Turlock Transit
{{Short description|Transportation in California, United States}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
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| parent =City of Turlock
| founded ={{start date and age|1998|11|16}}
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| headquarters =156 S Broadway 230
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| service_type =Bus service, Dial-a-Ride
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| routes =6
| destinations =Turlock
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| hubs =Roger K. Fall Transit Center, Central Park (Turlock)
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| annual ridership=194,723 (2020){{cite web |title=City of Turlock, dba: Turlock Transit 2020 Annual Agency Profile |url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2020/90201.pdf |publisher=Federal Transit Administration |access-date=24 March 2022}}
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| operator =Storer Transit Systems
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| website ={{official|visaliatransit.info}}
|Bus Tracking Site={{url|porterville.routematch.com/fixedroute/}}
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Turlock Transit is the primary bus agency serving residents and visitors to Turlock, the second-largest city in Stanislaus County, California (after the county seat, Modesto). It is operated by the city through its contractor Storer Transit Systems and offers both fixed routes and dial-a-ride local service within Turlock, with most fixed routes operating out of a central transit center. (Regional bus service connecting Turlock to other cities is operated by Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority).
History
Fixed route public transportation in Turlock was initiated on November 16, 1998; the city's new service was named the Bus Line Service of Turlock, aka BLaST.{{cite report |chapter-url=http://www.stancog.org/pdf/tnas/transit-sys-mngmnt-report.pdf#page=65 |chapter=City of Turlock Transit System |url=http://www.stancog.org/pdf/tnas/transit-sys-mngmnt-report.pdf |title=Transit Systems Management Report |date=October 2002 |publisher=Stanislaus Council of Governments |access-date=25 March 2022}} The initial BLaST service operated two loop routes, adding a third in May 1999. In addition, Turlock operated a dial-a-ride service under the name Dial-A-Ride-Turlock (DART). Laidlaw Transit was the initial contracted operator. The BLaST Transfer Hub was moved from the city's Walmart (on Countryside Drive) to Central Park near downtown Turlock on December 22, 2003.{{rp|4-3}}
By 2004, BLaST was operating four fixed routes, which all met at Central Park every 40 minutes. Routes were designated by letter (A, B, C, D) and operated as one-way loops; the transfer hub was moved to Dels Lane on August 13, 2007. With the move, headways were decreased to 30 minutes, but these were later adjusted to 35, then 40 minutes by 2011, coincident with fare increases and service hour cutbacks.{{rp|4-3}} The Turlock Regional Transit Center opened at its present location, the intersection of Golden State Boulevard and Dels Lane, on August 27, 2012.{{rp|4-3}} Both StaRT and The Bus (Merced) have scheduled service to the Transit Center, where riders may transfer to and from BLaST.{{rp|4-10}}
In accordance with the recommendations of the 2016 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP), buses were fitted with electronic fare boxes{{cite news |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/local/turlock/article72542837.html |title=Mayor tours Turlock by city bus for Try Transit Challenge |author=Austin, Nan |date=April 18, 2016 |newspaper=Modesto Bee |access-date=4 April 2022}} and the service was expanded to six routes in June 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/city-struggles-with-bus-breakdowns/ |title=City struggles with bus breakdowns |url-access=subscription |author=Hacker, Kristina |date=November 25, 2016 |newspaper=Turlock Journal |access-date=26 March 2022}} On January 2, 2017, the service was rebranded to Turlock Transit; the change included increased service hours and revised routes, in response to a state-mandated increase in the farebox recovery ratio target.{{cite press release |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/changes.html |title=Moving Forward with Public Transit |access-date=4 April 2022 |publisher=Turlock Transit}} In February 2017, a fire disabled four city-owned buses while they were parked at the city's corporation yard.{{cite news |url=https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/four-city-buses-damaged-in-fire/ |title=Four City buses damaged in fire |url-access=subscription |author=Hacker, Kristina |date=February 12, 2017 |newspaper=Turlock Journal |access-date=26 March 2022}} Three were damaged beyond repair and were replaced in 2018.{{rp|10-2}}
Services
=Fixed routes=
All fixed routes start and end at the Roger K. Fall Transit Center in Turlock. Routes 1 and 2 operate the same path in opposite directions.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;"
|+Turlock Transit fixed routes{{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/map.html|title=Individual Route Maps & Schedules |date= |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| No.
!Route name !Terminus | via | Terminus
!Typical headway (minutes) !class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#d2232a;color:#fff;font-size:150%;" | 1
|Countryside |rowspan=6 | Roger K. Fall Transit Center || Countryside, Monte Vista, Geer, & Fulkerth/Hawkeye |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route1.html |title=Route 1 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| style="background:#e2c125;color:#000;font-size:150%;" | 2
|Geer | Fulkerth/Hawkeye, Geer, Monte Vista, & Countryside |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route2.html |title=Route 2 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| style="background:#099e43;color:#fff;font-size:150%;" | 3
|Olive | Golden State, Christofferson, Olive, & Hawkeye |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route3.html |title=Route 3 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| style="background:#3184c1;color:#fff;font-size:150%;" | 4
|Colorado | Hawkeye, Canal, Berkeley, & Colorado |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route4.html |title=Route 4 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| style="background:#f4a247;color:#000;font-size:150%;" | 5
|Lander | Golden State, Lander, & Linwood |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route5.html |title=Route 5 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} | ||
| style="background:#8560a8;color:#fff;font-size:150%;" | 6
|Soderquist | Fulkerth, Tully, Main, & Soderquist |30 (M-Sa) |style="font-size:90%;text-align:left;" | {{cite web |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/route6.html |title=Route 6 |publisher=City of Turlock, California |access-date=25 March 2022}} |
Fleet and facilities
=Facilities=
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-title1 =Walmart
(original BLaST Transfer Hub, 1998–2003)
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|mark-title2 =Central Park (interim transit center, 2003–07)
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|mark-title3 =Roger K. Fall Transit Center
(formerly Turlock Regional Transit Center, 2012–18)
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|mark-title4 =Corporation Yard (bus depot)
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|caption=Selected Turlock Transit facilities {{flatlist|
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The Roger K. Fall Transit Center is at 1418 N Golden State Blvd near downtown Turlock, equipped with bus bays, rider waiting areas, and administrative offices.{{rp|10-6}} It was rededicated on September 21, 2018 for the longtime city transportation engineering supervisor;{{cite press release |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/news/building-dedication-event-at-the-roger-k-fall-transit-center|title=Building Dedication Event at the Roger K. Fall Transit Center |date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=Turlock Transit |access-date=26 March 2022}} before it was renamed in 2018, it was the Turlock Regional Transit Center.{{cite press release |url=https://www.turlocktransit.com/news/city-establishes-roger-k-fall-transit-center|title=City Establishes Roger K. Fall Transit Center |date=April 24, 2018 |publisher=Turlock Transit |access-date=26 March 2022}} Prior to the completion of the Fall Transit Center, the transfer hub for BLaST routes was approximately {{cvt|1|mi}} southeast in Central Park, at the corner of Golden State and Main.{{cite web |url=http://cityofturlock.org/turlocktransit/blast/ |title=Bus Line Service of Turlock (BLAST) |archive-date=November 25, 2004 |publisher=City of Turlock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041125022839/http://cityofturlock.org/turlocktransit/blast/ |url-status=dead}}
In 2019, Turlock Transit began planning the construction of the Transit Operations Facility, which will be located north of the existing city Corporation Yard. In accordance with planned future operations, the TOF will be equipped with solar power and battery-electric bus charging infrastructure.{{rp|10-6}}
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References
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External links
{{Portal|California}}
- [https://www.turlocktransit.com/ Official website]
- {{cite web |url=https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Turlock_Transit |title=Turlock Transit |website=Canadian Public Transportation Discussion Board wiki}}
Category:Public transportation in the San Joaquin Valley Area
Category:Bus transportation in California
Category:Public transportation in Stanislaus County, California