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RTA reports rising ridership in Paso Robles, pushes electrification and short-range transit plan
Summary
The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority told the council it is transitioning to battery-electric buses, testing opportunity charging for longer routes, considering service changes including school trippers and weekend service adjustments, and proposing a contactless fare and fare-capping program to speed boarding.
The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority on April 1 updated the Paso Robles City Council on system ridership, its shift to battery-electric buses, and recommendations from a short-range transit plan that could change weekend service and add school-focused “tripper” runs.
Jeff Straw, RTA executive director, reported that fixed-route boardings in Paso Robles have recovered since COVID and that the city’s fixed-route service now operates more trips than before the pandemic. He said the RTA purchased two battery-electric buses delivered in March…
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