Solano Mobility Study

P 37 p Solano Mobility Study for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Ch3: Existing Conditions/Transportation Inventory Vallejo With a population of 120,600, Vallejo is Solano’s largest and western-most city. Located at the confluence of the Carquinez Strait and San Pablo Bay, its population is spread among coastal hills and onto Mare Island. Benicia neighbors Vallejo neighbors Benicia in Solano County, American Canyon in Napa County, and Crockett in Contra Costa County across the Carquinez Bridge. Vallejo has a blend of historic neighborhoods and new development. I-80 bisects the city, I-780 connects Vallejo to Benicia, and Hwy 37 connects Vallejo to Sonoma and Marin counties across the bay’s wetlands. Hwy 29/Sonoma Blvd runs north/south through the city and connects Vallejo to Napa County. Major services such as retail, recreational, medical, educational, social, legal and other services are available within Vallejo.There are several sizeable age-restricted apartment buildings. SolTrans is the primary public transit operator in Vallejo and operates nine local routes and three SolanoExpress intercity routes all serving Vallejo to some degree. SolanoExpress routes connect Vallejo to Benicia, Fairfield, and BART stations. Most services operate Monday-Saturday; there is limited Sunday service.There are services for ADA-eligible individuals such as ADA paratransit and a subsidized intercity ADA taxi program.They would also qualify for a local subsidized taxi program that older adults may also use . For more details about SolTrans, see description earlier in this chapter. Other public transit services in Vallejo include the San Francisco Ferry which operates 7 days a week from downtown Vallejo. Service is direct to the San Francisco Ferry Building with more limited service to Fisherman’s Wharf and Giants games. Fisherman’s Wharf and Giants games and Route 82 that connects Vallejo to San Francisco. Napa VINE Transit and American Canyon Transit come into Vallejo. Napa VINE Rts. 11/11x operate on Hwy 29 and connect Vallejo to Napa. American Canyon Transit operates a route that stops in north Vallejo. An Amtrak feeder bus stops in Vallejo en route to the Martinez Amtrak station. Greyhound and a Veterans Administration (VA) shuttle stop at the VTC.The Greyhound stop is along an I-80 based Greyhound route.The VA shuttle serves the VA clinics on Mare Island and Martinez. A private airporter bus stops in Vallejo and serves Oakland and San Francisco airport 7 days a week. A variety of private services such as regular taxis, Lyft, Uber, NEMTs, and airporter shuttle services are available along with volunteer driver programs.