June Monthly Newsletter

"June 2025 cover, Volume 36, Number 6, with a green bus image."

In this issue...

Book a MOD Ride Today
Celebrating the Launch of MOD
Yuba County Library's Touch-A-Truck Event is on June 13th
Independence Day Holiday
Wheelchair Securement and Priority Seating Areas
Do You Have An Expiring Connect Card?
Connect Card Sales Outlets

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MOD: mobility on demand by Yuba-Sutter Transit. "Your Quick, Convenient Connection!" Available on Google Play and App Store.

BOOK A MOD RIDE TODAY

Getting around just got easier! Residents in Linda and Olivehurst can now request a MOD (Mobility On-Demand) ride using their smartphone or web browser. MOD makes connecting to a local fixed route quicker and more convenient.

How to MOD:
1. Download the App – Search for “MOD Ride Yuba-Sutter” on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
2. Book Your Ride – Select where you want to go within the service zone.
3. Get Picked Up – Receive your pick-up time and closest pick-up location available, then enjoy the ride!

Other Ways to Book:
•Call Customer Service: (530) MOD-RIDE (663-7433)
•Online: Visit modyubasutter.app.dev.ridewithvia.com

To view the electronic version of the MOD brochure or to learn more about MOD, visit www.yubasuttertransit.com/mod-ride.

A mobility service van with a ramp, map design, and a welcome sign for zones 1 and 2 on display outdoors.

CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF MOD

We extend our sincere gratitude to the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce for their partnership in hosting the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the launch of MOD (Mobility On-Demand). We also wish to thank the current and former members of the Yuba-Sutter Transit Board of Directors, Storer staff, and the many community members who attended the event on May 29th.

Attendees had the opportunity to tour the MOD vehicles, participate in a raffle organized by the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce, engage with staff regarding how MOD’s innovative service will enhance mobility and connectivity for the communities of Linda and Olivehurst.

Touch-A-Truck event at Yuba County Library. Free admission, June 13th, 10AM-12PM, Yuba County Government Center, Marysville, CA.

YUBA COUNTY LIBRARY'S TOUCH-A-TRUCK EVENT IS ON JUNE 13TH

Yuba-Sutter Transit will not be in operation and the office will be closed on Monday, May 26th, in observance of Memorial Day. Regular service will resume on Tuesday, May 27th. Enjoy the holiday, and please take time to remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Visit www.yubasuttertransit.com for more information.

U.S. flag illustration with text: "Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2025."

INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

In observance of Independence Day holiday, Yuba-Sutter transit will not be in operation and the Administrative Office will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025. All services will be in normal operation before and after the holiday.

Visit www.yubasuttertransit.com for more information.

WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT AND PRIORITY SEATING AREAS

The wheelchair securement and priority seating areas on public transit buses are intended to accommodate passengers with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal regulations. These regulations state that when a person with a disability who requires a priority seat or to occupy a wheelchair securement location enters a vehicle, the driver must ask certain passengers (see below for specifics) to move from the affected seats to allow the person with a disability to occupy that location.

Wheelchair securement and priority seating areas are typically in two or more separate spaces on the bus. Priority seating under the regulations must be the first set of forward-facing seats while the wheelchair securement areas are under a bank of side-facing flip-up seats or a combination of side- and/or forward-facing flip-up seats. Regulation requires that transit personnel ask certain people to move if they are sitting in priority seats or in the wheelchair securement area.

For priority seating, the driver must ask non-disabled and non-senior passengers to move if the seat is needed by a person with a disability. For the wheelchair securement area, if that space is needed by a person boarding with a wheelchair, the driver must ask all ambulatory persons to move including seniors and those with disabilities. There are no exceptions as all ambulatory people will be asked to move from the securement area because there are just two places where wheelchairs can be secured in the bus.

While federal regulations require drivers (or other transit personnel) to ask individuals to move, they do not empower them to force someone to move under the assumption that passengers would willingly comply out of compassion and basic human kindness. These regulations do, however, allow agencies to establish, if necessary, their own mandatory-move ordinance to lawfully require riders to vacate priority seats and wheelchair securement locations upon request.

In conclusion, all ambulatory passengers, no matter their age or disabilities, should be prepared to move from wheelchair securement areas as soon as the bus stops for someone who obviously needs to use that location. Please do not wait for the driver to ask (because they will) and, even more importantly, please do not refuse their request thereby forcing the person that needs that space to wait thirty or sixty minutes at the stop for the next bus.

Contact Adam Hansen at adam@yubasuttertransit.com or at (530) 634-6880 for more information.

DO YOU HAVE AN EXPIRING CONNECT CARD?

Discount photo-identification Connect Cards are typically issued for five years. Discount card holders (youth, seniors, and persons with disabilities) should regularly check the expiration date on their card to see if it is approaching. If so, bring your card to our Administrative Office during normal business hours where we will confirm your current information and issue you a new card (with a new picture) at no cost.

For Connect Card questions, please contact the Administrative Office at (530) 634-6880 or by email at info@yubasuttertransit.com.

CONNECT CARD SALES OUTLETS

An advertisement for a "Connect Transit Card" with various transit agency names and a website URL.

Connect Cards can be loaded at any of the sales outlets below or on the Connect Card website. New full fare Connect Cards are available from any sales outlet, but new and replacement discount photo ID Connect Cards are only available during normal weekday business hours at the Yuba-Sutter Transit Administrative Office in Marysville. Call (530) 634-6880 for more information.

Please check with locations for current business hours as they may change without notice.

• Sutter County Library – Yuba City – (530) 822-7137
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday & Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
[Cash or Check Only] -Holiday Closures: January 1st, 2025

• Yuba County Library at the Yuba Co. Government Center–
Marysville – (530) 749-7380
Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday
[Cash, Credit or Debit – Fee Applied for Credit/Debit]

• Yuba College Bookstore – Linda – (530) 741-6998 May 31- July 26, Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Closed Friday
[Cash, Check, Credit or Debit]

• Yuba-Sutter Transit Administrative Office – Marysville
Weekdays, 8:00 am – Noon & 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
[Cash, Check, Credit or Debit]

• Connect Card Website – www.ConnectTransitCard.com
[Credit or Debit / Auto-Load]