Should OCTA Bring back the Interagency Transfer ???
Submitted by TransitRider1981 on 24 September, 2009 - 7:54pm
I was talking to somebody else about this. What do u guys think ?
I think OCTA should bring back the interagency transfer. This will work for people transferring from an OCTA Bus to another agencies like Metro, Long Beach Transit, RTA, Foothill, and other transit agencies that connect with OCTA. I dont understand as to why they got rid of the interagency transfer when the day pass was implemented.
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I have a better idea. Why not
I have a better idea. Why not introduce a regional day, week and 30 day pass that can be used on any bus system in the area, regardless of what county it's in?
L.A. has the "EZ Pass". Build on it.
But in the mean time, I think Long Beach will accept a day pass for a single ride. Not sure about week or 30 day passes....
RTA will accept OCTA passes
RTA will accept OCTA passes as local credit towards a ride on 149 ($1.50). They'll also accept OCExpress passes for one ride on 15 at La Sierra Metrolink.
Long Beach will accept OCTA passes for 1 ride away from the point of contact, and OCTA does the same for LBT passes and transfers. Foothill does the same.
The only people who would benefit from bringing back a separate Inter-Agency Transfer would be those paying with cash, and if you don't ride transit enough to pay for a pass, then you get to pay a little more for it.
Now, expanding the EZ Pass to SB, Riverside, Ventura and OC would be awesome.
U-pass also?
Does Long Beach Transit's new transfer policy apply to OCTA's University Pass? Because that's the biggest thing that pisses me off: I was able to get to Downtown Long Beach just fine until OCTA cut the line.
Apparently a lot of line 60 riders are angry at OCTA forcing them to transfer because of the truncated routes; OCTA's line 60 was standing-room only through Downtown Long Beach during peak commute times.
Is your University Pass a
Is your University Pass a separate, OCTA-issued pass?
If it's a bit of paper that has the OCTA logo and something that says "bus pass" on it, I can't see why LBT wouldn't accept it, but you'd obviously have to confirm with them. I probably have even less interaction with LBT than you do.
The only gripe I have with the U-Pass system, at least here, is that my UCR ID is my bus pass, so other agencies don't accept it for transfer. I mostly ride Omnitrans, but OCTA and Foothill also accept RTA passes at point-of-contact.
yup
yup, my u-pass is a separate pass. it used to be encoded on our student IDs but for some reason they're now giving away separate passes. if I peel back the "University Pass" sticker on it, it has the original OCTA logo with the words "Bus Pass" on it, so I guess I could argue with the driver when push comes to shove.
CSUF still encodes the pass
CSUF still encodes the pass onto your ID card and it's guaranteed for this semester and next. I was surprised. I thought they were going to discontinue it. Many of the buses leaving CSUF are standing room only.
However, it sounds like they are not ruining the 57 after all.
To clear the air
To clear the air, LBT honors OCTA day passes for one trip only at a connecting transfer point. It does not include the trip back. LBT does not accept 30 day passes or any other passes.
CSULB has the UPASS system as well, but only for LBT and it's encoded into our IDs.
Luckily, our current Senators on campus are very pro-transit and overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of the LBT service changes last semester (which just went into effect). I'm currently working with a few of them to get the University to either offer the College Passes or a subsidy/discount on monthly passes for OCTA. We have a high volume of students riding in on the 1, 50, and 60 who would greatly benefit from this help.
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