Starting at the Silo, A-line buses run through downtown along Second Street, stop at the Amtrak depot, and continue on to Fifth Street, Alhambra Drive and Mace, then return along the same route. The A line runs east-west between the Silo Terminal and El Cemonte Avenue near Pioneer Park, just east of Mace Boulevard in south Davis. The A-line upgrades also are a result of increased demand, as development along this route makes it comparable to other Unitrans lines with higher frequency, Palmere said. ![]() “We are already hearing many positive comments about regular Sunday service being long overdue,” Palmere said. Now, with sufficient staffing, Unitrans is ready to launch regular Sunday service - and do away with UniRide. In the interim, Unitrans started UniRide in January 2008, offering Sunday service from one bus stop to any other, for people who called ahead. Saturday ridership averages about 1,000 a day when UC Davis is in session, according to Palmere, and surveys indicate there is just as much demand or more for Sunday service.Ī 2007 ASUCD referendum, in which students approved an additional $6 quarterly assessment for Unitrans, provided the money for regular bus service on Sundays - but Unitrans did not have sufficient staffing for such service. 8, will be the same as Saturday’s: hourly buses from 9 a.m. Palmere said Sunday service, starting Aug. The ridership count translates to more than 20,000 riders on a typical weekday when UC Davis is in session, he said. Unitrans is coming off a year of record ridership: surpassing 3.5 million for the first time, said Anthony Palmere, assistant general manager. Unitrans offers free rides for people age 60 and up (with a Senior Pass), people with disabilities (with a Disabled Pass) and Medicare card holders. UC Davis affiliates without parking permits are eligible for Unitrans discounts through the campus’s alternative transportation program, the goClub. UC Davis undergraduates, whose fees help pay for Unitrans, are allowed unlimited access simply by showing their registration cards.Īnother way to ride at no charge is by showing a UC Davis parking permit, provided it is for A, C, CP, L, M or V parking. The 2010-11 schedule also shows increased frequency on the A line - at least every half-hour all year long, even during summer and other breaks, and finals - with stops at the Silo, downtown and the Amtrak depot.įares will remain the same: $1 per ride, $6 for a 10-ride ticket, $25 for a monthly pass. 2 with big news: regular service on Sundays for the first time in the history of the campus-city bus system. Also, buses that are laying over in between runs will park in the staging area.Ĭampus officials said the landscaping plan for the new terminal includes new shade trees to replace Chinese hackberrys that were taken out because they showed signs of decline and were not expected to remain healthy in the long term.Unitrans launches its new schedule Aug. This will free space on Hutchison for bicyclists. Westbound buses will make pickups and drop-offs along Hutchison, while eastbound buses will use the an off-street staging area. Also, a sidewalk will be built on the north side of Hutchison to connect the Life Sciences Building and California Avenue. The project includes shelters and concrete pads where people can wait for buses, instead of standing in the rain and mud. The new transit center will occupy what is now parking Lot 29. The medical center shuttle bus stop at Haring Hall has been relocated one block to the west, on Hutchison Drive next to the Life Sciences Building. C, D and J lines inbound drop off at Chem 194.W line outbound starts at the Art Building (the W stop is behind the A and L stops).J line departs from Shields outbound and ends at Chem 194 inbound. ![]() Unitrans riders are advised to use the bus stops to the west at the Life Sciences Building or to the east at Shields Library and the Art Building. ![]() Buses are not stopping at the Silo while work goes on completion is expected before the fall quarter. Construction began this week on a new transit center on the south side of Haring Hall across from the Silo.
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