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MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE o n a small budge t R VANE SSA RAUSCHE NBE RGE DI RE CT OR OF PL ANNI NG AND MARK E T I NG HIST ORY MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE F or me d in 1973 as South Coast Ar


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MAKING T HE BUS COOL

F OR E VE RYONE

… o n a small budge t

VANE SSA RAUSCHE NBE RGE R

DI RE CT OR OF PL ANNI NG AND MARK E T I NG

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F

  • r

me d in 1973 as South Coast Ar e a T r ansit (SCAT ). In 2007 SCAT c hange d name to GOL D COAST T RANSIT to distinguish itse lf fr

  • m the 12 othe r

SCAT S in the US.

HIST ORY

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2014 F

  • rma tion of the Gold Coa st T

ra nsit Distric t to provide tra nsit in We ste rn Ve ntura County.

Same Name . Ne w L

  • ok.

HIST ORY

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WHE RE WE GO

We ste rn Ve ntura County…

Oja i Oxna rd Port Hue ne me Ve ntura

and the uninc or por ate d ar e as be twe e n c itie s.

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MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE Pr e se ntation to Ve ntur a County L e ade r ship Ac ade my

OUR SE RVICE S

F ixe d-Ro ute 56 buse s 20 Ro ute s 4 am-10 pm (7-Days) $1.50 F ull / .75 Re duc e d 3.9 millio n annual r ide r s

De mand Re spo nse

F

  • r

Se nio r s 65+ & ADA $3.00 One -Way F ar e 89K annual r ide r s

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20 ROUT

E S

700 BUS ST

OPS

56 BUSE

S

23 PARAT

RANSIT VANS

3.9M ANNUAL

PASSE NGE RS

WHO WE ARE

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CHAL L E NGE S

T O MAKING T RANSIT COOL

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Many plac e s that have high tr ansit de mand ar e loc ate d on the e dge s of town whe r e land is c he ap.

WHE RE ’S T HE BUS?

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Subur ban shopping c e nte r s ar e not e asy to ge t to on foot making tr ansit diffic ult.

WHE RE ’S T HE BUS?

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We ste r n Ve ntur a County is spr awling and the r e is no single c e ntr al busine ss distr ic t.

Our Dile mma …

Cove ra g e

Vs.

F r e que nc y

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Many of our ne ighbor hood r

  • ute s have

just one bus and c ome by onc e an hour . T r ave l time s ar e ofte n 4x what it would take to dr ive .

WHE RE ’S T HE BUS?

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Mille nnials ar e giving up dr iving in favor

  • f

tr ansit, c ar shar ing, walking and biking. Se nior s want to age in plac e but still maintain the ir fr e e dom.

Bus Stop at Ve ntur a Colle ge

DE MAND IS UP

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F RE E DOM T O T RAVE L

Ge ar e d to

Se nior s T e e ns

(All Bi- lingual)

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E nte r your photo. Ge t a fr e e 1- T r ip tic ke t!

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E DUCAT ION

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MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE

E DUCAT ION

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MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE

E DUCAT ION

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MAKING T HE BUS COOL F OR E VE RYONE

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BE AS RE L IABL E AS POSSIBL E

(E VE RY MINUT E COUNT S)

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NOT HING COOL E R T HAN BUS BE ING ON T IME

We sta rte d using APC da ta to te ll us whe re buse s a re la te . Bus Ope ra tors ne ve r te ll us whe re the y ha ve too muc h time .

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ON T IME

Ge tting pe ople to wor k and sc hool he lps the m impr

  • ve the ir

live s. Always tr ying to impr

  • ve sc he dule s..
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T E CHNOL OGY

Made our sc he dule data mor e e asily ac c e ssible .

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Pe ople of all age s e mbr ac e te c hnology, or the ir kids do it for the m.

E MBRACE T E CH

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MAKE IT E ASIE R T O PAY… “We only ac c e pt c ash.” No longe r ac c e ptable .

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11,906 16,032

1st Qtr 2012-13 1st Qtr 2013-14

Weekday Bike Boardings

Bike usa g e on buse s ha s inc re a se d a lmost 35% due to ne w bike ra c ks a nd be tte r bike infra struc ture . Biking is c ool!

BIKE S ON BUSE S

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A F RE SH L OOK…

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A F RE SH L OOK…

T

  • c oinc ide with bus re pla c e me nts, we

introduc e d a ne w look! We a ske d our Soc ia l Me dia followe rs to g e t involve d in the proc e ss.

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ASK F OR INPUT

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  • c al bus r

ide r s and youth gr

  • up e ngage d

in the pr

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  • ugh foc us gr
  • ups.
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Old buse s didn’t highlight

  • ur

be st asse t ve r y we ll!

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POWE RE D BY…

Ne w buse s highlight our c le an fue l.

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A F RE SH L OOK…

A mode rn look tha t be tte r re fle c ts the c ommunity we se rve a nd our vision for more e ffic ie nt se rvic e !

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