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El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) will hold a Public Hearing during the regularly scheduled EDCTC meeting on April 6, 2023, at or around 2:00 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input regarding public transportation in El Dorado County, especially to solicit the input of transit-dependent and transit-disadvantaged persons, including the elderly, [ Continue reading the full article » ]

For Immediate Release Diamond Springs, CA, June 21, 2022–  El Dorado Transit will be offering a Fall sale on Local Fixed Route monthly passes in January, February and March. General Monthly Local Pass – $20.00 (originally $60.00) Senior/Disabled Monthly Local Pass – $10.00 (originally $30.00) Student K-12 Monthly Local Pass – $10.00 (originally $30.00) For [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Newsletter Volume 7 – Number 1 2023

For Immediate Release Diamond Springs, CA, December 14, 2022– El Dorado Transit’s business office and dispatch center will be closed, and the following service will NOT operate on Saturday, December 24, 2022, Sunday, December 25, 2022, and Sunday, January 1, 2023 for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays: Dial-A-Ride Services (No service 12/24, 12/25, & [ Continue reading the full article » ]

For Immediate Release Diamond Springs, CA, April 19, 2022– Based on the courts ruling on April, 18, 2022, TSA will no longer enforce its Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transit hubs. El Dorado Transit highly recommends face masks be worn when riding on public transportation, but masks will [ Continue reading the full article » ]

For Immediate Release Due to a critical staffing shortage, El Dorado Transit will be temporarily suspending the following Saturday services beginning on Saturday, April 16th: Route 25 Saturday Express Route 35 Diamond Springs Saturday Saturday ADA Paratransit Services will be restored as soon as possible. Dial-a-Ride and the Tahoe service will still be available on [ Continue reading the full article » ]

For Immediate Release Diamond Springs, CA, September 10, 2021– El Dorado Transit is continuing to offer free rides on our Local Fixed Route services to anyone traveling to or from their scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointment. This includes all vaccination sites within the El Dorado Transit service area including hospitals, pharmacies, and other immunization locations. To [ Continue reading the full article » ]

For Immediate Release   El Dorado Transit Announces Participation in Nationwide Public Transportation Industry “Health and Safety Commitments” Program Diamond Springs, CA, November 20, 2020 – El Dorado Transit has joined the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) “Health and Safety Commitments Program,” the public transportation industry’s overarching pledge to passengers that public transit systems are [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Starting Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Senior Nutrition Program transportation and delivery service will be available to all El Dorado Transit Dial-A-Ride customers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, El Dorado Transit will temporarily offer either transportation to and from the Senior Nutrition Program drive-up location (Dial-A-Ride fees will apply) or free food delivery. The drive-up locations include [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Press Release El Dorado Transit will temporarily offer local home grocery and pharmacy delivery service starting Monday, April 13, 2020. This service is available to all El Dorado Transit Dial-A-Ride customers. No fare is required for customers to use this service. El Dorado Transit is temporarily offering this service during the COVID-19 state of emergency [ Continue reading the full article » ]