Auburn Transit  (530) 823-4211
The City of Auburn Department of Public works operates Auburn Transit. Auburn Transit provides two deviated fixed routes weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and one deviated fixed route on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These interlinking routes will deviate from the scheduled route up to ¾ of a mile upon a reservation request, scheduled at least two hours in advance. This deviated fixed-route service fulfills the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement for complementary paratransit service. The vehicles are equipped with a cellular phone, which allows passengers to contact the drivers directly for demand-response service.

Auburn Transit is based around the Auburn Multi-Modal Station located on Blocker Drive near Nevada Street. The Auburn Multi-Modal Station provides a transfer point from Auburn Transit to Placer County Transit, Nevada County's Gold County Stage, and CTSA service.    

Western Placer Consolidated Transportation Services Agency
(530) 823-4030
The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) has designated the Western Placer Consolidated Transportation Service Agency as the Consolidated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA) serving western Placer County. The Western Placer CTSA is a joint powers agency with the power to provide social service transportation for the western portion of Placer County, including services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities who cannot use conventional public transit services. Wester Placer CTSA services went into effect January 2, 2009.

CTSA Transportation Services
The Western Placer CTSA currently collaborates with Seniors First, Inc., a local not-profit organization, to fund three primary pilot programs: the "Health Express" non-emergency medical transportation service, the Volunteer Door-to-Door Rides Program, and the Transportation Voucher Program. The CTSA also funds the Placer County Transit Taylor Road Shuttle Service Enhancement Pilot Program; the Transit Ambassador Program, the South Placer Transportation Call Center (with Roseville Transit as the designated operator), and the Retired Dial-a-Ride Vehicle Program.

The three primary pilot programs are intended to provide CTSA transportation service for elderly persons and persons with disabilities who are residents of Placer County and who are not able to use conventional public transit services operating within western Placer County. Each pilot program responds to a unique transportation need not otherwise currently met or met well within a prescribed service area. The term for each pilot program would be two calendar years: from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. Based on the effectiveness of the pilot programs, a recommendation would be made at that time as to whether or not to continue the program(s), and what changes might be made to improve them.

In summary the three primary pilot programs are:

1. Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
   Seniors First provides non-emergency medical transportation services, known as “Health Express”
   
   
2. Volunteer Door-to-Door Transportation
   Seniors First provides a volunteer door-to-door transportation service, intended for individuals who are not able to use conventional public transit services.
   
   
3. Transportation Vouchers
   Seniors First serves as the transportation coordinator managing the transportation voucher program. Transportation vouchers are intended as a funding mechanism to ensure essential last resort non-emergency medical transportation needs of elderly persons and persons with disabilities who would otherwise have no means of transport are met. Seniors First is responsible for evaluating and approving (or not) each voucher request. Users are matched with the most reasonable and affordable transportation provider if public transit and other options are not available, not appropriate, or not affordable.

Emergency medical requests are not eligible under these three programs.

Funding for CTSA services comes from the Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 4.5 apportionment, which is typically approved by the PCTPA Board of Directors in August.

Retired Dial-a-Ride Vehicle Program
Western Placer CTSA will purchase retired (surplus) dial-a-ride vehicles from Placer transit operators and sell these vehicles to local social service non-profit organizations for a nominal amount for use to transport elderly and/or disabled clients. The Guidelines specify eligibility requirements and application criteria for interested non-profit organizations, and selection criteria to be used by the CTSA. Under the program the non-profit organization will be required to fund the vehicle’s annual operating and maintenance costs, and fulfill other program obligations as noted in the Guidelines.

For more information regarding the Western Placer CTSA services and programs call (530) 823-4030 or email info@wpctsa.net.

Lincoln Transit  (916) 645-8576
The City of Lincoln Department of Public Works operates Lincoln Transit. Lincoln Transit is provided on three routes throughout the city, between 7:00 am and 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Fixed route service will deviate up to ¾ of a mile from the route if requested, and will stop at any safe location if a passenger flags the bus. This deviated fixed-route service fulfills the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement for complementary paratransit service. Dial-a-Ride service is also available to the general public, senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The service picks up and drops off passengers anywhere within the City limits and to the Galleria in Roseville. The service operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Requests for service can be called in anywhere from two hours to two weeks prior to pickup.

Placer County Transit (PCT) (530) 885-BUSS
Placer County Transit directly operates routes between 1) Alta, Colfax and Auburn, 2) Auburn and the Watt-I-80 Light Rail, 3) Dry Creek Road in North Auburn to Downtown Auburn, and 4) Lincoln, Rocklin and Sierra College.

PCT contracts Dial-A-Ride service and the Taylor Road Shuttle to PRIDE Industries. Dial-A-Ride provides service based on reservations directly to requested destinations within the service area. Dial-A-Ride is provided in Auburn in the Highway 49 Corridor, Loomis, Rocklin and Granite Bay. The Taylor Road Shuttle was established in 2001 to provide service to Newcastle, Penryn and Loomis from Auburn to Sierra College. 

PCT also operates Placer Commuter Express, providing commuter bus service Monday through Friday.  This service now provides three morning commute runs to downtown Sacramento and three return trips in the afternoon. The service begins in Colfax and stops at Clipper Gap, Auburn, Penryn, Loomis, Rocklin and Roseville.

PCT also provides funding contributions to Senior Independent Services for senior transportation and to Nevada County for Gold Country Stage service into Auburn.

Roseville Transit  (916) 774-5757
Roseville Transit, administered by the City of Roseville, is comprised of three modes: a fixed route service with 13 routes operated throughout the City; Roseville Dial-A-Ride (a city-wide demand-response service open to the general public); and a weekday peak-period commuter service to downtown Sacramento.  All services operate weekdays. The fixed-route also operates on Saturdays, while the Dial-A-Ride also operates on Saturdays and Sundays.  Roseville Transit provides connections with Placer County Transit (PCT) and Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) at various points throughout Roseville.

Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART)  (800) 736-6365
TART operates public bus transit service in North Tahoe. TART's "Mainline" route runs year-round between Tahoma on the Westshore to the Hyatt in Incline Village. The route serves Tahoe City, Kings Beach and all of the other communities along this route. TART also operates route service between Tahoe City, Squaw Valley and Truckee. In the summer time, TART adds the Tahoe Trolley service, which increases daytime service and adds nighttime service. In the Winter and Summer TART adds runs on the Tahoe City Truckee route.

Sacramento Region Travel Information (511)
Travelers in the Sacramento region and beyond can dial one easy-to-remember telephone number for complete, comprehensive traveler information: 511. In conjunction with the phone service, this Web site can help users plan their daily commute, access transit providers, find a carpool partner, and learn about bicycling as a commute option. With the traffic information on this site, you can check your commute options and know the road before you go. Once behind the wheel, you can call 511 for traffic updates.

Other Transit Services
Health Express (to/from non-emergency medical appointments, western Placer County)
1-800-655-RIDE

Folsom Stage Line (916) 355-8395

El Dorado Transit (530) 642-5383

Sacramento Regional Transit (916) 321-2877

Paratransit, Inc. in Sacramento (916) 363-0132

Yuba Sutter Transit (530) 742-2877

Each year, the PCTPA works with the transit providers and the public to identify any transit needs that are not currently being met.  For more information on the annual Unmet Transit Needs process, see our Unmet Transit Needs page.