2010-01-28 / Around the County
DNC shuttle service honored
FOR MANY YEARS, THE SHUTTLE BUS PROGRAM OPERATED BY DNC PARKS & RESORTS AT YOSEMITE WAS ABLE TO CLAIM THAT IT RANKED NUMBER 5 IN THE COUNTRY BASED ON PASSENGERS SERVED PER HOUR OF SERVICE. DNC NOW REPORTS THAT THE NATIONAL RANKING IS NOW NUMBER 4 JUST BEHIND NEW YORK MTA AND SAN FRANCISCO MUNI, AND AHEAD OF CHICAGO AND LAS VEGAS. TRANSIT PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SUBMIT OPERATING STATISTICS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FEDERAL FUNDING. ALTHOUGH YOSEMITE DOES NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR THE SHUTTLE, DNC GATHERS RIDERSHIP AND OTHER OPERATING DATA TO SUPPORT ITS NUMBERS. FOR THE LATEST YEAR REPORTED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (2007), YOSEMITE WOULD RANK #4 IN THE NATION IN PRODUCTIVITY IF INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, BASED ON THE TOTAL UNLINKED PASSENGER TRIPS DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL REVENUE HOURS. YOSEMITE OPERATES A FLEET OF 18 DIESEL/ELECTRIC HYBRID BUSES DEPLOYED IN YOSEMITE VALLEY AND WAWONA BY THE YOSEMITE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OPERATED BY DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES. YOSEMITE SHUTTLE PROGRAMS TRANSPORT OVER 3 MILLION GUESTS EACH YEAR. PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNY KARST/DNC PARKS & RESORTS AT YOSEMITE 
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