Redwood Coast Transit

Redwood Coast Transit
ParentRedwood Coast Transit Authority
HeadquartersRedwood Coast Transit 140 Williams Rd., Crescent City.
LocaleDel Norte County, CA
Routes7
HubsCressent City Cultural Center
DepotsRedwood Coast Transit Yard

140 Williams Drive,

Crescent City
Daily ridershipWeekday: 390 Saturday/Holiday: 200
Annual ridership110,691 (2019)
OperatorFirst Transit
Transit ManagerJoe Rye
Websitehttp://redwoodcoasttransit.org/

Redwood Coast Transit (RCT) provides bus service in Del Norte County, CA. The service offers 4 City Routes that operate in Crescent City, 2 regional routes that provide connections to Gasquet and Arcata, and a school route that provides 1 daily trip from Del Norte High School. RCT also offers a Dial A Ride service which primarily provides ADA Paratransit Service but the general public can pay a surcharge to use the service as well.

Fares

Current Fares

RTC has two types of fare: Local Fares paid on local routes and Zone Based Fares on Regional Routes. Youth, Seniors and people with a disability can receive a discounted fare.[1]

COVID-19 Response

In April 2020, evening trips on all lines and weekend service on lines 2 and 4 were discontinued due to reduced demand and staffing levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 23, 2020, RCT eliminated fare collection to promote social distancing between passengers and operators, however this led to a spike in non-essential trips and operator complaints about crowded buses which lead RCT to resume fare collection in early April 2020. [3]

Routes

Local Routes[4]

Route # Destinations Service Hours Schedule
1 - Parkway/El Darado College of the Redwoods, Safeway, Walmart, Cultural Center Mon-Sat 7a-6p Current Schedule
2 - A/Inyo/ Washington College of the Redwoods, Safeway, Walmart, Cultural Center Mon-Fri 7a-5:30p Current Schedule
3 - Northcrest Cultural Center, Senior Center Mon-Sat 7a-5:30p Current Schedule
4 - Bertsch / Howland Hill Cultural Center, Safeway, Rite Aide, Elk Valley Casino Mon-Fri 7:30a-6p Current Schedule

Regional Routes[5][6]

Route # Destinations Service Hours Schedule
20 - Smith River / Crescent City / Arcata Lucky 7 Casino, Ft. Dick, College of the Redwoods, Cultural Center, Prairie Creek State Park, Orick Redwood National Park, Arcata Transit Center Mon-Fri 6a-7p Current Schedule
199 – Crescent City / Gasquet Cultural Center, Sutter Hospital, College of the Redwoods, Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park Visitor Center, Gasquet Market Mon-Fri

7a-2p

Current Schedule

School Route[7]

Route # Destinations Service Hours Schedule
300 - DNHS PM Tripper Del Norte High School, Cultural Center, Walmart, Senior Center **Currently Discontinued due to COVID-19

pandemic.

1 trip leaving DNHS at 3:25p

Current Schedule

References

  1. ^ "Fares". Redwood Coast Transit Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ "RCTA Adapts to COVID-19 - Updated April 4, 2020". Redwood Coast Transit Authority. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. ^ "For Redwood Coast Transit, Operating Through COVID-19 Has Been a Roller Coaster". Wild Rivers Outpost. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. ^ "City Routes Brochure August 2019 v2" (PDF). Redwood Coast Transit. 2019-08-01.
  5. ^ "Route 199". Redwood Coast Transit Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. ^ "Route 20". Redwood Coast Transit Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  7. ^ "Route 300". Redwood Coast Transit Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-22.