Turlock Transit

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Turlock Transit
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ParentCity of Turlock
FoundedNovember 16, 1998;23 years ago (1998-11-16)
Headquarters156 S Broadway 230
Locale Turlock, CA
Service type Bus service, Dial-a-Ride
Routes6
DestinationsTurlock
HubsRoger K. Fall Transit Center, Central Park (Turlock)
Annual ridership194,723 (2020) [1]
Operator Storer Transit Systems
Website Official website

Turlock Transit is the primary bus agency serving residents and visitors to Turlock, the second-largest city in Stanislaus County, California (after the county seat, Modesto). It is operated by the city through its contractor Storer Transit Systems and offers both fixed routes and dial-a-ride local service within Turlock, with most fixed routes operating out of a central transit center. (Regional bus service connecting Turlock to other cities is operated by Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority).

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History

Fixed route public transportation in Turlock was initiated on November 16, 1998; the city's new service was named the Bus Line Service of Turlock, aka BLaST. [2] The initial BLaST service operated two loop routes, adding a third in May 1999. In addition, Turlock operated a dial-a-ride service under the name Dial-A-Ride-Turlock (DART). [2] Laidlaw Transit was the initial contracted operator. [2] The BLaST Transfer Hub was moved from the city's Walmart (on Countryside Drive) to Central Park near downtown Turlock on December 22, 2003. [3] : 4–3 

By 2004, BLaST was operating four fixed routes, which all met at Central Park every 40 minutes. [4] Routes were designated by letter (A, B, C, D) and operated as one-way loops; the transfer hub was moved to Dels Lane on August 13, 2007. With the move, headways were decreased to 30 minutes, but these were later adjusted to 35, then 40 minutes by 2011, coincident with fare increases and service hour cutbacks. [3] : 4–3  The Turlock Regional Transit Center opened at its present location, the intersection of Golden State Boulevard and Dels Lane, on August 27, 2012. [3] : 4–3  Both StaRT and The Bus (Merced) have scheduled service to the Transit Center, where riders may transfer to and from BLaST. [3] : 4–10 

In accordance with the recommendations of the 2016 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP), buses were fitted with electronic fare boxes [5] and the service was expanded to six routes in June 2016. [6] On January 2, 2017, the service was rebranded to Turlock Transit; the change included increased service hours and revised routes, in response to a state-mandated increase in the farebox recovery ratio target. [7] In February 2017, a fire disabled four city-owned buses while they were parked at the city's corporation yard. [8] Three were damaged beyond repair and were replaced in 2018. [9] : 10–2 

Services

Fixed routes

All fixed routes start and end at the Roger K. Fall Transit Center in Turlock. Routes 1 and 2 operate the same path in opposite directions.

Turlock Transit fixed routes [10]
No.Route nameTerminusviaTerminusTypical headway (minutes)Notes / Refs.
1CountrysideRoger K. Fall Transit CenterCountryside, Monte Vista, Geer, & Fulkerth/Hawkeye
(Target, CSUS, Save Mart)		Roger K. Fall Transit Center30 (M-Sa) [11]
2GeerFulkerth/Hawkeye, Geer, Monte Vista, & Countryside
(Walmart, CSUS, Safeway)		30 (M-Sa) [12]
3OliveGolden State, Christofferson, Olive, & Hawkeye
(Pitman HS, CSUS, Emanuel Medical Center)		30 (M-Sa) [13]
4ColoradoHawkeye, Canal, Berkeley, & Colorado
(Turlock HS, Crane Park)		30 (M-Sa) [14]
5LanderGolden State, Lander, & Linwood
(Downtown/Central Park, Save Mart)		30 (M-Sa) [15]
6SoderquistFulkerth, Tully, Main, & Soderquist30 (M-Sa) [16]


Fleet and facilities

Turlock Transit fleet (fixed routes) [9] : 10–3 
Fleet no. (Qty)YearMfrModelLengthFuelNotes
(2)2009 Orion VII 35'CNGProcured used from Merced County Transit. [3] : 11–1 
(4)2018 Gillig Low Floor 35'CNG
(4)2019 Gillig Low Floor 35'CNG
(6)2017 Champion Bus LF Transport26' ?

Facilities

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Selected Turlock Transit facilities 
  •  Points of interest 
  •  Parks and open spaces 

1
Walmart
(original BLaST Transfer Hub, 1998–2003)
2
Central Park (interim transit center, 2003–07)
3
Roger K. Fall Transit Center
(formerly Turlock Regional Transit Center, 2012–18)
4
Corporation Yard (bus depot)

The Roger K. Fall Transit Center is at 1418 N Golden State Blvd near downtown Turlock, equipped with bus bays, rider waiting areas, and administrative offices. [9] : 10–6  It was rededicated on September 21, 2018 for the longtime city transportation engineering supervisor; [17] before it was renamed in 2018, it was the Turlock Regional Transit Center. [18] Prior to the completion of the Fall Transit Center, the transfer hub for BLaST routes was approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast in Central Park, at the corner of Golden State and Main. [4]

In 2019, Turlock Transit began planning the construction of the Transit Operations Facility, which will be located north of the existing city Corporation Yard. In accordance with planned future operations, the TOF will be equipped with solar power and battery-electric bus charging infrastructure. [9] : 10–6 

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  2. 1 2 3 "City of Turlock Transit System" (PDF). Transit Systems Management Report (PDF) (Report). Stanislaus Council of Governments. October 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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  4. 1 2 "Bus Line Service of Turlock (BLAST)". City of Turlock. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004.
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  6. ↑ Hacker, Kristina (November 25, 2016). "City struggles with bus breakdowns" . Turlock Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Moving Forward with Public Transit" (Press release). Turlock Transit. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Hacker, Kristina (February 12, 2017). "Four City buses damaged in fire" . Turlock Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Nelson Nygaard (February 2020). Short-Range Transit Plan 2020–2024 (PDF) (Report). draft. City of Turlock.
  10. ↑ "Individual Route Maps & Schedules". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Route 1". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Route 2". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Route 3". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Route 4". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Route 5". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Route 6". City of Turlock, California. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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  18. ↑ "City Establishes Roger K. Fall Transit Center" (Press release). Turlock Transit. April 24, 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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