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Fresno County Rural Transit Agency#Westside

{{Short description|Transportation in Fresno County, California, United States}}

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| name = Fresno County Rural Transit Agency

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| parent = Fresno Council of Governments

| founded = {{Start date and age|1979|09|27}}

| headquarters = 2035 Tulare Street, Ste 201
Fresno, California

| service_area = Fresno County, California

| service_type = Bus service, Dial-a-Ride

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| annual ridership = 266,621 (2020){{cite web |title=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency 2020 Annual Agency Profile |url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2020/9R02-91007.pdf |publisher=Federal Transit Administration |access-date=24 January 2022}}

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Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA) is the primary bus agency providing intra- and inter-city routes for smaller cities and unincorporated rural communities in Fresno County, California since 1979, including Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, and Selma. FCRTA riders may transfer to Fresno Area Express service within the county seat of Fresno, and FCRTA has additional transfer points connecting to neighboring agencies in Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties, including Clovis Transit Stageline, Kings Area Regional Transit, and Dinuba Connection.

History

Fresno County adopted a Regional Transportation Plan in March 1975, which provided a goal of establishing public transit service throughout the county by 1995, including demand responsive service in the small incorporated cities and four inter-city fixed routes:{{cite report |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SRTP-2022-26.pdf |title=Short Range Transit Plan for the Rural Fresno County Area, 2022–2026 |date=May 18, 2021 |publisher=Fresno Council of Governments |access-date=12 July 2022}}{{rp|I-1}}

  1. Firebaugh–Mendota–Kerman (implemented as Westside Transit)
  2. Kingsburg–Selma–Fowler (implemented as Southeast Transit)
  3. Orange Cove–Reedley–Parlier–Sanger (implemented as Orange Cove Inter-city Transit)
  4. Coalinga–Huron–Riverdale–Caruthers–Easton (implemented as Coalinga Inter-city Transit)

The Fresno County Rural Transit Agency was formed under a joint powers authority agreement signed on September 27, 1979, by the rural incorporated cities in Fresno County (Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, and Selma) and the County of Fresno.{{rp|III-1}} While FCRTA is the overall operator which is responsible for funding and planning the system, day-to-day operations are delegated to local agencies or their contracted providers.{{rp|III-1}}

= Sub-systems =

FCRTA's local operations are carried out by the following sub-system operators:

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|+ FCRTA local operators{{rp|III-4;III-6}}

! rowspan=2 | Sub-system !! colspan=3 | Scope of operations

! rowspan=2 | Operator

Intra-cityInter-cityInter-community
Auberry Transit

| {{na}} || {{ya}}{{efn|Combined inter-city/inter-community service to Adler Springs, Auberry, New Auberry, Big Sandy Indian Rancheria, Burrough Valley, Cold Springs Indian Rancheria, Friant, Jose Basin, Marshall Station, Meadow Lakes, Mile High, Prather, Sycamore, Table Mountain Indian Rancheria, Tollhouse, and Fresno}} DR{{efn|name=DR|demand responsive}} || {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}}

| rowspan=21 | MV Transportation

Coalinga Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Coalinga|via Coalinga Transit, serving Coalinga, Huron, Five Points, Lanare, Riverdale, Caruthers, Raisin City, Easton, and Fresno}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD|Fixed route with route deviation}} || {{na}}

Del Rey Transit

| {{ya}}{{efn|serves Del Rey and Sanger}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{na}} || {{na}}

Dinuba Transit

| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}}{{efn|service to Dinuba and Reedley}} FR{{efn|name=FR|Fixed route}}

Firebaugh Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Firebaugh-Mendota|via Firebaugh–Mendota Transit, serving Firebaugh and Mendota}}{{efn|name=Westside|via Westside Transit, serving Firebaugh, Mendota, Kerman, and Fresno}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Fowler Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Southeast|via Southeast Transit, serving Fresno, Fowler, Selma, and Kingsburg}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Huron Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Coalinga}}{{efn|serves Huron, Harris Ranch, I-5/198 Interchange, West Hills College, and Coalinga}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Kerman Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Westside}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Kingsburg Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Kingsburg-Reedley|as Kingsburg–Reedley Transit}}{{efn|name=Southeast}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Laton Transit

| {{na}} || {{ya}}{{efn|via Kings Area Regional Transit, serving Hanford, Grangeville, Hardwick, and Laton}}{{efn|via Inter-County Service, serving Hanford, Laton, Selma, and Fresno}} FR{{efn|name=FR}} || {{na}}

Mendota Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Firebaugh-Mendota}}{{efn|name=Westside}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Orange Cove Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Orange Cove|via Orange Cove Transit, serving Orange Cove, Reedley, Parlier, Sanger, and Fresno}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Parlier Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Orange Cove}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Reedley Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Kingsburg-Reedley}}{{efn|name=Orange Cove}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Rural Transit

| {{na}} || {{na}} || {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}}

Sanger Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Orange Cove}}{{efn|service to Sanger, Parlier, and Reedley}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

San Joaquin Transit

| {{ya}}{{efn|San Joaquin Intercity Transit, serving San Joaquin, Cantua Creek, El Porvenir, Half Way, Tranquility, and Three Rocks}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Westside}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Selma Transit

| {{ya}} DR{{efn|name=DR}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Southeast}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Shuttle Transit

| {{ya}}{{efn|Transports passengers from Coalinga, Orange Cove, Southeast, and Westside Transit to employment, education, training, and medical appointments in the Fresno–Clovis Metropolitan Area.{{rp|III-19}}}} || {{na}} || {{na}}

Southeast Transit

| {{na}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Southeast}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

Westside Transit

| {{na}} || {{ya}}{{efn|name=Westside}} FRD{{efn|name=FRD}} || {{na}}

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= Governance =

FCRTA is governed by a board of directors drawn from elected officials in the cities it serves, in addition to one member of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.

Services

Virtually all intra-city services are operated on weekdays only as demand responsive services. A few locations offer Saturday intra-city services, including Del Rey, Kingsburg, Reedley, Sanger, and Selma.{{rp|III-5 to III-7}} Most inter-city and inter-community services operate as deviated fixed routes.{{rp|III-5 to III-7}}

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|+FCRTA fixed routes{{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/route-schedules/ |title=Route Schedules |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=24 January 2022}}

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style="background:#f00;color:#fff" | {{Anchor|Coalinga}} Coalinga

| Coalinga Courthouse

| SR 269, Mount Whitney, SR 41
{{small|(Huron, Five Points, Lanare, Riverdale, Caruthers, Raisin City, Easton, Fresno Courthouse Park / FAX)}}

| Fresno Yosemite International Airport

| 1 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | Traditional commute: service to Fresno in AM, returns to Coalinga in PM.{{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DOC063021-003.pdf |title=Coalinga Inter-City Transit |date=July 2021 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#8f0;color:#000" | {{Anchor|Huron}} Huron

| West American Bank (Huron)

| SR 269, SR 198
{{small|(Harris Ranch, I-5/SR 198, Coalinga Hospital, West Hills College)}}

| Kmart (Coalinga)

| 3 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Huron-Inter-city-flier.pdf |title=Huron Inter-City Transit |date=April 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#f0c;color:#000" | {{Anchor|Huron}} Kingsburg-Reedley

| Coffee Pot Bus Shelter (Kingsburg)

| SR 99, Manning
{{small|(Selma, Fowler, Children's Hospital, Parlier)}}

| Reedley College

| 3 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KingsburgReedley-New-Stop-Final.pdf |title=Kingsburg-Reedley Inter-City Transit |date=September 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#880;color:#fff" | {{Anchor|Orange Cove|Orange Cove Express|Orange Cove (Express)}} Orange Cove (Express)

| Los Amigo Market / Eaton Park (Orange Cove)

| Manning, Academy, and Jensen
{{small|(Reedley, Reedley College, Parlier, Sanger, Sanger Hospital, Fresno Amtrak/Greyhound)}}

| Fresno Courthouse Park / FAX

| 2(+1) RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | (+1) Express service with limited stops for traditional commute (to Fresno in AM, return to Orange Cove in PM){{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Orange-Cove-Express-Final.pdf |title=Orange Cove Express Inter-City Transit |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Orange-Cove-Inter-city-2019.pdf |title=Orange Cove Inter-City Transit |date=September 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#0cf;color:#000" | {{Anchor|Sanger Express|Sanger}} Sanger Express

| Sanger Community Center

| Goodfellow & Reed

| Reedley College

| 6 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Sanger-Express-flier.pdf |title=Sanger Express |date=May 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#ff0;color:#000" | {{Anchor|Southeast}} Southeast

| Coffee Pot Bus Shelter (Kingsburg)

| SR 99
{{small|(Selma, Fowler, Children's Hospital, Fresno Courthouse Park)}}

| Fresno Amtrak/Greyhound

| 3 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Southeast-Transit-Schedule-New-Stop3.pdf |title=Southeast Inter-City Transit |date=July 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

style="background:#cab;color:#000" | {{Anchor|Westside}} Westside

| Firebaugh Senior Center

| SR 33, Whitesbridge
{{small|(Mendota, Kerman, Fresno Courthouse Park)}}

| Fresno Amtrak/Greyhound

| 2 RT
Mon–Fri

| style="font-size:90%;text-align:left" | {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Westside-Transit-Schedule.pdf |title=Westside Inter-City Transit |date=March 2019 |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=12 July 2022}}

= Fares =

Fares vary depending on the type of service and distance traveled. Intra-city fares range from free (for qualified individuals) to $0.75, one-way. Inter-city fares range from $0.75 to $6.00, one-way, depending on distance. Some sub-systems offer discounted monthly passes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/fares-and-passes/ |title=Fares and Passes |publisher=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |access-date=13 July 2022}}

= Transfers =

FCRTA connects to Fresno Area Express on certain inter-city routes at stops in downtown Fresno. Many of the same routes also stop at the Fresno Santa Fe train station, which is a stop for both Amtrak San Joaquins trains and Greyhound Lines bus service.

Fleet

The transit fleet used primarily cutaway passenger vans powered by unleaded gasoline and CNG; in addition, there are several larger (21 to 33 passengers) battery-electric buses from Proterra and BYD.{{rp|III-10}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Portal|California}}

  • {{Official website|https://www.ruraltransit.org/}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.ruraltransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/FresnoCountyTransportationGuide.pdf |title=Fresno County Transportation Guide |date=2015 |publisher=Fresno Council of Governments |access-date=12 July 2022}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Fresno_County_Rural_Transit_Agency |title=Fresno County Rural Transit Agency |website=Canadian Public Transportation Discussion Board wiki}}

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