and 6:35 AM from El
Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride, arriving at Mayhew Road and Franchise Tax Board
Court at 5:57 AM and 7:30 AM. The afternoon routes left Mayhew Road and Franchise Tax Board
Court at 3:40 PM and 5:20 PM and arrived at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds at 4:40 PM and 6:35
PM. This service was discontinued due to poor ridership and route performance. Average daily
ridership on these routes ranged from two to four passengers per day for each run. In FY 2004/05, the
farebox return ratio for the Rancho Cordova Commuter routes was 5.8 percent compared to 66.5
percent on the Sacramento Commuter routes. Productivity (one-way passenger trips per vehicle-hour
of service) was 2.8 on the Rancho Cordova routes, whereas the Sacramento Commuter routes
produced 16.7 passenger trips per vehicle-hour of service.

The Georgetown Divide Route was a 12-month demonstration project that began February 27, 2001,
serving the communities of Georgetown, Greenwood, Cool, Pilot Hill, and Garden Valley. The
service initially provided 3 round-trips on Tuesdays and Thursdays but changed to request only
service on July 17, 2001 due to low ridership. This service was discontinued February 27, 2002.

The El Dorado Hills Shuttle Bus was implemented as a result of the annual unmet transit needs
process during FY 1996/97. This 12-month demonstration project operated during FY 1997/98,
serving the El Dorado Hills community. Service was provided Monday through Friday between 5:25
A.M. and 6:20 P.M. Initially 5 loops per day were provided but later reduced to 2 loops per day due
to poor ridership. Major stops included El Dorado Hills Business Park, Town Center, Raley’s Center,
Oak Ridge High School, The Village, El Dorado Hills Community Service District, Sam’s Town
Park-and-Ride, Prospectors Plaza, and El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride. Annual
ridership totaled 823, with a 2.3 percent farebox. As the population in El Dorado Hills has increased
significantly over the last ten years transit service to the area will be analyzed in the alternatives
section.
EXISTING RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE LEVELS
Total annual systemwide ridership for FY 2006/07 on all EDCTA services was 360,569 one-way
passenger-trips, an increase of approximately 11.2 percent in comparison to the previous year. In FY
2006/07, the local routes accounted for roughly 38.9 percent of the systemwide ridership and commuter
routes accounted for roughly 36.9 percent.
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ST ID
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ST ID
2,097
1
158
309
337
248
140
105
248
274
242
35
0
ST ID
Local Routes
Diamond Grizzly
Cameron South Folsom
Springs
Flat Express
Park
County
Lake
Key: ST ID = Student ID s used, EMP = RT employee badges used, TFRS = RT transfers accepted, ISSD = RT transfers issued by EDCTA drivers.
Total Transfers Issued:
Total Student ID Accepted:
Total Transfers Received:
TOTAL
107
39
October-06
125
104
12
24
August-06
86
18
ST ID EMP TFRS ISSD
September-06
July-06
Month
Sacto Commuter
Number of Passenger-Trips
TABLE 9: Sacramento Regional Transit Fare Media Tally for Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007
Historical Ridership and Service Levels
Systemwide ridership over FYs 1996/97 through 2006/07, both in total and by major service category, is
presented in Table 10. Figure 12 graphically presents 10-year growth in ridership growth in a stacked bar
chart format. As presented, total systemwide ridership over this period has increased 35.6 percent, or 3.1
percent annual average growth. The El Dorado Transit target for annual ridership increase is 3.0 percent.
Historical change in ridership for each type of service is also illustrated in Figure 13.
Figure 14 presents a pie chart of the proportion of total EDCTA ridership by service category over the
most recent year. As shown, the local and commuter ridership levels are relatively equal, and together
comprise just over three quarters of total systemwide ridership. The local routes provide the greatest
ridership, at 38.9 percent of systemwide ridership, followed by the commuter routes (36.9 percent of
systemwide ridership) and the contracted social services (10.7 percent). The DAR service accounts for 9.2
percent of systemwide ridership, Special Event services (Holly Jolly Trolley and Apple Hill Shuttle)
account for 3.8 percent and other non-regular, “ancillary” services (rural routes and SAC-MED) only
accounted for 0.4 percent of systemwide ridership.
Examination of ridership data by service (Table 10) reveals that the increase in Commuter ridership
(53,212 annual one-way passenger-trips) accounts for more than half of the systemwide ridership increase
over the ten-year period. Commuter ridership has grown rather steadily since 1996 with exceptions in FY
2003/04 and FY 2006/07. The IPC providing direct service to the Sac RT light rail station in Folsom,
began operation in July 2006 and may have reduced ridership on other commuter runs slightly. Although
these service changes appear to have had a negative effect on ridership, it typically takes three years for a
new service to become established and see full potential ridership. Another factor that may have
contributed to a decline in commuter ridership is the addition of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on
US 50, which have eased travel delays for auto drivers and passengers. As stated in Chapter 2,
improvement projects to extend the HOV lanes are included in the Sacramento Regional MTP.
Ridership on the DAR service increased significantly (140 percent total growth), or 9.1 percent average
annual growth) over the most recent ten years, while ridership growth on the Contracted Social Services
has remained relatively flat, as shown in Table 10. The newer SAC-MED service has seen a 160.1 percent
increase in ridership from 291 one-way passenger-trips to 757 one-way passenger-trips over the last five
years. Ridership on the combined Special Event Services (Holly Jolly Trolley, Apple Hill Shuttle and
Main Street Shuttle) has been rather erratic as the Apple Hill Shuttle was not operated in FYs 2002/03,
2003/04 and 2004/05. Even with the addition of the Main Street Shuttle in FY 2006/07 Special Event
Services ridership decreased by 27.7 percent over the last ten years. Although it is considered a chartered
service and therefore not included in Table 10, it is relevant to note that El Dorado County Fair Shuttle
provided 14,417 one-way passenger-trips for the June 2007 Fair.
Table 11 provides ridership data regarding the individual local and rural routes. A review of this data
indicates the following:

The Placerville Routes (formerly named Placerville East, Placerville West and Placerville Express)
have seen a 42.3 percent increase in ridership over the last ten years or an average annual growth of
3.6 percent. The 29.5 percent jump in ridership from FY 2005/06 to FY 2006/07 can be attributed to
the restructuring of the Placerville routes from the Hangtown Shuttle to the East, West and Express
routes.
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--
22.7%
2.1%
99,553
100,514
107,789
105,286
109,807
140,333
25,988
2,599
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
4.3%
-2.3%
7.2%
1.0%
-4.7%
-7.4%
-709
-79
743
669
397
451
601
723
610
638
885
1,452
0
-48.8%
-7.2%
11.1%
68.5%
-12.0%
-25.0%
-16.9%
18.5%
-4.4%
-27.9%
-39.0%
--
--
Rural Routes(1)
Annual
One-Way
Passenger%
Trips
Change
19,384
1,938
33,230
32,302
27,227
21,955
17,616
16,295
16,930
16,490
13,117
11,963
13,846
140.0%
9.1%
2.9%
18.6%
24.0%
24.6%
8.1%
-3.8%
2.7%
25.7%
9.6%
-13.6%
--
Dial-A-Ride
Annual
One-Way
Passenge
%
r-Trips
Change
Note 1: Rural Routes = Grizzly Flat, El Dorado Hills and South County
Note 2: Special Event = Holly Jolly Trolley, Apple Hill Shuttle and Main Street Shuttle
Source: EDCTA Administrative Operations Reports Fiscal Years 1996-97 through 2006-07.
Total Growth
Average Annual Growth
27.8%
104,461
2000-01
-4.8%
11.8%
100,916
112,823
-7.3%
1998-99
106,040
1997-98
1999-00
114,345
1996-97
Fiscal Year
Local Routes
Annual
One-Way
Passenger%
Trips
Change
53,212
5,321
133,081
134,367
133,529
130,903
132,504
129,294
123,808
113,422
93,381
86,715
79,869
66.6%
5.2%
-1.0%
0.6%
2.0%
-1.2%
2.5%
4.4%
9.2%
21.5%
7.7%
8.6%
12.8%
Commuter Routes
Annual
One-Way
Passenger%
Trips
Change
TABLE 10: El Dorado County Transit Authority Historical Ridership
-173
-17
38,628
37,598
48,510
50,118
45,549
43,650
40,160
39,693
38,631
38,820
38,801
-0.4%
0.0%
2.7%
-22.5%
-3.2%
10.0%
4.4%
8.7%
1.2%
2.7%
-0.5%
0.0%
--
466
117
757
677
509
593
291
0
0
0
0
0
0
160.1%
27.0%
11.8%
33.0%
-14.2%
103.8%
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
-5,285
-529
13,797
8,933
1,313
942
765
1,140
8,977
12,331
9,319
10,337
19,082
-27.7%
-3.2%
54.4%
580.4%
39.4%
23.1%
-32.9%
-87.3%
-27.2%
32.3%
-9.8%
-45.8%
--
Contracted Social
Sac - Med
Services
Special Event (2)
Annual OneAnnual OneAnnual OneWay
Way
Way
Passenger%
Passenger%
Passenger%
Trips
Change
Trips
Change
Trips
Change
94,626
9,463
360,569
324,353
316,771
312,751
297,840
290,655
294,946
295,397
256,249
255,327
265,943
35.6%
3.1%
11.2%
2.4%
1.3%
5.0%
2.5%
-1.5%
-0.2%
15.3%
0.4%
-4.0%
6.3%
Total
Annual OneWay
%
PassengerChange
Trips
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Annual Ridership
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Fiscal Year
96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07
10-Year Growth = 94,626 Riders, or 35.6 Percent
FIGURE 12: El Dorado County Transit Authority Annual Ridership
Other
Special Event
Contract
Dial-A-Ride
Commuter
Local
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Annual One-Way Passenger-Trips
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
1998-99
Rural Routes
1997-98
Local Routes
1996-97
Dial-A-Ride
1999-00
2001-02
Commuter Routes
2000-01
2003-04
2004-05
2002-03
Sac-Med
2005-06
FIGURE 13: El Dorado County Transit Authority Historical Ridership by Service
Special Event
2006-07
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Special Event
3.8%
Dial-A-Ride
9.2%
Other
0.4%
Contract
10.7%
Local
38.9%
Commuter
36.9%
FIGURE 14: Proportion of Annual El Dorado County Transit Authority
Ridership by Service
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42.3%
3.6%
24,423
2,442
Total Growth
Average Annual Growth
-7,406
-741
28,117
24,715
26,444
27,984
25,621
21,426
21,345
21,749
19,296
18,549
20,711
#
-26.3%
-3.0%
--12.1%
7.0%
5.8%
-8.4%
-16.4%
-0.4%
1.9%
-11.3%
-3.9%
11.7%
% Change
Pollock Pines
8,971
897
28,430
27,336
20,820
28,305
24,439
24,608
24,755
26,725
28,893
27,752
37,401
#
31.6%
2.8%
--3.8%
-23.8%
36.0%
-13.7%
0.7%
0.6%
8.0%
8.1%
-3.9%
34.8%
% Change
Diamond Springs/
Cameron Park
Note 1: Placerville Routes = Hangtown Shuttle, Placerville East, Placerville West and Placerville Express
Note 2: Discontinued Routes = El Dorado Hills and Georgetown.
--6.6%
-0.6%
5.4%
-3.8%
-1.6%
1.7%
9.0%
-3.7%
11.2%
29.5%
57,798
53,989
53,652
56,534
54,401
53,519
54,414
59,315
57,097
63,506
82,221
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
% Change
#
Fiscal Year
Placerville Routes (1)
Annual One-way Passenger Trips
-33
-4
629
885
638
553
647
601
451
397
459
596
-5.2%
-0.6%
--40.7%
-27.9%
-13.3%
17.0%
-7.1%
-25.0%
-12.0%
15.6%
29.8%
Grizzly Flat
%
#
Change
-63
-63
---------210
147
-30.0%
-30.0%
-----------30.0%
South County
%
#
Change
TABLE 11: El Dorado County Transit Authority - Local and Rural Routes Historical Ridership
---
-823
--57
76
------
#
---
------------
% Change
Discontinued Routes (2)
26,731
2,673
114,345
107,492
101,801
113,461
105,071
100,276
101,115
108,240
105,683
110,476
141,076
#
23.4%
2.1%
--6.0%
-5.3%
11.5%
-7.4%
-4.6%
0.8%
7.0%
-2.4%
4.5%
27.7%
% Change
Total

Over the ten-year period, the Pollock Pines route has seen a 26.3 percent decrease in ridership or an
average annual decrease of 3.0 percent. However, service frequency improvements made during FY
2006/07 resulted in an 11.7 percent growth in ridership from FY 2005/06 levels.

Ridership on the Diamond Springs and Cameron Park routes has increased by 31.6 percent over the
ten-year period. Up until FY 2006/07 these routes were operated with one bus which resulted long
wait times for connecting or return trips. After the restructuring of these routes, combined ridership
on both routes increased by 34.8 percent in FY 2006/07 from the previous year.

The rural Grizzly Flat and South County routes have less than 1,000 annual one-way passenger-trips
each. The South County route ridership declined between the first and second years of service. The
Grizzly Flat route dropped from a high of 885 trips in FY 1998/99 to a low of 397 trips in 2004/05,
but has subsequently increased to a 2006/07 figure of 596. Table 11 also presents data for two local
routes (El Dorado Hills and Georgetown) that were discontinued due to low ridership.
Table 12 presents a review of trends in vehicle service hours, which increased by 59.7 percent over the
data period. Figure 15 graphically displays the 10-year growth in vehicle service hours. As shown,
changes in vehicle-hours of service parallels ridership trends, except for Contracted Social Services where
vehicle service hours decreased by 40.2 percent over the ten-year period and ridership only decreased by
0.4 percent. The largest increase in vehicle service hours over the ten-year period (687.1 percent or 22.9
percent average annual growth) occurred on the DAR system. The largest proportional decease in vehicle
service hours occurred on the rural routes (41.5 percent or 5.8 percent annually).
Vehicle service mile data, as shown in Table 13, indicates that mileage has increased by 70 percent over
the most recent ten-year period. Mileage associated with the DAR system has increased ten-fold over the
period under review. The SAC-MED route has also increased vehicle service miles significantly over the
lifetime of the program (75.0 percent). Vehicle service miles have decreased by 80.4 percent on the rural
routes. It should be noted that vehicle service miles incorrectly included deadhead miles for years
1997/2003. Therefore, in FY 2003/04, there appears to be a large decrease in vehicle service miles.
A comparison of one-way passenger-trips per vehicle service hour (“productivity”) for the same time
period is presented in Table 14. In FY 2006/07, EDCTA carried roughly 7.0 one-way passenger-trips per
vehicle service hour over all services. Systemwide, productivity has decreased by 1.2 one-way passengertrips per vehicle service hour since FY 1996/97. When individual services are examined, only the
Contracted Social Services and SAC-MED routes had increases in productivity (2.5 and 0.2 passengers
per vehicle service hour, respectively). It should be noted that productivity of transit services typically
declines as services expand, reflecting that expansions of service are typically into geographic areas or
times of day with relatively low ridership potential. The DAR route had the largest decrease in
productivity, (5.2 passengers per vehicle service hour) or an average annual decrease of 11.2 percent over
the ten-year period, followed by the rural and local routes with an average annual decrease in productivity
of 1.5 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively). This decline in DAR productivity, however, may be a result
in changes in ridership categories; since 2000/01, productivity on DAR has been relatively constant.
Ridership by Day of Week
Ridership by day of week is presented in Table 15. This data was derived using daily service reports for
October 21-27, 2006 and March 10-16, 2007. Systemwide, ridership was greatest on Monday; however,
ridership by day of the week varies between each type of service. Local route ridership is highest on
Tuesdays, commuter ridership peaks on Wednesdays, while DAR ridership peaks on Thursday. Overall,
Fridays represent the weekday with the lowest ridership.
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3.4%
% Average Annual Change
-5.8%
-26
-41.5%
-236
-568
199
216
444
254
185
196
189
325
332
22.9%
1,226
687.1%
12,258
1,784
1,267
1,649
2,255
6,621
6,561
7,071
7,908
10,595
13,093
14,042
Dial-A-Ride
6.3%
556
84.2%
5,563
6,606
6,709
6,928
8,151
8,697
10,188
10,095
9,818
9,381
9,076
12,169
Commuter
Routes
502
39.6%
Average Annual Change
% Change
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
5,023
12,690
11,547
12,384
11,589
11,530
11,991
11,739
11,939
11,292
11,323
17,713
Fiscal Year
Total Change
Local Routes
Rural
Routes(1)
-5.0%
-421
-40.2%
-4,205
10,451
9,301
8,191
7,799
5,559
5,461
5,597
6,046
6,088
5,828
6,246
Contracted
Social
Services
21.8%
66
120.1%
263
------219
350
348
417
482
Sac-Med
-2.8%
-18
-25.1%
-183
730
399
505
581
547
153
91
101
161
587
547
Special
Event(2)
TABLE 12: El Dorado County Transit Authority Historical Annual Vehicle Hours of Service
4.8%
1,927
59.7%
19,270
32,261
29,791
29,856
30,591
33,398
34,608
34,997
36,358
38,054
40,649
51,531
Total
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Annual Vehicle-Hours of Service
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
96-97
97-98
98-99
99-00
00-01
Fiscal Year
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
10-Year Growth = 19,270 Vehicle-Hours, or 59.7 Percent
06-07
FIGURE 15: El Dorado County Transit Authority Annual Vehicle-Hours of Service
Other
Special Event
Contract
Dial-A-Ride
Commuter
Local
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2.8%
% Average Annual Change
-16.6%
-3,830
-80.4%
-34,474
8,530
6,423
11,121
8,802
6,239
4,502
4,795
7,503
8,398
-42,872
Rural
Routes(1)
27.3%
29,071
1016.3%
290,712
28,606
25,022
37,519
45,915
147,596
142,861
286,912
181,339
220,171
281,294
319,318
1.2%
3,945
12.1%
39,453
325,269
233,952
240,553
298,784
355,158
452,302
463,369
351,741
297,758
285,578
364,722
Commuter
Dial-A-Ride
Routes
4.6%
4,779
56.9%
47,790
83,919
179,253
174,270
168,360
185,341
180,811
180,820
131,337
128,016
121,033
131,709
Contracted
Social Services
Note 3: Prior to Fiscal Year 2003-2004 deadhead miles were incorrectly included in vehicle service miles.
6,856
31.3%
68,562
% Change
219,310
212,155
211,425
218,164
214,950
214,256
217,887
209,664
192,804
195,253
287,872
Total Change
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04(3)
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
1996-97
1997-98
Fiscal Year
Local
Routes
15.0%
1,580
75.0%
6,319
------8,430
11,825
11,032
12,780
14,749
Sac-Med
TABLE 13: El Dorado Transit Historical Annual Vehicle Miles of Service
-3.2%
-273
-27.8%
-2,732
9,815
5,773
6,497
7,325
7,290
2,496
1,252
831
1,309
7,053
7,083
Special
Event(2)
5.5%
46,693
70.0%
466,932
666,919
699,027
678,794
744,971
921,456
1,001,528
1,164,909
891,239
855,885
910,494
1,133,851
Total
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9.0
9.2
8.1
9.7
9.1
8.3
8.6
9.0
9.3
9.7
7.9
-1.1
-1.3%
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
10-Year Change
-0.3
-1.5%
-2.6
4.4
3.0
1.4
2.9
3.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.2
-5.4
-11.2%
7.8
9.4
8.0
7.3
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.4
Dial-A-Ride
-1.2
-1.0%
12.1
12.9
13.5
13.9
14.2
12.7
13.1
13.3
14.2
14.8
10.9
Commuter
Routes
2.5
5.2%
3.7
4.2
4.7
5.1
7.2
8.0
8.1
8.3
8.0
6.5
6.2
Contracted
Social
Services
Local Routes
Fiscal Year
Rural
Routes(1)
Passenger Trips per Vehicle Service Hour
TABLE 14: El Dorado County Transit Authority Historical Productivity
0.2
4.3%
------1.3
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.6
Sac-Med
-0.9
-0.4%
26.1
25.9
18.5
21.2
16.4
7.5
8.4
9.3
8.2
15.2
25.2
Special
Event(2)
-1.2
-1.6%
8.2
8.6
8.6
9.7
8.8
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.3
8.0
7.0
Total
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17.2%
122
39
160
20.9%
15.3%
118
28
146
19.0%
1,393
21.1%
Proportion of Weekly Total
MORE
Senior Day Care
Subtotal Social Services
Total Daily Ridership
1,315
19.9%
162
21.1%
129
33
18.1%
118
600
22.2%
16
579
5
598
19.2%
242
78
189
89
1,292
19.5%
164
21.3%
125
39
19.8%
129
558
20.6%
28
529
2
605
19.5%
261
68
196
81
1,087
16.4%
135
17.6%
103
32
19.6%
128
430
15.9%
19
405
6
529
17.0%
236
82
136
75
Average Daily Ridership
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
187
2.8%
---
---
6.5%
1,281
–
153
–
119
34
–
118
541
–
23
514
5
593
–
252
74
183
85
Average Per
Weekday
Source: El Dorado County Transit Authority.
Note 1: The Iron Point Connector operated on Saturdays during the time period reviewed. Saturday service has since been discontinued due to low ridership.
23
0.3%
---
---
3.4%
23
---
--43
----
0
0.0%
-----
5
---
144
4.6%
118
-17
10
Saturday Sunday
Note: Data from March 10 - 16, 2007 and October 21 - 27, 2006 were used as a sample to represent ridership on a typical weekday.
1,317
19.9%
113
100
Dial-A-Ride
572
21.1%
27
540
6
633
20.3%
265
67
206
96
Tuesday
546
20.2%
24
519
4
Commuter Routes
Iron Point Connector(1)
AM PM Commuter Routes
Reverse Commuter Route
Subtotal Commuter Routes
601
19.3%
255
74
186
87
Monday
Subtotal Local Routes
Local Routes
Placerville East/West
Placerville Express
Diamond Springs/Cameron Park
Pollock Pines
General Services
TABLE 15: El Dorado County Transit Authority Ridership by Day of Week
Ridership by Month
Monthly ridership data by route/service for the most recent FY is presented in Table 16. As shown, total
systemwide ridership is highest in the month of October, due in part to the seasonal Apple Hill Shuttle.
March and May also represent high transit activity months. Ridership is the lowest in the months of July,
December, and February.
Reviewing Ridership-by-month provides an opportunity to evaluate the improvement over time of new
services, such as the Placerville Express and the IPC. As shown in Table 16, ridership on the Placerville
Express has decreased over the fiscal year, but the IPC has shown some improvement. It should be noted
that dips in ridership during the summer months on the IPC reflect at least in part the relatively high
proportion of student passengers on this route.
Detailed Passenger Activity – Local and Rural Routes
Boardings and Alightings by Stop
EDCTA drivers do not record passenger activity by stop for the local and rural routes as part of their daily
routine, though a total summary of boardings for each run of the route is recorded. To provide
information on passenger activity at stop, EDCTA drivers were provided a survey form to record
boardings and alightings at each stop along their routes for the weekdays between November 8 and 15,
2007. While some boardings and alightings may have been omitted from the survey form, the results
reveal general trends in passenger activity by stop for the local and rural routes. Tables 17 through 23
present the average of the total passenger boardings and passenger alightings at each stop for the week of
November 8–15, 2007 for each of the individual routes:

Placerville Routes – Boardings and alightings on the Placerville routes are presented in Table 17.
Overall, the greatest number of boardings and alightings was recorded at the Missouri Flat Transfer
Center (81 boardings, 64 alightings) and Placerville Station (37 boardings, 27 alightings). Average
weekday boardings and alightings recorded at the following stops were less than one: 3177 Turner
St., Ridgecrest, Snowline Hospice and Woodridge. As an “express” route through Placerville, the
Placerville Express route has seven stops. Significantly more boardings and alightings were recorded
at the Missouri Flat Transfer Center, Old City Hall and Placerville Station than Big 5, Home Depot,
Library, and Regal Theaters.

Cameron Park – As shown in Table 18, the Missouri Flat Transfer Station had the greatest number
of boardings and alightings during the review period (19 boardings, 26 alightings), followed by
Safeway (12 boardings, 8 alightings) and Cameron Park Drive/Green Valley Road (11 boardings, 9
alightings). Less than one average weekday boarding or alighting was recorded at 13 of the 23 stops.
Three or fewer boardings and alightings were recorded at various flag stops. Verada Drive was the
flag stop with the most passenger activity.

Diamond Springs – As shown in Table 19, bus stops with the greatest number of boardings and
alightings on the Diamond Springs route were the Missouri Flat Transfer Station (29 boardings, 39
alightings), Pleasant Valley/Church Street (11 boardings, 4 alightings) and Union Mine High School
(10 boardings, 5 alightings). On average there was less than 1 boarding or alighting at Panther Lane
during this week in November. Popular flag stops along this route include Panorama Mobile Home
Park and Vision Center.
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67,970
5,664
18.8%
Subtotal
Monthly Average
% of Systemwide Total
4.0%
14,251
1,188
-1,129
1,309
1,477
1,392
1,318
1,435
1,244
1,629
1,351
1,185
782
5.7%
20,711
1,726
1,106
1,683
1,697
1,598
1,469
1,427
1,869
1,752
2,186
2,050
2,215
1,659
Pollock
Pines
10.4%
37,401
3,117
Source: EDCTA Administrative Operations Reports, July 2006 through June 2007.
1,550
2,628
3,539
3,699
3,209
2,432
3,343
3,073
4,356
3,525
3,783
2,264
Diamond
Springs/
Cameron
Park
4,593
5,698
5,807
5,825
5,395
5,041
5,893
5,164
6,703
6,395
5,879
5,577
July 2006
August
September
October
November
December
January 2007
February
March
April
May
June
Month
Placerville Placerville
East/ West Express
Local Routes
38.9%
140,333
11,694
7,249
11,138
12,352
12,599
11,465
10,218
12,540
11,233
14,874
13,321
13,062
10,282
Subtotal
Local
Routes
0.2%
0.0%
147
12
11
18
10
12
14
7
10
4
11
15
12
23
46
70
46
49
45
37
57
45
53
48
54
46
596
50
South
County
Grizzly
Flat
Rural Routes
0.2%
743
62
57
88
56
61
59
44
67
49
64
63
66
69
Subtotal
Rural
Routes
9.2%
33,320
2,777
2,843
3,149
2,878
2,771
2,504
2,459
2,704
2,429
3,051
2,827
2,917
2,788
Dial- ARide
TABLE 16: Total El Dorado County Transit Authority Ridership by Month, Fiscal Year 2006-07
34.9%
125,972
10,498
9,952
12,099
10,209
10,668
9,536
8,476
11,012
9,390
11,483
10,595
11,755
10,797
0.2%
767
64
70
58
60
78
53
54
80
40
75
36
68
95
1.7%
6,305
525
241
336
443
504
410
437
443
480
636
809
871
695
Sacto
Reverse
Commuter Commuter Iron Point
0.01%
37
3
37
------------
36.9%
133,081
11,090
10,300
12,493
10,712
11,250
9,999
8,967
11,535
9,910
12,194
11,440
12,694
11,587
Subtotal
Rancho Commute
Cordova r Routes
Commuter Routes
10.7%
38,628
3,219
2,949
3,516
3,217
3,348
3,034
2,946
3,322
3,001
3,438
3,177
3,431
3,249
0.2%
757
63
71
120
56
95
61
57
51
47
42
54
60
43
Contracted
Social
Services Sac - Med
3.8%
13,797
1,150
0
0
407
9,628
0
1,578
445
378
415
412
331
203
Special
Event(1)
100.0%
360,659
30,055
23,469
30,504
29,678
39,752
27,122
26,269
30,664
27,047
34,078
31,294
32,561
28,221
Total
–
–
–
78.1%
101.5%
98.7%
132.3%
90.2%
87.4%
102.0%
90.0%
113.4%
104.1%
108.3%
93.9%
% Avg.
TABLE 17: El Dorado County Transit Authority Placerville Routes Average Weekday Passenger
Activity by Stop
Week of November 8 - 15, 2007
Placerville East
Boardings Alightings
Placerville West
Placerville Express
Total
3177 Turner St.
Bdwy / Carson
Bdwy/Schnll Sch.
Bee / Coloma
Big 5
Big Lots
Broadway / Point View
Clay / New Jersey
Cold Springs Dental
Coloma Ct
Cottonwood
DMV
El Dorado HS
Fairgrounds
Forni / Lo-Hi
Fowler Way
Gold Country
Hidden Spr MHP
Home Depot
Human Services
Library
Marshall Hospital
Midtown Mall
Missouri Flat Transfer Ctr.
MORE
Old City Hall
Pacific / Clark
Phoenix Ctr
Placerville PO
Placerville Station
Raley's
Regal Theaters
Ridgecrest
Rite-Aid
Senior Center
Snowline Hosp.
Tunnel St Apts
Turner Ct.
Upper Room
Woodmans
Woodridge
0
--1
4
6
2
1
6
3
1
-0
1
3
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
-49
6
6
1
2
2
3
13
-0
0
6
-2
0
4
-0
1
--3
2
1
9
3
2
8
8
-5
1
1
1
5
1
2
3
2
4
-3
2
10
3
1
5
10
6
-1
5
3
-4
1
6
-1
-4
6
2
-1
-1
-9
4
3
2
0
1
1
-1
0
1
1
3
3
1
0
7
--5
14
5
3
0
-5
0
4
--6
1
-0
0
0
-5
-0
-4
2
4
1
2
4
1
-1
0
3
4
2
6
26
6
3
--3
1
11
2
0
-4
1
2
--3
0
----2
-------------1
-3
--31
-15
---20
-3
----------
----3
-------------2
-6
--35
-13
---16
-2
----------
0
4
6
3
6
7
2
2
6
12
5
3
2
1
4
1
0
2
2
3
7
3
3
81
6
28
1
2
7
37
18
6
0
0
11
0
6
0
4
6
1
1
0
0
3
5
6
9
3
2
12
10
4
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
6
12
6
6
64
8
26
3
1
8
27
17
4
1
5
7
1
6
1
6
3
1
Total
129
123
94
101
75
77
298
301
Source: EDCTA, 2007
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21
12
11
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
Total
58
24
8
9
5
3
2
2
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Missouri Flat Transfer Station
Safeway
Cameron Park Dr / Green Valley Rd
Cimmeron / La Canada
Mother Lode / So. Shingle
Bel Air
La Crescenta / Green Valley Rd
Country Club / Garden Circle
Marshall Medical, Cameron Park
Eskaton Lincoln Manor
Mother Lode / Blanchard
Mother Lode / Davidson
Mother Lode / Production
Ponderosa High School
Durock Center
Market Court
Cambridge / Sandhurst
Cameron Park Library
Cambridge Rd P & R
Country Club / Cambridge
Mother Lode / Summit View
Mother Lode / Pleasant Valley
Route Stops
TABLE 18: El Dorado Transit Authority
Cameron Park Routes Average Weekday
Passenger Activity by Stop
72
Total
Source: EDCTA, 2007
29
11
10
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
66
39
4
5
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
4
Plsnt. Vlly / Church St.
Union Mine High School
Lake Oaks / Patterson
Independence High School
Pearl Place / Courtside
Plsnt. Vlly / Oro Lane
Plsnt. Vlly / Diamond Meadows
Golden Center Ct.
Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park
Panther
EDCTA Offices
TABLE 19: El Dorado County Transit
Authority Diamond Springs Routes Average
Weekday Passenger Activity by Stop

Folsom Lake College – As shown in Table 20, high activity stops on this route are the Missouri Flat
Transfer Center (48 boardings, 41 alightings) and the Child Development Center at the College (24
boardings, 21 alightings).

Pollock Pines – The Pollock Pines route (Table 21) has 10 regularly scheduled stops with one stop at
the Missouri Flat Transfer Center at 7:40 AM. During the week under review, passenger activity was
recorded at 56 flag stops. Stops with the greatest passenger activity were: Placerville Station (37
boardings, 27 alightings) and Safeway Plaza at Pony Express Trail (16 boardings, 11 alightings). The
Alder Road/Pony Express stop was the most common flag stop.

Rural Routes – Only 15 average weekday boardings and alightings were recorded on both the
Grizzly Flat and South County routes (Table 22). Most passenger activity was recorded on the
northwestern portion of these runs between the Missouri Flat Transfer Center and Pleasant Valley
Square.
Total combined average weekday boardings and alightings by stop for all rural and local routes is shown
in Table 23. Over the review period, the Missouri Flat Transfer Station served an average weekday
passenger activity of 180 boardings and 183 alightings. Other well-used bus stops include Placerville
Station, Old City Hall, Child Development at Folsom Lake College, Safeway on Pony Express Trail, and
Raley’s on Placerville Drive. Less than 1 average weekday boarding was recorded at a total of 23 EDCTA
local and rural route bus stops. Most of these stops with low activity are located on the Grizzly Flat, South
County and Cameron Park routes.
Boardings and Alightings By-Hour of Day
The same driver survey data for the week of November 8th to 15th, 2007 used to evaluate activity by stop
was also evaluated with regards to ridership activity by-hour of the day:

Figure 16 displays average weekday boardings for the Placerville routes. The greatest number of
boardings occurred in the afternoon around 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM.

As shown in Figure 17, boardings on the Folsom Lake College route peak in the morning at 7:00 AM
with another spike in ridership at 1:00 PM.

The Cameron Park route also has the greatest number of boardings in the morning at 6:00 AM. The
Diamond Springs route has more consistent ridership throughout the day with a peak in average
weekday boardings at 10:00 AM.

Ridership-by-hour for the Pollock Pines route is displayed in Figure 18. As this route generally serves
residents in the more rural areas of the County who require travel to Placerville for shopping and
appointments, the largest concentration of boardings occurs during the 7:00 AM hour with a more
continuous level of boardings in the afternoon hours.
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Authority Folsom Lake College Routes
Average Weekday Passenger Activity by
Stop
Boardings
Alightings
Missouri Flat Transfer Center
Child Development
Prospector Plaza
Safeway
Folsom Lake College
Green Valley Church
48
24
7
5
4
0
41
21
9
1
11
0
Total
88
83
Source: EDCTA, 2007
Authority Pollock Pines Routes Average
Weekday Passenger Activity by Stop
Placerville Station
Safeway Plaza (Pony Express Trail)
Carson / Larsen
Gold Country Inn
Pony Exp. / Sanders
Pollock Pines P.O.
Broadway / Carson
Broadway / Schnell Sch.
Camino P.O.
Missouri Flat Transfer Ctr
Camino Heights Dr. and US 50
37
16
5
0
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
27
11
2
0
2
5
8
5
3
10
0
Total
71
73
Source: EDCTA, 2007
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TABLE 22: El Dorado County Transit Authority
Rural Routes Average Weekday Passenger
Activity by Stop
Boardings
Alightings
Grizzly Flat
Prospector Plaza
Pleasant Valley Square
Mt. Aukum / Grizzly Flat
Oak Hill Center
Sciaroni / Capps Crossing
Evergreen / String Canyon
Golden Center
Pleasant Valley / Diamond Meadows
Pleasant Valley / Bucks Bar
Pearts Little Place
Winding Way
Grizzly Flat / Pine Ridge
Pearts Little Place
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South County 1
Prospector Plaza
Three Forks Grange
Bistro / Fairplay
Pioneer Park Community Center
Outingdale Road
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
13
9
Note 1: Data for South County route represents one day only (November 13, 2007).
Source: EDCTA, 2007
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TABLE 23: El Dorado County Transit Authority Total Average Weekday Passenger Activity for Local
and Rural Routes
EDCTA Bus Stops
Placerville Station
Old City Hall
Child Development (FLC)
Safeway (Pony Express Trail)
Raley's (Placerville Dr.)
Coloma Ct
Safeway (Cameron Park Place)
Prospector Plaza
Cameron Park Dr / Green Valley Rd
Placerville Senior Center
Plsnt. Vlly / Church St.
Union Mine HS
Placerville Library
Placerville PO
Big Lots (Fair Lane)
MORE
Tunnel St Apts
Big 5 (Placerville Dr.)
Regal Theaters
Woodmans
Cold Springs Dental
Bdwy/Schnll Sch.
Cottonwood
Gold Country Inn
Carson / Larsen
Lakes Oaks / Patterson
Folsom Lake College
Upper Room
Forni / Lo-Hi
Independence HS
Pony Exp. / Sanders
Bdwy / Carson
Human Services
Marshall Hospital
Midtown Mall
Cimmeron / La Canada
Pollock Pines P.O.
DMV
Bee / Coloma
Pearl Place / Courtside
Broadway / Point View
Broadway / Carson
El Dorado HS
Broadway / Schnell Sch.
Home Depot (Placerville Dr.)
Camino P.O.
Clay / New Jersey
Mother Lode / So. Shingle
Boardings
180
74
28
24
21
18
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Alightings EDCTA Bus Stops
183
54
26
21
12
17
12
8
11
9
7
4
5
12
8
6
8
6
5
4
3
2
0
10
6
6
2
2
11
6
5
2
2
0
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
2
9
8
6
5
4
3
3
3
Bel Air (Goldorado Center)
Hidden Spr MHP
Phoenix Ctr
Plsnt. Vlly / Oro Lane
Fairgrounds
Pacific / Clark
Diamond Springs MHP
Fowler Way
La Crescenta / Green Valley Rd
Plsnt. Vlly / Diam.Mead.
Country Club / Garden Cir
Golden Center Court (Placerville)
Oak Hill Ctr
Woodridge
Evergreen / String Canyon
Marshall Medical (Cameron Park)
Sciaroni / Capps Crossing
Rite-Aid (Placerville)
EDCTA Offices
Camino Heights
3177 Turner St.
Ridgecrest
Snowline Hosp.
Turner Ct.
Bistro / Fairplay
Cambridge / Sandhurst
Cambridge Rd P & R
Cameron Park Library
Country Club / Cambridge
Durock Center
Green Vlly Church
Grizzly Flat / Pine Ridge
Market Court
Mother Lode / Davidson
Mother Lode / Pleasant Vlly
Mother Lode / Production
Mother Lode / Summit View
Outingdale Road
Panther
Pearts Little Place
Pioneer Park Comm. Ctr
Ponderosa HS
PV / Bucks Bar
PV / Diamond Meadows
Three Forks Grange
Winding Way
Boardings
Alightings
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Note: Bus stops showing 0 passenger activity represents less than one average weekday boarding or alighting recorded.
Source: EDCTA, 2007
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Average Weekday Boardings
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
Hour Beginning
12:00 PM
Placerville East
11:00 AM
Placerville Express
9:00 AM
2:00 PM
Placerville West
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
FIGURE 16: El Dorado County Transit Authority
Average Weekday Boardings by Hour - Placerville Routes
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
Cameron Park
8:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Folsom Lake College
Hour Beginning
11:00 AM
Diamond Springs
10:00 AM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
FIGURE 17: El Dorado County Transit Authority Average Weekday Boardings by Hour Cameron Park/Diamond Springs/Folsom Lake College Routes
5:00 PM
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0
5
10
15
20
25
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Hour Beginning
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Average Weekday Boardings by Hour - Pollock Pines Route
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Detailed Passenger Activity – DAR
Origin/Destination Trip Patterns
Table 24 presents the distribution of origin/destination trip patterns for one day in October on the DAR
system. This data does not include trips provided for contracted social service clients or SAC-MED trips.
As shown, nearly half of non-social service DAR trips on October 24, 2006, began and ended in
Placerville. Trips between Cameron Park and Placerville and Diamond Springs and Placerville represent
the next most frequent trip pattern.
Boardings By-Hour of Day
Figure 19 presents average weekday DAR pickups for non-social service passengers by-hour of day. The
greatest number of boardings occurred during the 10:00 AM hour (12 pickups) followed by the noon hour
(10 pickups). The fewest average weekday boardings occurred during the 5:00 PM hour, although this
could be due to the fact that no return trip is available.
Detailed Passenger Activity – Sacramento Commuter Routes
Driver trip sheets for the week of March 12–16, 2007 were reviewed to determine average weekday
boardings for each commuter route. Similar to the passenger activity tables for the fixed-routes, complete
boarding activity was not available for one day during the week reviewed. Nevertheless, the data in the
following tables is still useful to analyze general ridership trends. As presented in Table 25, Commuter
Route 5 has the greatest total average weekday boardings (61 boardings). This is mainly due to high
TABLE 24: Dial-A-Ride Origin / Destination Trip Patterns - October 24, 2006
From:
Pollock
Pines
Diamond
Camino Placerville Springs
To:
El
Dorado
Shingle Cameron El Dorado
Springs
Park
Hills
Rescue
Pollock Pines
0.0%
0.0%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Camino
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Placerville
2.2%
0.0%
48.4%
6.5%
2.2%
0.0%
6.5%
1.1%
1.1%
Diamond Springs
0.0%
0.0%
4.3%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
El Dorado
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Shingle Springs
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cameron Park
0.0%
0.0%
6.5%
1.1%
0.0%
1.1%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
El Dorado Hills
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
Rescue
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Note: Does not include trips made for contracted social services.
Source: EDCTA
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0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Hour Beginning
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
FIGURE 19: Average Weekday Dial-A-Ride Pickups
by Hour of Day
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
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46
44
42
43
61
38
41
44
28
41
52
45
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Source: EDCTA, 2007
Note 1: Reverse routes for AM and PM are combined
Total Average Boardings
Routes
March 12 - 16, 2007
26
22
25
19
25
19
19
23
-35
26
25
El Dorado County Stops
AM Routes
20
22
17
24
36
17
21
22
28
7
25
20
-----2
1
------
Sacramento Downtown Stops Reverse Commuter Routes
PM Routes
TABLE 25: El Dorado County Transit Authority Average Weekday Commuter Route
Boarding Summary
1
TABLE 26: El Dorado County Transit Authority Commuter
Route Average Weekday Boardings by Stop
Stop
Rodeo Road Park & Ride
Cambridge Park & Ride
El Dorado Hills Park & Ride
El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park & Ride
Ponderosa Park & Ride
Placerville Station
Total
Boardings
% of Total
18
37
118
36
43
12
263
6.8%
14.0%
44.7%
13.5%
16.3%
4.6%
100.0%
Source: EDCTA driver trip sheets March 12 -16, 2007
ridership on the PM portion of Commuter Route 5 (36 boardings in Sacramento). A relatively high
number of boardings occurred on the Commuter Route 10 AM route (35 El Dorado County boardings).
Only 7 average weekday boardings were recorded at Sacramento Downtown stops on the Commuter
Route 10 PM route. This is the last PM route of the day and leaves Sacramento at 6:30 PM.
Public comment has indicated that some of the Park-and-Ride lots in El Dorado County have reached
capacity. Therefore boarding data at the various El Dorado County stops along the Commuter routes was
reviewed and presented in Table 26. Approximately 44.5 percent of average weekday Commuter route
boardings in El Dorado County occur at the El Dorado Hills Park-and-Ride or a total of 118 boardings.
Only 18 boardings or 6.8 percent were recorded at the Rodeo Road Park-and-Ride in Cameron Park and
12 boardings or 4.6 percent were recorded at Placerville Station.
Detailed Passenger Activity – Iron Point Commuter Routes
Table 27 presents average weekday boardings by-stop and by-run for the IPC during the week of March
12–16, 2007. The highest average weekday boardings were recorded on the 7:40 AM run (6.2 boardings
or 23.1 percent of total), followed closely by the 3:40 PM run (5.6 boardings or 20.9 percent of total).
Only 1.2 average weekday boardings were recorded on the 5:40 AM run. Approximately, 29.9 percent of
total boardings (8.0 boardings) occurred at the El Dorado Hills Park-and-Ride. Other popular stops were
the Iron Point Light Rail Station (6.2 boardings) and the Missouri Flat Transfer Center (5.8 boardings).
As there is only 1 scheduled stop at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Park-and-Ride, less than 1 average
weekday boarding was recorded there.
FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Cost Allocation Model
Existing EDCTA operating costs were analyzed to assess those factors that impact cost levels. Each cost
item is allocated to that quantity – vehicle service hour, vehicle service mile, vehicle or fixed costs – upon
which it is most dependent. Fuel costs, for example, are allocated to vehicle service miles. When divided
by the total quantity of service budgeted in FY 2006/07, a “cost equation” can be developed, as presented
in Table 28 below. This equation is:
Operating Cost = $0.89 x annual vehicle service miles +
$61.90 x annual vehicle service hours +
$792,713 in annual fixed costs.
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Source: EDCTA, 2007
EDC Fairgrounds Park and Ride
Ponderosa Road Park and Ride
Cambridge Road Park and Ride
El Dorado Hills Park and Ride
Iron Point Light Rail Station
Kaiser Permanente
FLC - Folsom Campus
El Dorado Hills Park and Ride
Cambridge Road Park and Ride
Ponderosa Road Park and Ride
EDC Fairgrounds Park and Ride
Stops
0.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5:40 AM
3.0
-0.8
0.2
1.0
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
7:40 AM
0.8
-0.0
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.0
9:40 AM
0.4
-0.0
0.0
1.2
1.8
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
11:40 AM
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.4
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1:40 PM
0.4
-0.0
0.0
1.4
1.2
0.0
1.2
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3:40 PM
0.2
-0.2
0.2
1.0
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5:40 PM
5.8
0.0
1.6
0.8
5.6
6.2
1.0
3.4
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Average Passengers
per Stop
TABLE 27: El Dorado County Transit Authority Average Weekday Iron Point Commuter Passengers
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$4,996,038
Total Expenditures
Source: EDCTA, FY 2006-07 Audit Report, Bartig, Basler & Ray, LLP.
Unit Quantities
Cost Per Unit
$2,300,247
$998,034
$40,584
$217,398
$186,921
$490,521
$256,547
$141,070
$75,282
$40,869
$67,036
$26,414
$46,218
$20,042
$15,094
$12,018
$7,877
$15,151
$830
$37,885
Total
Salaries and Wages
Employee Benefits
Payroll taxes
Worker's Compensation Insurance
General Liability Insurance
Fuel
Vehicle Maintenance
Professional Services
Small Tools and Equipment
Utilities
Special Department Expense
Communications
Office Expense
Equipments Rents Leases
Uniforms
Household Supplies
Membership and Publications
Staff Development and Training
Miscellaneous
Claims Expenses
Line Item
1,133,851
$0.89
$1,013,549
$490,521
$256,547
$172,364
$74,786
$3,041
$16,290
Vehicle Service
Miles
51,531
$61.90
$3,189,776
$15,094
$19,811
$1,919,717
$832,929
$33,870
$181,434
$186,921
Vehicle Service
Hours
–
–
$792,713
$12,018
$7,877
$15,151
$830
$37,885
$141,070
$75,282
$40,869
$67,036
$6,604
$46,218
$20,042
$208,166
$90,319
$3,673
$19,674
Fixed
TABLE 28: El Dorado County Transit Authority Cost Allocation Model,
Fiscal Year 2006-2007
This equation can be used to estimate the cost of any changes in service, such as the operation of
additional routes or changes in daily hours of operation. It will be used in subsequent tasks as part of this
study to evaluate the cost impacts of service alternatives.
System Revenues
The revenue sources required to support EDCTA’s administration, operations and maintenance are drawn
from a number of sources. As presented in Table 29, revenues have increased dramatically over the past
five years. Interest revenue and Local Transportation Funds (LTF) funds have had the largest average
annual increase, and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds varied the greatest over the period. In
FY EDCTA received both FTA Section 5311 (for urbanized areas) and 5307 (for rural areas) operating
grants as El Dorado Hills is included as part of the Sacramento Urbanized Area according to the Census.
In FY 2007/08 EDCTA will receive $99,200 in AB 2766 (air quality improvement grants) funding for
operation of the Apple Hill Shuttle and the Fair Shuttle. In general, total revenues increase significantly
over the period, equating to an annual average increase of 11.1 percent.
FISCAL YEAR 2006/07 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
To gain further insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of EDCTA services, it is useful to conduct an
analysis of ridership and operating data on a service category basis. Ridership and operating statistics for
FY 2006/07 were reviewed to identify average activity, marginal costs, allocated costs, allocated subsidy,
fare box ratio, and average fares. Table 30 presents this breakdown of financial performance indicators
for each type route/service.
Ridership
As presented in Figure 20 and Table 30, annual ridership by route/service ranges from a low of 147 on the
South County deviated fixed-route to a high of 125,972 on the Sacramento Commuter service. Other
relatively high ridership routes include the Placerville East/West service with 67,970 annual one-way
passenger-trips, followed by the Diamond Springs/Cameron Park, Folsom Lake College routes (37,401
annual one-way passenger-trips), the DAR service (33,320 annual one-way passenger-trips), and the
M.O.R.E. service (29,542 annual one-way passenger-trips). Total systemwide ridership for FY 2006/07
(excluding 37 passenger-trips from the Rancho Cordova service which only operated one month) was
360,622 one-way passenger-trips.
TABLE 29: El Dorado County Transit Authority Revenues, Fiscal Years 2002/03
through 2007/08
Line Item
2002-03
2003-04
Fiscal Year
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Average
Annual
Increase
Passenger Fares
Charter Service Revenue
Auxiliary Transportation Revenue
Local Transportation Funds (LTF)
State Transit Assistance Funds (STA)
Other State Cash Grants
Federal Transit Administration Grants
Interest Revenue
$807,548
$6,665
$46,336
$975,317
$10,502
$26,146
$1,025,052
$8,411
$40,093
$1,049,788
$6,288
$55,195
$1,105,246
$5,268
$44,089
$1,972,498
$216,601
$0
$565,417
$49,642
$1,711,057
$208,758
$31,000
$204,931
$27,687
$2,708,069
$278,182
$33,000
$206,616
$46,947
$3,206,381
$319,722
$33,000
$74,646
$65,494
$3,678,739
$0
$38,000
$610,023
$105,298
8.2%
-5.7%
-1.2%
16.9%
13.9%
5.2%
1.9%
20.7%
Total Operating Revenue
$3,664,707
$3,195,398
$4,346,370
$4,810,514
$5,586,663
11.1%
Source: EDCTA, Fiscal Years 2002-03 through 2006-07.
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Allocated Operating Costs
The systemwide operating cost in FY 2006/07 was $4,996,038. Allocating fixed costs by the proportion
of vehicle-hours of service, $1,608,692 in operating funds was required for the local route services,
$1,266,486 was required for Commuter services and $1,370,651 was required for the DAR service. The
operating cost by route and service is presented in Figure 21. Of the individual services, the DAR service
required the greatest amount of operating funds ($1,350,838), followed by the Sacramento Commuter
service ($847,418) and the Placerville East/West fixed-route service ($527,672).
Required Operating Subsidy
As presented in Table 30 and Figure 22, subtracting the systemwide farebox revenues of $1,105,339 from
total operating costs indicates that the total operating subsidy required was $3,890,669. The DAR service
required the greatest annual subsidy ($1,303,207), distantly followed by the combined Diamond
Springs/Cameron Park/Folsom Lake College routes ($458,702), and the Placerville East/West service
($455,756). Figure 23 depicts the proportion of EDCTA’s total operating subsidy that can be attributed to
each type of service. The local routes account for 35.6 percent of total operating subsidy, followed by
DAR at 33.5 percent.
Farebox Recovery Ratio
The financial efficiency of a system can be measured by the farebox recovery ratio, which is illustrated in
the table and compared by route/service category in Figure 24. The farebox recovery ratio is particularly
important as a measurement for meeting the mandated minimums required for state Transportation
Development Act funding. The systemwide farebox recovery ratio in FY 2006/07 was 22.12 percent. By
service category (Table 30), the commuter services boasted the highest farebox recovery ratio (46.79
percent), followed by the contracted social services (40.55 percent) and the local and rural route services
(12.05 percent). Farebox recovery ratio for the combined local and rural routes exceeded the mandatory
systemwide 10 percent farebox recovery ratio. However, when reviewed separately (Figure 24), the
Placerville Express, South County and Grizzly Flat routes are below 10 percent. The farebox recovery
ratio for the Diamond Springs/Cameron Park/Folsom Lake College route was 10.39 percent, an
improvement over the 8.27 percent farebox recovery ratio last year when the routes were operated with
one bus. The low farebox return ratio for the Placerville Express is partially associated with a relatively
low average fare per passenger-trip; this in turn may be due to a large number of free transfers from the
other local routes and monthly pass users. It should be noted that the Sacramento Commuter farebox
recovery ratio is relatively high in comparison with most other transit services in rural California, and
significantly helps to ensure that the overall systemwide ratio exceeds the state requirements.
Operating Cost per Passenger-Trip
Another measure of each service’s financial efficiency is provided by the operating cost per one-way
passenger-trip. The systemwide operating cost per one-way passenger-trip in FY 2006/07 was $13.85. As
shown in Table 30 and Figure 25, Special Event Services such as the Apple Hill Shuttle and the
Sacramento Commuter achieved the lowest cost per one-way passenger-trip ($3.64 and $6.67,
respectively) followed by the Holly Jolly Trolley ($7.65) and the Placerville East/West route ($8.16). The
Reverse Commuter and South County routes generated the highest operating cost per one-way passengertrip ($95.70 and $90.79, respectively). It should be noted that the Reverse Commuter route consists
almost entirely of bus trips that need to be operated as “deadhead” trips as part of the Sacramento
Commuter service (though the cost allocation procedure assigns the full cost of the scheduled runs to this
service). If this service were to be eliminated, most of the costs would still be incurred.
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$1.46
17.86%
$8.16
$6.71
10.9
0.84
Performance Indicators
Average Fare
Operating Cost Per Trip
Subsidy Per Trip
Trips Per VSH
Trips Per VSM
$0.29
1.89%
$15.50
$15.21
5.8
0.40
14,251
$220,868
$4,179
$216,689
2,445
35,698
$1.42
10.39%
$13.69
$12.26
6.7
0.40
37,401
$511,888
$53,186
$458,702
5,548
92,986
$1.72
12.39%
$13.90
$12.18
7.2
0.28
20,711
$287,896
$35,680
$252,216
2,875
73,505
Local and Rural Routes
Springs,
Cameron
Park, FLC
Placerville
Pollock
Express
Shuttle(1)
Pines
$2.54
7.65%
$33.25
$30.71
3.0
0.12
596
$19,819
$1,516
$18,303
199
4,967
Grizzly Flat
$1.20
1.32%
$90.79
$89.59
1.1
0.04
$13,170
133
3,431
147
$13,346
$176
South
County
$1.37
12.05%
$11.40
$10.03
8.1
0.48
141,076
$1,608,692
$193,856
$1,414,836
17,443
291,575
Local and
Rural
Routes
Subtotal
$2.08
8.96%
$23.22
$21.14
3.6
0.47
2,184
$50,721
$4,543
$46,178
602
4,695
Source: EDCTA Administrative Operations Reports, Fiscal Year 2006/2007.
--$3.64
$3.64
24.8
1.71
10,035
$36,541
$0
$36,541
405
5,863
Apple Hill
Shuttle
--$7.65
$7.65
11.1
1.29
1,578
$12,065
$0
$12,065
142
1,220
Holly Jolly
Trolley
Special Event Services
Main Street
Shuttle
Note 1: As the Diamond Springs and Cameron Park Routes were operated by the same bus at the beginning of the Fiscal Year, all routes are combined for this table.
67,970
$554,875
$99,119
$455,756
6,243
80,988
Placerville
East/ West
Operating Data
One-Way Passenger-Trips
Total Operating Cost
Farebox Revenues
Subsidy Required
Vehicle Service Hours
Vehicle Service Miles
$0.33
4.57%
$7.20
$6.87
12.0
1.17
13,797
$99,327
$4,543
$94,784
1,149
11,778
Special
Services
Subtotal
TABLE 30: El Dorado County Transit Authority Operating Data and Performance Indicators - Local/Rural Routes and Special
Event Services (Page 1/2)
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Commuter Services
$4.58
68.61%
$6.67
$2.09
15.6
0.52
Performance Indicators
Average Fare
Operating Cost Per Trip
Subsidy Per Trip
Trips Per VSH
Trips Per VSM
$2.50
2.61%
$95.70
$93.20
1.1
0.03
767
$73,399
$1,918
$71,481
678
23,494
$2.23
4.00%
$55.72
$53.49
1.8
0.07
6,305
$351,301
$14,035
$337,266
3,427
96,712
$2.51
6.76%
$37.19
$34.68
3.1
0.07
37
$1,376
$93
$1,283
12
502
Rancho
Cordova
$4.45
46.79%
$9.52
$5.06
10.9
0.36
133,081
$1,266,486
$592,630
$673,856
12,169
364,722
Subtotal
Commuter
Services
$1.14
4.54%
$25.04
$23.91
3.8
0.19
9,086
$227,547
$10,337
$217,210
2,389
48,011
Senior Day
Care
$7.89
62.52%
$12.62
$4.73
7.7
0.35
29,542
$372,900
$233,133
$139,767
3,857
83,698
M.O.R.E.
$6.30
40.55%
$15.54
$9.24
6.2
0.29
38,628
$600,447
$243,470
$356,977
6,246
131,709
Subtotal
Social
Services
$4.49
6.73%
$66.62
$62.14
1.6
0.05
757
$50,435
$3,396
$47,039
482
14,749
$2.02
4.92%
$41.14
$39.11
2.4
0.10
33,320
$1,370,651
$67,444
$1,303,207
14,042
319,318
SAC-MED Dial-A-Ride
Source: EDCTA Administrative Operations Reports, Fiscal Year 2006/2007.
Note 1: Although the Reverse Commuter route is separated from the Sacto Commuter route to display marginal performance indicators, no additional costs are incurred by operating the Reverse route.
125,972
$840,410
$576,584
$263,826
8,052
244,014
Reverse
Iron Point
Sacto
(1)
Commuter Commuter Connector
Operating Data
Total Operating Cost
Farebox Revenues
Subsidy Required
Vehicle Service Hours
Vehicle Service Miles
$3.06
22.12%
$13.85
$10.79
7.0
0.32
360,659
$4,996,038
$1,105,339
$3,890,699
51,531
1,133,851
EDCTA System
Total (2)
TABLE 30: El Dorado County Transit Authority Operating Data and Performance Indicators - Local/Rural Routes and Special Event
Services (Page 2/2)
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Placerville East/ West
Placerville Express
Diamond Springs, Cameron Park, FLC Shuttle
Pollock Pines
0
596
Grizzly Flat
2,184
147
9,086
20,711
20,000
14,251
10,035
6,305
1,578
767
757
South County
Main Street Shuttle
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
37,401
40,000
29,542
33,320
80,000
60,000
67,970
Annual Ridership, Fiscal Year 2006-07
100,000
120,000
125,972
140,000
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$0
$19,819
Grizzly Flat
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
$13,346
$351,301
$372,900
$220,868
$400,000
$287,896
$227,547
$200,000
$50,721
$36,541
$12,065
$73,399
$50,435
South County
Main Street Shuttle
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
$800,000
$1,000,000
Annual Operating Cost
$600,000
$554,875
$511,888
$840,410
Annual Operating Cost, Fiscal Year 2006-07
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
$1,370,651
$1,600,000
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$0
$18,303
Grizzly Flat
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
$13,170
$46,178
Main Street Shuttle
South County
$36,541
$12,065
$400,000
$252,216
$216,689
$200,000
$337,266
$263,826
$217,210
$139,767
$71,481
$47,039
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
$800,000
Annual Operating Subsidy
$600,000
$455,756
$458,702
$1,000,000
Annual Operating Subsidy, Fiscal Year 2006-07
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
$1,303,207
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Other
2.0%
Dial-A-Ride
33.5%
Local
35.6%
Special Event
2.4%
Contract
9.2%
Commuter
17.3%
FIGURE 23: Proportion of Annual El Dorado County Transit Authority
Operating Subsidy
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0.00%
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
Grizzly Flat
South County
1.89%
1.32%
0.00%
Apple Hill Shuttle
2.61%
0.00%
Main Street Shuttle
17.86%
20.00%
12.39%
10.39%
7.65%
8.96%
6.73%
4.92%
6.73%
4.92%
4.00%
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
60.00%
Operating Farebox Recovery Ratio
40.00%
Farebox Recovery Ratio, Fiscal Year 2006-07
68.61%
80.00%
100.00%
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$0.00
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
Grizzly Flat
South County
Main Street Shuttle
$8.16
$3.64
$7.65
Holly Jolly Trolley
Apple Hill Shuttle
$6.67
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
$20.00
$15.50
$13.69
$13.90
$23.22
$60.00
$55.72
$66.62
$66.62
$80.00
Operating Cost / One-way Passenger-Trip
$40.00
$33.25
$41.14
$41.14
Operating Cost/Trip, Fiscal Year 2006-07
$100.00
$90.79
$95.70
$120.00
Operating Subsidy per Passenger-Trip
When fare revenue is subtracted from the total cost and divided by the number of one-way passengertrips, the subsidy required per one-way passenger-trip is calculated. This performance measure is
particularly important, as it directly compares the most significant public “input” (public subsidy funding)
with the most significant “output” (one-way passenger-trips). The system as a whole required a subsidy of
$10.79 per one-way passenger-trip. As indicated in Figure 26, the Sacramento Commuter service requires
only $2.09 in transit subsidy, followed by the Apple Hill Shuttle ($3.64) and the Placerville East/West
route at $6.71. At the other extreme, the Reverse Commuter route required $93.20 for each one-way
passenger-trip (fully allocating the cost of the scheduled trips to this service), followed by the South
County route ($89.59).
Passenger-Trips per Vehicle-Hour of Service
An important measure of service effectiveness is “productivity,” defined as the number of one-way
passenger-trips provided per vehicle service hour. As presented in the table, the system as a whole
achieved a productivity of 7 one-way passenger-trips per vehicle service hour. Figure 27 shows that the
Apple Hill Shuttle boasted the highest productivity (24.8), followed by the Sacramento Commuter route
(15.6). The South County route and the Reverse Commute service attained the lowest productivity figure
(1.1 one-way passenger-trips per vehicle service hour), followed by the SAC-MED and Senior Day Care
Service (1.6 each) and IPC service (1.8).
Another measure of service effectiveness is the number of one-way passenger-trips provided per vehicle
service mile. The systemwide average during the fiscal year was 0.32. By service category the Special
Event Services provided the greatest number of one-way passenger-trips per vehicle service mile (1.17),
followed by the local and rural routes (0.48) and the commuter services (0.37). See Figure 28 for details
on each route and service.
TRANSIT CAPITAL ASSETS
Transit Operations/Maintenance Facility
The EDCTA’s operations and maintenance facility is located at 6565 Commerce Way in Diamond
Springs. California State Proposition 116 and local transportation funds financed the acquisition of the
office building, land, tenant improvement and construction of the maintenance facility. These facilities
include a 4,999 square foot office building for the administrative and operations departments, as well as a
7,470 square foot maintenance facility. Employee parking at the operations and maintenance facility has
reached capacity and as a result there are very limited parking spaces available for members of the public
who visit the facility to purchase passes or attend meetings. Reflecting EDCTA operations, staff is on-site
at this facility seven days a week. All EDCTA’s staff is based in this facility, which includes
administrative offices, a transit dispatch center, driver’s check-in locker room, and employee breakroom.
The conference room is also utilized for transit driver classroom training.
The maintenance facility includes 3 maintenance bays, drive-through bus wash, parts supply room, a
mechanic’s breakroom, and the Senior Equipment Mechanic’s office. This facility includes 1 in-ground
bus lift and 1 portable lift. The fully-fenced bus parking lot is striped to accommodate up to 62 vehicles.
Fueling occurs off-site at Dawson Oil Company one-quarter mile away.
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$0.00
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
Grizzly Flat
South County
Main Street Shuttle
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
$6.71
$21.14
$20.00
$15.21
$12.26
$12.18
$7.65
$3.64
$2.09
$60.00
$53.49
$62.14
$62.14
$80.00
Operating Subsidy / One-Way Passenger Trip
$40.00
$30.71
$39.11
$39.11
Operating Subsidy/Trip, Fiscal Year 2006-07
$89.59
$100.00
$93.20
$120.00
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Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
Grizzly Flat
South County
Main Street Shuttle
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
Reverse Commuter
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
0.0
1.1
1.1
3.0
2.4
1.8
1.6
1.6
2.4
3.6
5.0
5.8
6.7
7.2
15.0
20.0
One-Way Passenger Trips / Vehicle Service Hour
10.0
10.9
11.1
15.6
Trips/Vehicle Service Hours, Fiscal Year 2006-07
25.0
24.8
30.0
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0.00
0.25
0.47
0.75
0.84
1.00
1.25
1.29
One-Way Passenger Trips / Vehicle Service Mile
0.52
0.50
0.40
0.28
Placerville Express
0.12
0.40
0.04
Pollock Pines
Grizzly Flat
South County
Main Street Shuttle
Apple Hill Shuttle
Holly Jolly Trolley
Sacramento Commuter
0.03
0.07
Reverse Commuter
0.05
0.10
0.05
0.10
Senior Day Care
M.O.R.E.
SAC-MED
Dial-A-Ride
Trips/Vehicle Service Miles, Fiscal Year 2006-07
1.50
1.75
1.71
2.00
Bus Stops and Bus Shelters
Over the last several years, EDCTA has been focusing on improving passenger amenities, including the
placement of bus stop shelters. There are currently 20 bus stop locations with passenger shelters (and
benches). Additionally, bus benches (without shelters) provided at 14 bus stops throughout the EDCTA
system. Table 31 provides a listing of existing bus stops with shelters and benches (within El Dorado
County) and Figure 29 presents bench and shelter locations graphically.
Vehicle Fleet
As of October 2007, the EDCTA vehicle fleet consisted of 9 EDCTA non-revenue vehicles and 55
revenue vehicles. As presented in Table 32 below, the revenue vehicles range in capacity from 3 to 45
passengers; all of the revenue vehicles are equipped with wheelchair lifts and securement positions. The
average age of the revenue fleet is 4.76 years, and the average accumulated mileage is 165,126 per
revenue vehicle. A total of 26 revenue vehicles are eligible for replacement in 2007 and an additional 14
will be eligible for replacement by the end of the planning period.
TABLE 31: El Dorado County Transit Authority Shelter and Bench Locations
Bus Stops with Shelters
Big 5/Placerville Dr - Placerville
Market Ct. - Cameron Park
Broadway and Schnell School Rd. - Placerville
Marshall Hospital/Marshall Way - Placerville
Missouri Flat Transfer Cntr1 - Missouri Flat Rd.
Cambridge Rd Park & Ride - Cameron Park
Cameron Park Dr./Green Valley Rd. - Cameron Park
Coloma Ct. - Placerville
Placerville Library/Fair Ln. - Placerville
Placerville Station2/Mosquito Rd. - Placerville
Cottonwood Senior Apts/Clay St. - Placerville
El Dorado Hills Park & Ride1/Post St. - El Dorado Hills
Prospector Plaza/Missouri Flat Rd. - Placerville
Forni Rd./Lo Hi Way - Placerville
Safeway Plaza/Missouri Flat Rd. - Placerville
Regal Theaters/Placerville Dr. - Placerville
Goldorado Cntr/Palmer Dr. - Cameron Park
Safeway Plaza/Pony Express Trail - Pollock Pines
Home Depot/Placerville Dr. - Placerville
Tunnel Street Apts - Placerville
Woodman Circle - Placerville
Bus Stops with Benches
Bldg. 1/Golden Cntr Ct. - Placerville
Eskaton Lincoln Manor/Mother Lode Dr. - Placerville
Broadway/Carson Rd. - Placerville
Fowler Way - Placerville
Big Lots (Fair Lane)
Panther Ln. - Diamond Springs
Carson Rd./Larsen Dr. - Camino
Placerville Post Office/Sacramento St.
2
Placerville Senior Cntr /Spring St. - Placerville
Cold Springs Dental/Cold Springs Rd. - Placerville
Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park/China Garden Rd. Pleasant Valley Rd./Church St. - El Dorado
DMV/Cold Springs Rd. - Placerville
Pleasant Valley Rd./Diamond Meadows - Diamond Springs
2
Rite Aid /Broadway - Placerville
Note 1: Dual Shelters
Note 2: Covered bench/benches
Source: EDCTA
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TABLE 32: El Dorado County Transit Authority Vehicle Inventory and Mileage
Vehicle
No.
Backup
Revenue/ NonRevenue
Year
Make/Model
License
Weight
Length
Capacity
AMB/WC
VIN
Lift
Replacement
Year
Mileage
10/12/07
Revenue Vehicles
9601
Yes
R
1993
GMC Trolley
29488
17,000
30
***32/2
02284
Yes
2004
64926
9503
No
R
1995
Bluebird Bus
19805
25,480
40
**45/2
64542
Yes
2005
249408
9504
No
R
1995
Bluebird Bus
19806
25,480
40
**45/2
64543
Yes
2005
503934
9505
No
R
1995
Bluebird Bus
19812
25,480
40
**45/2
64544
Yes
2005
400339
9506
No
R
1995
Bluebird Bus
19826
25,480
40
**45/2
64545
Yes
2005
390043
9507
No
R
1995
Bluebird Bus
19804
25,480
40
**45/2
64546
Yes
2005
431469
9702
Yes
R
1997
Ford El Dorado
990139
10,080
25
*20/2
41871
Yes
2004
216415
9701
No
R
1997
Ford El Dorado
990138
10,160
25
*20/2
41872
Yes
2004
221533
9901
Yes
R
1999
Dodge Van
1001193
4,440
16
3/1
15513
Yes
2004
182626
9902
Yes
R
1999
Dodge Van
1001194
4,460
16
3/1
15517
Yes
2004
183637
9906
Yes
R
1999
Ford El Dorado
1001290
10,380
25
*20/2
84061
Yes
2004
293633
9903
No
R
1999
Ford El Dorado
1001196
10,220
25
*20/2
36565
Yes
2004
259544
9904
No
R
1999
Bluebird Bus
1040704
26,940
40
***45/2
88546
Yes
2004
346047
9905
No
R
1999
Ford El Dorado
1001289
10,140
25
*20/2
84060
Yes
2004
282381
9907
No
R
1999
Ford El Dorado
1001288
10,360
25
*20/2
84062
Yes
2004
281495
0101
No
R
2001
Thomas
1053744
36,220
40
***45/2
00031
Yes
2011
286381
0102
No
R
2001
Thomas
1053745
36,220
40
***45/2
00032
Yes
2011
358064
0103
No
R
2001
Ford El Dorado
1096110
10,160
25
*20/2
74150
Yes
2006
255905
0104
No
R
2001
Ford El Dorado
1101407
10,300
25
*20/2
74148
Yes
2006
236394
0105
No
R
2001
Ford El Dorado
1096112
10,280
25
*20/2
74151
Yes
2006
281827
0106
No
R
2001
Ford El Dorado
1096111
10,680
25
*20/2
74147
Yes
2006
252360
0107
No
R
2001
Ford El Dorado
1096113
10,240
25
*20/2
74149
Yes
2006
226676
0201
No
R
2002
Ford El Dorado
1146446
10,360
25
*20/2
74139
Yes
2007
152952
0202
No
R
2002
Ford El Dorado
1146445
10360
25
*20/2
74140
Yes
2007
212706
0203
No
R
2002
Ford El Dorado
1146299
10360
25
*20/2
74138
Yes
2007
188173
0204
No
R
2002
Thomas
1070147
36,220
40
***45/2
19527
Yes
2012
262079
0205
No
R
2002
Chevy Van
1124490
5,357
16
3/1
97969
Yes
2007
175882
0206
No
R
2002
Chevy Van
1162552
5,357
16
3/1
03565
Yes
2007
180498
0207
No
R
2002
Chevy Van
1162553
5,357
16
3/1
03580
Yes
2007
162392
0303
Yes
R
2003
Ford El Dorado
1140642
10,400
25
*20/2
18234
Yes
2008
188381
0304
Yes
R
2003
Ford El Dorado
1170641
10,320
25
*20/2
18235
Yes
2008
113111
0305
No
R
2003
Ford Goshen
1130183
10,292
25
*20/2
18288
Yes
2008
128582
0401
No
R
2004
Chevy Van
1184371
5,357
16
3/1
06409
Yes
2008
107833
0502
No
R
2005
Chevy Van
1208636
4,320
16
3/1
70426
Yes
2009
118970
0503
No
R
2005
Chevy Van
1208635
4,320
16
3/1
71335
Yes
2009
99761
0504
No
R
2005
Chevy Van
1208787
4,320
16
3/1
149065
Yes
2009
99712
0505
No
R
2005
Chevy Van
1213045
4,320
16
3/1
97276
Yes
2009
60422
0610
Yes
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186545
25,320
35
**37/2
236595
Yes
2018
55635
0601
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186550
26,800
40
**45/2
36592
Yes
2018
76858
0602
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1211371
26,800
40
**45/2
36589
Yes
2018
76405
0603
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1211287
26,800
40
**45/2
36593
Yes
2018
70795
0604
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1211372
26,800
40
**45/2
36590
Yes
2018
50717
0605
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186559
26,800
40
**45/2
236591
Yes
2018
54969
0606
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186547
25,320
35
**37/2
236598
Yes
2018
57782
0607
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186548
25,320
35
**37/2
236596
Yes
2018
56853
0608
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186546
25,320
35
**37/2
236594
Yes
2018
7911
0609
No
R
2006
Bluebird Bus
1186544
25,320
35
**37/2
236597
Yes
2018
36740
0611
No
R
2006
Chevy Van
1241555
4,320
16
3/1
34978
Yes
2010
33732
0612
No
R
2006
Chevy Van
1241554
4,320
16
3/1
33689
Yes
2010
14959
0703
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1258777
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
5761
0704
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1257876
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
7270
0705
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1257875
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
9443
0706
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1257902
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
2143
0707
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1257878
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
5586
0708
No
R
2007
Chevy El Dorado
1257968
25,500
29
26/2
Unknown Yes
2014
1928
Non-Revenue Vehicles
*
9509
Yes
NR
1995
Ford Escort
13346
4,000
14
5/0
90462
No
2004
62566
0108
Yes
NR
2001
Ford Taurus
1076664
4,500
16
5/0
41353
No
2005
35004
0109
Yes
NR
2001
Ford Taurus
1076663
4,500
16
5/0
41355
No
2005
33080
0301
Yes
NR
2003
Ford Taurus
1152129
4,500
16
5/0
15750
No
2007
17221
0302
Yes
NR
2003
Ford Taurus
1152128
4,500
16
5/0
15751
No
2007
24429
0501
No
NR
2005
Honda Civic
1187457
3,620
15
5/0
02919
No
2009
18132
M7055
No
NR
2005
Ford Main. Van
1187453
8,520
20
0
05884
No
2009
9471
0701
No
NR
2007
Chevy Sedan
1122810
4,320
16
5/0
293813
No
2011
1526
0702
No
NR
2007
Dodge Pick-Up
1273150
4,540
16
3/0
242930
No
2011
1221
Less 2 seats per wheelchair station
** Less 4 seats per wheelchair station
*** Less 6 seats per wheelchair station
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FIGURE 30: El Dorado County Transit Authority Weekday Vehicle Utilization by Route & Time of Day
Route
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Placerville Shuttle 1
Placerville Shuttle 2
Placerville Express
Pollock Pines
Diamond Springs
Folsom Lake College
Cameron Park
Cameron Park 2
Sacramento Commuter 1
Dial-A-Ride 1 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 2 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 3 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 4 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 5 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 6 (1)
Dial-A-Ride 7 (1)
Note 1: The Dial-A-Ride run sheets for Wednesday March 14, 2007 used for this analysis.
= Reverse commute runs
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Figure 30 above illustrates the number of vehicles in operation by-hour of day by-route. Not included in
Figure 30 are the cutaway vehicles designated for Social Service passengers only. As presented, during
the first and last hour of EDCTA’s operational day, only the Sacramento Commuter service and IPC
service is in operation. A maximum of 18 vehicles are in service at 4:15 PM. This occurs when both the
DAR vans and PM commuter routes are in operation.
EL DORADO COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRANSIT PASSENGER
CHARACTERISTICS
Majic Consulting Group conducted onboard surveys on the local fixed-route service and commuter
service between October 15 and 20, 2004. DAR and SAC-MED were surveyed for two weeks beginning
on October 16, 2004, and telephone surveys were conducted between November 11 and 15, 2004. A total
of 488 surveys were collected for all four types of services. The following are key results of the survey.

Demographics – Systemwide the majority of EDCTA transit riders are female. Commuter services
attract riders between the ages of 21 and 64, the majority of DAR and SAC-MED passengers are over
65 years-old and local fixed-routes had a larger percentage of younger and older riders. Local route
respondents are overwhelmingly transit dependent.

Travel Patterns – Over 90 percent of passengers on commuter services ride 14 or more times per
month, generally for work purposes. Just over 50 percent of local route passengers ride the bus 4 or
more times per week and the primary purpose of their trip is shopping. SAC-MED riders travel to
medical appointments 3 to 11 times per year.

Customer Satisfaction – Overall, SAC-MED had the highest level of customer satisfaction and the
commuter service had the lowest. The three top-ranked attributes on all four services were: (1) Safety
onboard the vehicles and stops, (2) courtesy and competency of drivers and (3) cleanliness of vehicles
(on SAC-MED on-time performance and reliability ranked slightly higher). Low-ranked attributes
included reservation procedures for DAR, trip duration and service beginning times for SAC-MED,
trip duration and service end times for the local routes and cost and closeness of stops to home, and
crowding onboard buses on commuter routes.

Service Improvements (not already implemented) – Local route passengers suggested that
additional bus stop locations in Pollock Pines/Camino be considered. Commuter service passengers
identified the addition of new routes to ease crowding, increase frequency of service and provide
more express service as potential improvements. DAR passengers suggested a review of the current
reservation system to provide input regarding inefficiencies that may exist in the process and service
into the evening hours.
OTHER TRANSIT PROVIDERS IN EL DORADO COUNTY
In addition to EDCTA, there are several other transportation providers serving Western El Dorado
County. Summary descriptions of the available transportation services are described below.
Senior Shuttle Program
Operated by the El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Services Department, this program assists adults 60
years and older with grocery shopping trips two to three times each week and monthly outings to Senior
Nutrition Dining Centers. There are 7 different Senior Dining Centers within Western El Dorado County:
Placerville, Diamond Springs, Pollock Pines, Greenwood, Somerset, Shingle Springs, and El Dorado
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Hills. Using volunteer drivers, 1 van is used to transport approximately 140 seniors each month. The
Senior Shuttle Program operates in Placerville, Diamonds Springs, and is beginning service in El Dorado
Hills. A fare of $ 2 per trip is charged for trips within the County and $5 is charged for out-of-county
trips.
Snowline Hospice Volunteer Services
Snowline Hospice is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to meeting the unique
physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those who are nearing the end of their life. As part of the
program, volunteers often provide transportation for consumers to medical appointments.
Placerville Advocacy, Vocational, and Educational Services (PAVES)
PAVES provides training in areas of self-help skills, advocacy, community integration, and preemployment for adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteers provide transportation for consumers.
The Gates Recovery Foundation
The Gates Recovery Foundation offers detoxification services, substance abuse counseling, and recovery
programs to those individuals who suffer from alcohol or drug addition. Volunteer transportation is
provided.
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Greater Sacramento
UCP provides adult day programs, transportation, in-home respite, independent living skills instruction,
toy lending library, equine assisted therapy and sports program for people with cerebral palsy and other
developmental disabilities. Specialized door-to-door transportation services are provided for consumers to
educational or vocational programs.
El Dorado County Human Services Department - Adult Protective Services (APS)
The program is supervised by the California Department of Social Services and administered locally by
the El Dorado County Department of Community Services. It provides assistance to elderly and
dependent adults who are functionally impaired, unable to meet their own needs or are victims of abuse,
neglect or exploitation. In addition to crisis intervention, other emergency services can be provided such
as food, transportation (vouchers for El Dorado Transit), shelter, and referrals.
Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills and Teen Advisory Committee
The mission of the Vision Coalition is to promote activities to keep youth safe, healthy, and free from
drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The Coalition organizes volunteer transportation. The Vision Coalition is
interested in partnering with other agencies such as the senior center, other non-profits, and human
services agencies to share transportation costs, and may also be a good recipient for retired transit
vehicles.
New West Haven (Assisted Living)
New West Haven is a residential care facility for the elderly offering residents with assistance with the
activities of daily living. The program includes arranging transportation to medical and dental
appointments.
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50 Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA)
The TMA promotes commuting alternatives by providing information for ridesharing and placement
assistance to employers, individuals, developers, and other interested organizations.
DST Output (Employee Vanpool)
DST Output is a major employer in El Dorado County with over 1,000 employees. Employee vanpool
services are provided by the company. Seven vans travel between Sacramento, Elk Grove, and the firm’s
West Coast operation’s office in the El Dorado Hills area. Approximately 76 employees participate in the
program.
Taxi and Limousine Services
There are several taxicab companies serving Western El Dorado County which operate 24-hour service.
Although their main service area is the greater Placerville area, they will take customers to destinations as
far as South Lake Tahoe and the Sacramento International Airport. Base fares range from $4 for the first
1.5 miles to $8 for the first 3.2 miles, with a cost of $2.50 for each additional mile or fraction thereof.
Fares to the Airport range between $55 and $105 or more depending on the pick-up location. In addition
to taxicab companies, there are several limousine companies that serve Western El Dorado County.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Amtrak Thruway
Amtrak Thruway feeder bus service is provided daily from the Placerville Station Transit Center to the
Sacramento Amtrak station (as part of a longer route between Carson City Nevada and Sacramento).
Amtrak Thruway buses depart the Placerville Station at 3:45 PM. Eastbound service from Sacramento
serves the Placerville Station at 11:00 AM, while westbound service is provided at 4:15 PM. Unique
among the various Amtrak Thruway routes, passengers can ride this service without the requirement to
connect to a rail trip.
Transportation to the Sacramento Airport
The closest major passenger airport to El Dorado County residents is Sacramento International Airport
(SMF). The distance from Placerville to the airport is approximately 55 miles or 50 minutes (without
traffic) if one travels by private vehicle. If a vehicle is not available or a traveler would like to use other
forms of transportation to get to the airport there are three expensive or time-consuming options:

Gold Country Express – This private airport shuttle operates door-to-door service 24-hours a day. In
addition to serving Placerville, Diamond Springs, Shingle Springs, and El Dorado Hills, the express
serves communities as far east as Pollock Pines and as far north as Rescue. Residents of outlying
communities such as Somerset would be required to make reservations. Reservations are accepted 24
hours in advance, except during the holiday season when two weeks notice is required. The trip to the
airport via shuttle is not significantly longer than a trip via private automobile (one hour). Gold
Country Express fares are as follows: $60 one-way and $110 round-trip for the general public, $55
one-way and $95 round-trip for seniors.
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EDCTA Commuter Route and Yolobus – A trip to the Sacramento Airport on public transit is
much cheaper but much lengthier. One option would be to catch one of EDCTA’s Commuter routes
to downtown Sacramento and alight at L Street and 14th Street, walk one block to the Yolobus stop at
L Street and 13th Street where service is available to the airport. The entire trip from Placerville
Station to the airport would take about two hours if a quick and timely connection is made between
EDCTA Commuter route and Yolobus. It is likely, however, that a one-hour layover in downtown
Sacramento would be required, thereby extending the trip one more hour. In order to make this trip,
the traveler would need to schedule a flight departing Sacramento no earlier than 8:30 AM, as
commuter buses run begin service at 5:30 AM. Afternoon departures would work as well but would
require a longer layover at the airport, as the EDCTA commuter service does not operate between
10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. In order to have the best chance of catching a bus home from the airport, a
traveler would need to schedule their arrival time at SMF before 8:00 AM or between 1:00 PM and
4:00 PM. The one-way cost of this trip would be $5.50.

IPC, Sac RT Light Rail, and Yolobus – The second public transit option is to travel via the EDCTA
IPC service, transfer to the Sac RT Light Rail service at the Iron Point Station, ride Light Rail to the
8th and K light rail station, walk several blocks to the L and 7th Yolobus stop, and ride the Yolobus
route to the airport. The advantage of this option is that the IPC leaves El Dorado County on a more
regular schedule (every two hours between 5:40 AM and 7:30 AM). As Sac RT Light Rail and
Yolobus operate on half-hourly and hourly headways, there are fewer limitations on airport departure
and arrival times. The disadvantage of this option is that total travel time from the El Dorado Hills
Park-and-Ride is 2 hours and 40 minutes if quick and timely connections are made between the IPC,
light rail, and Yolobus. The cost of this trip is about $6 for an adult.
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