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Tourism committee asks transit staff to explore park-and-ride and shuttle options for Pinnacles National Park
Summary
San Benito County tourism officials asked the Council of Governments’ transit director to pursue conversations with the county agricultural district, cities and Pinnacles National Park about park-and-ride, shuttle, technology and funding options to reduce congestion and parking problems at Pinnacles National Park.
San Benito County Tourism Advisory Committee members on Aug. 27 asked the Council of Governments transit director to explore park-and-ride and shuttle options to ease long entrance waits and parking shortages at Pinnacles National Park.
The request came during a committee discussion with Binu Abraham, executive director of the San Benito Council of Governments and Local Transportation Authority. Abraham told the committee he would take the group’s priorities back to LTA and return with targeted options and data.
Committee members said a park-and-ride site on agricultural district property (including the old golf course or Palada Park) and coordinated pick-up points in downtown Hollister and San Juan Bautista could both reduce parking pressure at the park and encourage visitors to spend time and money in the county. Mayor Jordan of San…
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