Clovis Transit

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Clovis Transit
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ParentCity of Clovis
FoundedJanuary 1979;46 years ago (1979-01)
Service area Clovis, California
Service type Bus service, dial-a-ride
Annual ridership
  • 130,515 (FY18, Stageline) [1] : II-9 
  • 52,061 (FY18, Round Up)
Website clovistransit.com
System map (2020)

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Clovis Transit is the public transportation agency which provides fixed intra-city routes (branded Clovis Transit Stageline) and dial-a-ride service (as Clovis Transit Round Up) for Clovis, the second-largest city in Fresno County, California after the neighboring city and county seat, Fresno. Public transportation in Clovis was provided by Fresno Area Express (FAX) until 1979–80, when Clovis began developing its own transportation services. Stageline riders can transfer to FAX, which provides service connecting to Fresno.

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History

Public transportation service in Clovis was provided by a mixture of fixed routes from FAX and a dial-a-ride service, Round Up, which started in January 1979, funded by a grant from the Older Americans Act. [2]

The Stageline service started as demand-responsive transportation in July 1980, replacing fixed routes formerly provided by FAX. In August 1990, Stageline was converted to a fixed route service under a contracted operator, and in September 1999, the City of Clovis took over Stageline operations. [2]

Services

Stageline operates eight primary fixed routes (10 and 50) from Monday through Saturday; in addition, Stageline operates one "Education Center Express" route (80) with one round-trip each per weekday. [3]

RouteTerminusvia
(Destinations)		TerminusTyp. Headway
(minutes)		Notes / Refs.
Blue Clovis Community College–Willow Campus
(Willow Av & International Av)		WillowFresno County Department of Social Services
(Peach Av & Dakota Av)		30
(Mon–Sat)
Green California State University, Fresno Shaw Reagan Education Center 30
(Mon–Sat)
OrangeFresno County Department of Social Services
(Peach Av & Dakota Av)		Ashlan Reagan Education Center 30
(Mon–Sat)
PinkAlluvial AvTemperance AvAshlan Av & Armstrong Av30
(Mon–Sat)
PurpleDry Creek Park
(Nees Av & Clovis Av)		Sunnyside Av
(Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis Civic Center, Clovis Adult School, Bicentennial Park, Clark Intermediate)		Shaw Av & Cole Av30
(Mon–Sat)
Red California State University, Fresno
(Campus Pointe)		Barstow & Bullard
(Clovis Civic Center, Clark Intermediate, Clovis High)		Temperance Av30
(Mon–Sat)
TealWillow AvHerndon Av
(Clovis Community College–Herndon Campus, Clovis Community Hospital)		Temperance Av & Alluvial Av30
(Mon–Sat)
Yellow Buchanan Education Center Clovis Av
(Clovis Civic Center)		Fresno County Department of Social Services
(Peach Av & Dakota Av)		30
(Mon–Sat)
80Sunnyside Av & Fifth StSunnyside Av, Alluvial Av, & Peach Av
(Clovis Adult School, Bicentennial Park)		 Buchanan Education Center 1 round-trip
(Mon–Fri)		 [3]

Round Up demand-responsive service operates from Monday through Saturday, and also operates on Sunday within Clovis city limits only. In addition, the "Clovis Old Town Trolley", a bus styled to resemble a streetcar, is available for charter through the City of Clovis. [4]

Stageline route 50 also offers service to residents of the Tarpey Village, an unincorporated county island, through a reimbursement agreement with the County of Fresno. Similarly, the City of Clovis has a reimbursement agreement with the City of Fresno to extend some Fresno Area Express routes into Clovis (see § Transfers below). [5] : 119 

Fares

In October 2020, the Clovis City Council unanimously voted to remove fares from Stageline and Round Up, with the cost of transit services being covered by grants. [6] [7] The city had previously experimented with a free fare model in 2019. [8]

Transfers

Stageline service connects to Fresno Area Express. Stageline 10 connects to FAX routes 9 and 38 at Shaw and Cedar near Fresno State University and route 3 at Willow and Herndon. Stageline 50 connects to FAX route 9 at the Sierra Vista Mall along Shaw, route 28 at the Fresno County Clovis Campus (Peach and Dakota), and route 45 at Villa and Ashlan and again at Clovis and Ashlan. [9]

Fleet

Stageline uses 13 buses equipped with lifts; Round Up uses 17 buses with lifts and 3 passenger vans. [5] : 127 

References

  1. ↑ Transit Productivity Evaluation FY 2018 (PDF) (Report). Fresno Council of Governments. January 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 PMC (January 2014). FY 2010-2012 Triennial Performance Audit of Clovis Transit Services (PDF) (Report). Fresno Council of Governments. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Clovis Transit Schedule Guide" (PDF). City of Clovis. April 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Clovis Transit Trolley Bus Rental Information" (PDF). City of Clovis. March 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. 1 2 City of Fresno, Fresno Area Express, Planning Division (June 25, 2015). "5: City of Clovis SRTP" (PDF). Short Range Transit Plan 2016-2020 (PDF) (Report). Fresno Council of Governments. pp. 119–143. Retrieved July 19, 2022.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "City of Clovis Transit System Adopts Zero Fare Model". City of Clovis. October 6, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Public transit in Clovis goes fare-free for good". ABC30 Action News (KFSN-TV) . October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Free rides on Clovis Transit is extended through October". City of Clovis. August 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Fresno Area Express System Map" (PDF) (Map). City of Fresno. January 2022.
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