City of Santa Clarita Transit

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Parent company	City of Santa Clarita
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Transit Maintenance Facility, 28250 Constellation Rd
Locale	City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County
Service type	transit bus, school bus
Routes	42
Stations	Transfer Stations Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station Santa Clarita Metrolink Station McBean Transfer Station
Fleet	78 (city owned)
Operator	Veolia Transportation
Web site	City of Santa Clarita Transit

City of Santa Clarita Transit is administered by the City's transit division serving the City of Santa Clarita, California and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are operated by Veolia Transportation under contract with the City of Santa Clarita. City of Santa Clarita Transit local routes offers connecting services with Metro and Metrolink.

[edit] History

Old Logo of Santa Clarita Transit

The City of Santa Clarita assumed responsibility for local transit in 1991 from Los Angeles County, which had developed an embryonic transit network. A small City staff provides supervision over a contract operator. Over time, the local fixed route network and dial-a-ride service was expanded. Under City management, a number of new regional express services to various points in the San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles, Antelope Valley, and downtown Los Angeles were added or improved. ^[1]

In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit underwent a branding overhaul. The agency has been renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit". Buses are in the process of receiving a new green and blue livery meant to reflect the colors of the city logo and new bus stop signs similar to the new bus livery have recently been installed.^[2] The livery debuted in August 2007 on 2 brand new 60-foot articulated buses. Also receiving an overhaul are the city's bus stops through a $2-million dollar Bus Stop Improvement Program. This included replacing 51 Clear Channel advertising shelters, benches, and trash cans. In addition, 40 additional stops will receive new non-advertising shelters, as well as a number of stops receiving new non-advertisement benches. An element of public art will be added to approximately 15 bus stops. The program's purpose is threefold, bus stops will become more uniform in look and features, the advertisement on benches will be eliminated, and public art will have a large expansion. ^[3] The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens.

[edit] Fares

Fares for different services are shown below, children under the age of 5 ride free on all services operated City of Santa Clarita Transit.

Fare Type	Full Fare	Student	Senior (60+)/Disabled	Notes
Local, School, Station Link
Single Ride	$1.00		Free	1
Monthly Pass	25.00		15.00
Dial-A-Ride
Single Ride	2.00
Commuter Express Routes: 790, 791, 793, 796, 798
Single Ride	3.50	1.75
20-Ride	70.00	35.00
Monthly Pass	N/A	60.00
EZ transit pass	142.00		73.00 (62+)	2
Commuter Express Routes: 747, 792, 794, 795, 797, 799
Single Ride	4.00	2.00
20-Ride	80.00	40.00
Monthly Pass	N/A	70.00
EZ transit pass	160.00		82.50 (62+)	2

Notes:

Fares for seniors and disabled have been reduced from 50¢ to free until 6/30/08 by the Santa Clarita City Council in an attempt to ease crowding on Dial-a-Ride.
The EZ transit pass is a monthly pass good for local travel on 21 different public transit carriers throughout the Greater Los Angeles region.

[edit] Local Service

[edit] Route 1 - Whites Canyon/Castaic via Downtown Newhall

This route begins in the unincorporated town of Castaic, California, just north of Santa Clarita, and ends near Whites Canyon Road in the center of Santa Clarita. This route also services the McBean Transfer Station, Downtown Newhall, and the Newhall Metrolink station. The route follows an almost "V" shaped pattern thru the city, and it uses primarily Sierra Highway on the east side of town (some selected trips deviate onto Via Princessa to serve the Via Princessa Metrolink station) and San Fernando Road on the west side. It also roughly follows the city boundaries and parallels both the Interstate 5 and the State Route 14.

[edit] Route 2 - Whites Canyon/Val Verde via Downtown Newhall

This route begins in the unincorporated town of Val Verde, California, just northwest of Santa Clarita, and ends near Whites Canyon Road in the center of Santa Clarita. This route also services the McBean Transfer Station, Downtown Newhall, and the Newhall Metrolink station. The route follows an almost "V" shaped pattern thru the city, and it uses primarily Sierra Highway on the east side of town (some selected trips deviate onto Via Princessa to serve the Via Princessa Metrolink station) and San Fernando Road on the west side. It also roughly follows the city boundaries and parallels both the Interstate 5 and the State Route 14.

[edit] Route 3 - Magic Mountain/Seco Canyon

Route 3 begins at Six Flags Magic Mountain and ends at the "Tamarack Loop" in the Seco Canyon area. Route 3 begins and ends at same locations as Route 7, but at Newhall Ranch Road, Route 3 and Route 7 split and Route 3 travels east along Newhall Ranch Road, north on Bouquet Canyon Road, and north on Seco Canyon Road until the "Tamarack Loop". Route 3 serves Seco Canyon, Bouquet Seniors Apts., the Best Buy Shopping Center, and Arroyo Seco Jr. High School. Both Route 7 And Route 3 service the Westfield Valencia Town Center, Kaiser Medical Center on Tourney Road, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and College of the Canyons.

[edit] Route 4 - Bouquet Canyon/Newhall Metrolink Station via College of the Canyons

Route 4 runs from the LARC Ranch in the Bouquet Canyon area to the Newhall Metrolink Station. Route 4 shares most of its routing with Route 14, which splits off at Plum Canyon. Route 4 begins at the LARC Ranch in Bouquet Canyon and for the northern portion of its trip it follows Bouquet Canyon Road and it only strays away from it when going southbound to make a quick jog into a residential street, Alaminos Drive. The route turns west at Magic Mountain Parkway and then south on McBean Parkway to make a stop at the McBean Transfer Station. Just west of the transfer station the route turns south and services College of the Canyons on Rockwell Canyon Road. The route continues south, until it meets Lyons Avenue, where it continues east and services both the SCV Senior Center and the Newhall Metrolink station.

[edit] Route 5 - Vasquez Canyon/Stevenson Ranch

Route 5 runs between Stevenson Ranch and Vasquez Canyon Road via Lyons Ave to the Newhall Metrolink Station, then to Newhall Ave to Orchard Village Road running into downtown Valencia then to Soledad Canyon Rd serving the Santa Clarita Metrolink station and the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center and Sports Complex into Canyon Country then continues north on Sierra Highway serving the new Canyon Country College of the Canyons campus before terminating at Vasquez Canyon Road.

[edit] Route 6 - Shadow Pines/Stevenson Ranch

Route 6 runs between Stevenson Ranch and Shadow Pines Boulevard via Lyons Ave to the Newhall Metrolink Station, then to Newhall Ave to Orchard Village Road running into downtown Valencia then to Soledad Canyon Rd serving the Santa Clarita Metrolink station and the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center and Sports Complex into Canyon Country and then continues east on Soledad Canyon Road to the Shadow Pines Area.

[edit] Route 7 - Magic Mountain/Seco Canyon via Copper Hill

Route 7 begins at Six Flags Magic Mountain and ends at the "Tamarack Loop" in the Seco Canyon area. Route 7 begins and ends at same locations as Route 3 but splits in two different areas. After serving Magic Mountain, Route 7 turns south on The Old Road and services the Westridge community. The route then makes a left onto Valencia Blvd., rejoining the same alignment as Route 3 to serve College of the Canyons, McBean Transfer Station, and Westfield Valencia Town Center. Then the route splits again from Route 3 traveling westbound on Newhall Ranch Road, north along Copper Hill Drive where it makes a loop around Alta Vista, Constellation and Kelly Johnson Parkway to stop at the Transit Offices, east on Decoro Drive, north again on McBean Parkway (serving the neighborhoods of Northbridge and Northpark, and Valencia High School), and east again on Copper Hill Road to Seco Canyon Road and the Tamarack Loop.

[edit] Route 8 - McBean Transfer Station/Sylmar Metrolink Station

Route 8 travels between the McBean Transfer Station and the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station. A good portion of the trip is on the freeway using Interstate 5 and Interstate 210. The route is limited stop, having just 5 stops. Buses run approximately every 30 minutes in each direction.

Route 8 Stops:

McBean Transfer Station
College of the Canyons (Valencia & Rockwell Canyon)
Roxford & Glenoaks
Hubbard & Glenoaks
Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station

[edit] Route 14 - Plum Canyon/Newhall Metrolink Station via College of the Canyons

Route 14 runs from Heller Circle in the Plum Canyon area to the Newhall Metrolink Station. Route 14 shares most of its routing with Route 4, splitting off at Plum Canyon. Route 14 begins at Heller Circle in Plum Canyon and then turns south onto Bouquet Canyon Road, where it begins its shared alignment with Route 4. The route turns west at Magic Mountain Parkway and then south on McBean Parkway to make a stop at the McBean Transfer Station. Just west of the transfer station the route turns south and services College of the Canyons on Rockwell Canyon Road. The route continues south, until it meets Lyons Avenue, where it continues east and services both the SCV Senior Center and the Newhall Metrolink station.

[edit] Station Link Service

Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita Metrolink station to major local places of employment within the Santa Clarita Valley. Station Link service is only operated Monday - Friday.

Routes:

Route 501- Santa Clarita Metrolink/Magic Mountain
Route 502- Santa Clarita Metrolink/Commerce Center
Route 503- Santa Clarita Metrolink/Seco & Tamarack
Route 504- Santa Clarita Metrolink/Shadow Valley & Bouquet

[edit] Supplemental School Day Service

Supplemental School Day Service routes provide service to and from local Junior High and High Schools from residential areas. School Service routes are numbered in the 600's. School Service is only operated on school days.

Routes include:

Route 620 - Serves Arroyo Seco JHS and Saugus HS
Route 621 - Serves Arroyo Seco JHS and Saugus HS
Route 622 - Serves Rio Norte JHS
Route 623 - Serves Rio Norte JHS
Route 624 - Serves Valencia HS
Route 625 - Serves Valencia HS
Route 626 - Serves La Mesa JHS
Route 627 - Serves La Mesa JHS
Route 628 - Serves Golden Valley HS
Route 629 - Serves Golden Valley HS
Route 631 - Serves Valencia HS and West Ranch HS (afternoons only)
Route 632 - Serves Sierra JHS and Canyon HS (mornings only)
Route 633 - Serves Saugus HS (afternoons only)
Route 634 - Serves Rancho Pico JHS and West Ranch HS
Route 635 - Serves West Ranch HS (mornings only)
Route 636 - Serves Valencia HS and West Ranch HS
Route 637 - Serves Arroyo Seco JHS and Saugus HS (afternoons only)
Route 638 - Serves Arroyo Seco JHS and Saugus HS (afternoons only)
Route 639 - Serves Rancho Pico JHS and West Ranch HS (mornings only)

[edit] Commuter Express Service

Commuter Express provides service to and from to major places of employment outside of the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 796-799), and also provides service from areas outside of the Santa Clarita Valley to major places of employment inside the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 791-794). Route 795 is run in partnership with Metrolink, and provides connecting service to the Antelope Valley when trains terminate in Santa Clarita. Route 747 or the "Mid-Day Flyer" provides mid-day service between Los Angeles Union Station and Santa Clarita to help supplement the demand for mid-day service Metrolink trains.^[4] Commuter Express service is only operated Monday - Friday.

Routes:

Route 747- Santa Clarita/Downtown Los Angeles (Mid-Day Flyer)
Route 791- Warner Center to Santa Clarita
Route 792- Century City to Santa Clarita
Route 793- Van Nuys to Santa Clarita
Route 794- Downtown Los Angeles, Burbank Metrolink to Santa Clarita
Route 795- Santa Clarita/Antelope Valley
Route 796- Santa Clarita to Warner Center
Route 797- Santa Clarita to Century City
Route 798- Santa Clarita to Van Nuys
Route 799- Santa Clarita to Downtown Los Angeles

[edit] Transfer Stations

[edit] Transit Maintenance Facility

City of Santa Clarita Transit is housed in the City's Transit Maintenance Facility. The facility has been gold LEED certified.

[edit] Fleet

Fleet information only includes buses currently owned or on order by the City of Santa Clarita and does not include Veolia Transportation's buses. ^[2]

Model	Length	Year	Bus Numbers	Quantity	Fuel Type	Note
Gillig Phantom	35'	1992	118	1	Diesel	6
Gillig Phantom	40'	1997	128-134	7	Diesel	4
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	1998	226-236	10	Diesel	3
Gillig Phantom	30'	2000	141-146	6	Diesel
Gillig Phantom	40'	2000	147-155, 157-162	15	Diesel	1
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	2001	237-241	5	Diesel	3
Motor Coach Industries D4500	45'	2004	242-245	4	Diesel	3
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	2004	246-254	9	Diesel	3
New Flyer C40LF	40'	2005	163-176	14	CNG
Chance Coach AH-28	28'	2006	101	1	Diesel	1, 2
ElDorado National Aerotech 220	23'	2006	350-353	4	Gasoline	5
NABI 60-BRT	60'	2007	177-178	2	CNG	4