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Escalon reviews transit services, approves grant paperwork to keep fares free
Summary
City transit manager reviewed Etrans services and pilot programs, reported modest ridership gains and requested—and the council approved—paperwork to access Low Carbon Transit Operations and Transportation Development Act funds that keep fares free and fund service operations.
Escalon City transit manager Ron Ando gave an annual update on Etrans on May 20, outlining the city’s Dial‑A‑Ride, Route 35 trips to Modesto, and recent pilots including an Uber partnership and a Miocar car‑share pilot.
Ando said Etrans has been the city’s public transit system “since 1977” and described three recent additions: Etrans on the go (an Uber voucher partnership that subsidizes up to $10 per trip after a $2 rider contribution), a Miocar rural car‑share pilot with one vehicle at the Escalon Park & Ride, and the three‑trip daily Route 35 connection to Modesto. He reported last fiscal year the system provided 1,279 passenger trips; Dial‑A‑Ride accounted for about 275 trips and Route 35…
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