PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The YMPO and Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (YCIPTA) recently completed a Short-Range Transit Plan that identified service and operation improvements for the YCAT system. The Plan identified targeted improvements and system redesigns for faster and expanded service.

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Targeted near-term service improvements  include:

• Modify / expand FLEX service coverage to reach more potential customers.

• Restore late afternoon schedule reliability on selected routes.

• Prevent chronic overcrowding and customer pass-ups at schools or other locations.

• Simplify customer information and system functionality.

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Additional short-term  improvements include:

• Improve Blue 5 headway to the Andrade Port of Entry to hourly (currently every two hours) 

• Conduct a FLEX Microtransit Feeder Demonstration.

• Personal Mobility on Demand (PMoD) Demonstration: A pilot project to determine the viability of on-demand shared ride taxi service on the Quechan Reservation would introduce a new direct travel option within the YCAT service area if either the trip origin or destination is on the Reservation.

• Expand Turquoise 10 Service Span.

• Central Yuma Route Restructuring: To complete the grid network of routes in the YCAT core service area to provide a solid foundation for future service span and frequency upgrades.

• US 95 South Corridor Service Integration: This multi-year proposal would integrate three YCAT routes into a common schedule based on a “trunk and branch” service design in the service area south of WYTH.

• East County Redesign: To consolidate three east-side routes (Orange 2, Brown 3, Gold 8) into a common line providing all-day local in the 32nd Street corridor and peak period limited stop service on the I-8 Freeway.