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El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) is developing the Next Generation Transportation Investments Strategy (Next Gen Strategy). This strategy will help ensure that EDCTC can advance statewide goals related to land use, multi-modal transportation, climate, and equity, and continue to deliver transportation projects that meet the needs of today’s rural residents. The Next Gen Strategy will identify and outline the resources, [ Continue reading the full article » ]

El Dorado Transit is looking for transit riders and members of the public to become part of the Transit Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC is made up of individuals who either use the transit system or provide services to clients who ride El Dorado Transit. Current open positions include: Student Population Low Income Population General [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Sacramento State and Los Rios Community College District students: Did you know you can ride our local and commuter buses for FREE with the Sac State OneCard (with student commuter sleeve) or the Los Rios Student ZipPass? Our commuter bus runs Monday-Friday, five times in the morning and afternoon and stops at S street and [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Starting Monday, July 15, 2024, Sac Commuter stops at Cambridge Road Park and Ride will move to the new Bass Lake Road Park and Ride. This will include all stops westbound and eastbound for a.m. and p.m. routes. Pickup times will remain the same as Cambridge Road Park and Ride. Please plan ahead and make [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Starting on Monday, July 1, 2024, there will be some minor schedule and stop adjustments to our local routes: Placerville Route (#20) – No changes Saturday Express  Route (#25) – Minor time adjustments AND additional stops on Pony Express Trail Diamond Springs Route (#30) – Minor time adjustments Diamond Springs Saturday Route (#35) – Minor [ Continue reading the full article » ]

El Dorado Transit will be adding a route to its popular Sacramento Commuter service and extend all routes to include a stop at the May Lee State Office Complex (formerly known as the Richards Boulevard Office Complex, or RBOC) at 651 Bannon Street, near the intersection of Richards Boulevard and North 7th Street. A total [ Continue reading the full article » ]

OPERATOR SPOTLIGHT – MONIKA SHARMA Why did you apply/what attracted you to this job? I rode the Cameron Park and Diamond Spring bus routes and loved all of the drivers. I also cleaned the El Dorado Transit office and a dispatcher encouraged me to become an operator.  I had a Class C but no Class [ Continue reading the full article » ]

During the height of the pandemic, El Dorado Transit offered free rides to and from COVID vaccinations to help our local community. The pandemic has been over for quite some time, and this FREE service is no longer available. When boarding a bus, you must present one of our standard fares, including cash, connect card, [ Continue reading the full article » ]

OPERATOR SPOTLIGHT – JEAN STAPLES Describe what its like working at El Dorado Transit. It’s like working with close family; everyone cares about each other and what’s going on in their lives. I love it because it feels like I’m giving back to the community but I’m also being paid to help. What do you [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Click here to check out the Good Day Sacramento interview with Nevaeh. January 26th was a normal Friday at Valley View Charter Montessori, until the big blue bus drove in and interrupted sixth period. On both sides of the bus was Nevaeh Smith’s winning “Design a Bus Wrap Contest” artwork. Her parents and her school had managed to keep her [ Continue reading the full article » ]