Solano Mobility Study

P 33 p Solano Mobility Study for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Ch3: Existing Conditions/Transportation Inventory Fairfield With a population of 112,800, Fairfield is Solano’s second largest city and county seat. Bisected by the I-80 freeway and Hwy 12, it is located mid-county and mid- mega regions. It is 45 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento. Fairfield extends from the coastal hills on its southwestern borders near the I-80/I-680 interchange to the northern open fields a few miles from Vacaville’s southern city limits and is continuing to grow. On its eastern border is Suisun City and Travis Air Force Base (TAFB).Travis AFB is an active military base with several thousand military personnel stationed there. Medical, retail, and other on-base services are used by veterans living in Fairfield and other nearby communities. As the county seat, all government and court services are located in Fairfield as well as a wide variety of medical, retail, recreational, community, educational, and social services.Thirteen percent (13%) of Fairfield’s residents are 65 or older; another 19% are 50-64 years old.Twelve percent (12%) of the general population have a disability. Fairfield is served by Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) local and SolanoExpress bus service. Local routes operate Monday-Saturday and serve most neighborhoods, community centers, medical and retail centers, social services and downtown.They travel to Suisun City and Travis AFB.The main local transfer hub is on Gateway Blvd at Solano Mall. Fares are discounted for older adults and people with disabilities. Multiple SolanoExpress routes serve the Fairfield Transportation Center (FTC) and connect Fairfield to Vacaville, Dixon, Benicia, BART stations, UC Davis and Sacramento. See details above for more information about FAST local or SolanoExpress services. Real-time trip times are available through NextBus. FAST has an in-house Travel Ambassador program. FAST also offers ADA Paratransit service for Suisun City residents and a local older adult subsidized taxi program1 and participates in the countywide ADA subsidized intercity taxi program. 1 . Napa VINE Transit Rt. 21 serves the FTC and connects it to downtown Napa with hourly weekday service.The Rio Vista Delta Breeze also serves FTC and the Solano Mall transfer center and the 1 To enroll, must be Fairfield or Suisun City resident 60 or older or ADA qualified. Eligible passengers may purchase a $20 book of local taxi scrip for $10. Local taxi scrip purchases are limited to 40 books per eligible passenger, per month. Taxi service available 24 hours a day/ seven days a week