THE TRANSIT Authority and how to read and use all the tools available. Participants will receive a 10-Ride pass at the completion of the training session. We have also partnered with Greyhound and Amtrak in offering some local services. Ride and read on YCAT
The YCAT fleet We currently operate a fleet of 18 New Flyer and ElDorado transit buses, as well as nine EZ Rider, Aerotech and Chevy cutaway vehicles, on 11 routes. We also provide service to the Cocopah and Quechan Indian Tribes. We have a hub-and-spoke system that meets five hubs throughout our service area, which is 43 percent rural and 57 percent urban. YCAT innovations On the Orange Route 2/2A, our catTRAX system helps passengers determine the real-time arrival and location of the bus, which helps when a bus is running late. The YCATPass smartcard system launched in September. We have also recently launched the YCAT Workshop, a travel training program. This will allow existing passengers, soon to be passengers, or those that have not used public transportation to get to know YCAT’s system. In the training session we talk about planning your route, locating a bus stop, paying fares, requesting a stop, proper bicycle mounting,
YCAT is partnering with the Yuma County Library District and Friends of the Yuma County Libraries in an effort to promote literacy. Together we have launched Libraries On The Go! an on-board library program. We installed book racks have been installed on all 27 buses, each stocked with books and magazines for passengers to read during their commute. They can read the books or magazines on the bus, take the book or magazine home and return it later to any bus, or donate an old book or magazine for others to read while commuting on YCAT. Best of all, no checkout process or late fees are involved. The goal is to help improve literacy in Yuma County. We also provide the daily newspaper for sale, free WiFi on several buses, and free water bottles when temperatures exceed 115 degrees. Lastly, the YCIPTA is working on its five-year shortrange transit plan in conjunction with YMPO. This plan will set the framework for YCIPTA in a fiscal and constrained manner, especially since the member entities are not able to contribute any more funding to the transit system and there is continued growth in population and transportation demand in Yuma County. The plan will also analyze marketing, capital needs, procurement of a new maintenance facility, development of an intermodal station and options for financing the transit system.
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