On at least two Marin Transit Board of Directors meetings, the transit agency hinted at adjusting its services this summer, with one of its local routes being handed over to another contractor and streamlining local operations between Marin Airporter and MV Transportation. In addition, changes in service, ridership expectations, and target subsidy rates per passenger, are in order to better match the transit agency's current needs. |
Route 49 Switches to Marin Airporter
- All operations of Route 49, a big bus service operating daily between San Rafael Transit Center and Downtown Novato via Northgate Mall and Hamilton
- All five Gillig BRT Hybrid 40-footer buses (1505 to 1509), allowing Marin Airporter to unify the bus type's operations and maintenance
- Package 1 includes all shuttle services (2xx series routes) and Route 22
- Package 2 includes all school services, West Marin Stagecoach services, Muir Woods Shuttle, and Route 49
Service AdjustmentsFrom the April 2018 Board Meeting, Marin Transit has indicated it ordered two expansion vehicles in December 2017 (this might be the BYD All-Electric bus, reported earlier) to address overcrowding on several school runs, namely Routes 113 (Paradise Cay - Redwood High School), 119 (Tiburon - Redwood High School), 145 (San Rafael Transit Center - Terra Linda High School), and 151 (Hamilton - San Marin High School via Indian Valley College). At the same time, Marin Transit will reduce unproductive trips on some of its routes come June 2018. Per the April 2018 Board Meeting packet, it proposes the following service cuts in early summer: |
- Weekdays, southbound from San Rafael: 10pm
- Weekends and holidays, southbound from San Rafael: 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm
Route 23X (Canal District - Fairfax Manor via San Rafael Transit Center, San Anselmo)
- Weekdays, eastbound from Fairfax Manor: 9am and 10am
- Weekdays, westbound from Canal District: 6:05am
Route 29 (Canal District - Marin General Hospital via San Rafael Transit Center, Greenbrae)
- Weekdays, eastbound from San Rafael: 9:30am, 6:30pm, and 7:30pm
Route 228 (San Rafael Transit Center - Fairfax Manor via Larkspur Ferry Terminal, Marin General Hospital, Sir Francis Drake)
- Weekends and holidays, eastbound from Fairfax Manor: 7:42pm
Route 251 (Hamilton - San Marin via Indian Valley College, Vintage Oaks, Downtown Novato)
- Weekends and holidays, southbound from Redwood & Grant: 9:14pm
Revising Productivity and Cost Effectiveness Targets
Route Type |
Current Productivity Target (passengers/hour) |
Adjusted Productivity Target (passengers/hour) |
Current Maximum Subsidy Target per pax. |
Adjusted Maximum Subsidy Target per pax. |
Local Trunkline |
25 |
20 |
$3.00 |
$4.50 |
Local Basic |
20 |
18 |
$5.00 |
$6.50 |
Local Connector |
8 |
8 |
$8.00 |
$9.00 |
Supplemental |
20 |
20 |
$3.00 |
$3.00 |
Rural |
4 |
6 |
$12.00 |
$12.00 |
Recreational |
25 |
25 |
$3.00 |
$3.00 |
Demand Response |
2 |
2 |
$30.00 |
$35.00 |
- Local Trunkline: Routes 35, 36, 71X
- Local Basic: Routes 17, 22, 23, 23X, 29, 49
- Local Connector: Routes 219, 228, 233, 245, 251, 257
- Supplemental (School Routes): Routes 113, 115, 117, 119, 125, 139, 145, 151, 154
- Rural: Routes 61, 68
- Recreational: Route 66
- Demand Response: Local Dial-a-Ride, Novato Dial-a-Ride, Rural Dial-a-Ride