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-- Existing Transportation Cor~'tions BiShOp Ranch - The Bishop Ranch Business Park operates a shuttle that provides two types of servi~ a commuter service and a convenience/shopping service. The commuter service rnns from the Walnut Creek BART Station to Bishop Ranch. This service is _ provided exclusively for employees of tenants of S-nset Development Corporation. (This service is not available to Chevron, Pacific Bell, or AT&T employees.) This service operates with 20-minute headways from 5:30 AM to 9:30 AM and from 3:30 PM to 6:10 PM. Average weekday ridership is 250 patrons per day. The convenience/shopping service runs from Bishop Ranch to Crow Canyon Commons, Diablo Plaza, and Marketplace Plaza (commercial/retail centers in the area). This service is provided for employees of tenants of Sunset Development Corporation and employees of Pacific Bell. This service operates with 10-minute headways from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Average weekday ridership is 40 patrons per day. Both shuttle services are provided free of charge. In addition to the shuttle service, Bishop Ranch provides other trenspertation services. -"- The trnnspertation center is linked with the RIDES Bay Area ridesharing commuter network and two full-time employees are available to assist potential carpool/vanpool riders get matched. Other services provided by Bishop Ranch include the sale of local -- tr3nsit tickets, promotional events, a preferential parking progrnm, and bicycle facilities. Bishop Ranch has been offering transportation services for over eight years. The Bishop Ranch shuttle has operated near or at capacity since it began. Other types of commute modes are monitored by Bishop Ranch, and percentages of drive-alone trips have decreased in the past year, while percentages of carpool, vanpool, and other non-single occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips have increased. Hacienda Business Park Hacienda Business Park maintains two transit contracts--one with BART and one with WHEELS--that allow employees of Hacienda Business Park to ride free. Participation in the BART program generates approximately 150 patrons per day. Participation in the WHEELS program runs approximately 160 patrons per day and has increased by more than 100 percent since 1990, according to John Deaver at the Hacienda Business Park Owners' Assodation. Hacienda Business Park also provides to its employees preferential parking for carpools and vanpools and connections on-site, through FAX and phone, to the RIDES Bay Area ridesharing commuter network. Trip Reducfion ravel Demand Management Ordinances All Tri-Valley cities and counties have trip reduction ordinances in compliance with CMP requirements and Regulation 13 of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. These are targeted at major employers with the intention of reducing peak- hour trip-making. Many employers have employee commute coordinators, who monitor Barion-Aschman Associates, Inc. 35