Solano Mobility Study

P 31 p Solano Mobility Study for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Ch3: Existing Conditions/Transportation Inventory Cities – Descriptions and Transportation Benicia A city of 27,000 it is located along the Carquinez Strait and adjacent to Vallejo. It is connected to Vallejo via I-780 and limited surface streets. Benicia is an established city nestled in bayside hills with an historic waterfront downtown and an artist community in the Benicia Arsenal area. On its eastern border lies a growing port-based, industrial park straddling I-680 and bound by hills and wetlands.There are several retail centers have with basic neighborhood services. Many major services (medical, social services, large retail, entertainment) are located in neighboring Vallejo and other cities. Currently 15% of Benicia residents are 65 or older which is higher than the county average of 11%. Twenty-five percent (25%) of residents are 50 or older. Six percent (6%) of Benicia residents under 65 years old have a disability SolTrans is the primary public transportation provider in Benicia. SolTrans primary service area is Benicia and Vallejo. Trips within Benicia are served by a general public Benicia Dial-a-Ride service that operates Monday-Saturday. Reservations are required and recommended to be made one to three days in advance. When community input was collected, SolTrans Rt. 20 was a weekday, fixed-route service that traveled between Benicia and eastern Vallejo via surface streets. This was a key connection to medical services and major retail centers in Vallejo for Benicia residents. SolTrans SolanoExpress Rt. 78 (now the Yellow Line) was a freeway-based route connecting Benicia and Vallejo to Diablo Valley College and BART stations in Contra Costa County. It operated 7 days a week. The Yellow Line began July 2018 and offered a more streamlined service to Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek BART stations. For intercity ADA paratransit trips, SolTrans operates curb-to-curb paratransit service. SolTrans offers a local subsidized taxi program for older adults and people with disabilities and participates in the countywide intercity ADA subsidized taxi program. SolTrans, via a partnership with STA, offers Travel Training. FAST SolanoExpress route between Vacaville/Fairfield and Contra Costa BART stations stops in Benicia in the Industrial Park off I-680. An Amtrak train station is located across the Benicia toll bridge in Martinez.