San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority Explained

San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
Founded:	mid/late 1980s
Headquarters:	253 Elks Lane
Locale:	San Luis Obispo, California
Service Area:	San Luis Obispo County, California
Service Type:	bus service, paratransit
Routes:	11
Fleet:	32 buses
Fuel Type:	diesel, CNG, battery electric
Website:	RTA SoCalTransir

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority is the provider of intercity mass transportation in San Luis Obispo County, California, with service between most cities in the county: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Cambria, San Simeon, Los Osos, Cayucos, and San Luis Obispo. Hourly routes operate Monday - Friday, with limited Saturday & Sunday service. The base travel fare is $1.75-$3.25 each way, or a Regional day pass may be purchased for $5.50, good for unlimited trips on all fixed-routes in the county. Five routes are branded as part of the SLORTA (9, 10, 12, 14, and 15). RTA also operates fixed route transit service in Paso Robles and the Five Cities Area for South County Transit (Routes 21, 24, 27, & 28) and the Avila Beach Trolley on a seasonal/summer runs.

Routes

RTA routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
A	Paso RoblesNorth County Transit Center		Spring St	Clockwise route
B			Niblick Rd	Counter-clockwise route
9	San Miguel Mission St &14th St	San Luis Obispo Government Center	SR 101, El Camino Real
10	Santa Maria Santa Maria Transit Center	San Luis Obispo Government Center	SR 101	Serves Allan Hancock College
12	San Luis Obispo Government Center		Cabrillo Hwy	Serves Cuesta College Loop route
15	San Simeon Hearst Castle Visitors Center	Morro Bay Morro Bay Park	Cabrillo Hwy

SoCoTransit routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
21	Pismo BeachPremium Outlets		James wy	Clockwise route
24			Grand Av	Counter-clockwise route
27	Grover BeachRamona Garden		Oak Park Bl	Clockwise route
28	Grover BeachRamona Garden		13th St	Counter-clockwise route
Avila-Pismo Beach Trolley	Avila Beach Port San Luis	Pismo BeachPremium Outlets	SR 101	The Avila-Pismo Beach Trolley will run May 3 - September 1 Friday afternoons and weekends

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Thumbnail	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
Gillig Phantom 40'	167-168		2008	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
ENC E-Z Rider II MAX 35'	1011-1012		2010	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
ENC Axess BRT	1101		2011	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40'	1301-1307		2013	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 35	1308-1310		2013	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40'	1501-1508		2015	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 35	1509		2015	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40'	1801-1803		2018	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40'	1910-1912		2019	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor 40'	2101-2102		2021	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
Gillig Low Floor EV 40'	N/A		2022	Cummins BES	Direct drive

External links

• SLO RTA