Culver CityBus
Culver CityBus is a public transport agency operating in Culver City, California, currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of Marina del Rey, and the adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its regular fleet is painted bright green and its rapid fleet primarily a chrome gray, distinguishing it from Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus, orange-colored Metro Local buses, and red-colored Metro Rapid buses, whose coverage areas overlap on Los Angeles's Westside.
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| Founded | 3 March 1928 [1] |
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| Headquarters | 4343 Duquesne Avenue, Culver City, California[2] |
| Locale | Southern California |
| Service area | Los Angeles County |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 7 local - 1 Rapid |
| Fleet | 54 heavy-duty transit buses |
| Daily ridership | 18,384 weekday[3] |
| Fuel type | CNG |
| Operator | City of Culver City Transportation Department |
| Website | Culver CityBus |
History
Culver CityBus was founded in 3 March 1928, making it the second oldest municipal bus line in California[4] and the oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County.[5] Big Blue Bus was founded in 14 April 1928,[6][7][8] the San Francisco Municipal Railway began streetcar service 28 December 1912.[9]
Service area
Within its service area of around 85.5 square kilometres,[1] the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
- Venice
- Westchester
- Westwood
- West Los Angeles
- Palms
- Playa Vista
- Marina del Rey
- Mar Vista
- Century City
- Culver City
Routes
Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes, 3 weekday-only routes, and 2 Monday-Saturday routes within Los Angeles County.[10] Among its 3 weekday-only routes, Culver CityBus operates a Rapid route (Rapid 6).
| Route | Direction | Terminals | Via | Days of Operation # | Notes | |
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| 1 | East-West | Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub | Venice Windward Circle |
Washington Boulevard | Daily |
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| 2 | East-West | Culver City Transit Center | Venice High School | Inglewood Boulevard | Weekdays only | |
| 3 | North-South | Westfield Century City | Culver City Mesmer Avenue and Major Street |
Westwood Boulevard, Motor Avenue, Overland Avenue | Daily | *Serves Expo Line at Westwood/Rancho Park |
| 4 | East-West | Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub | Playa Vista EA Way and Jefferson Boulevard |
Jefferson Boulevard | Monday-Saturday |
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| 5 | East-West | Blair Hills La Cienega Boulevard and Rodeo Road |
Culver City School | Braddock Drive | Schooldays only |
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| 6 | North-South | UCLA | Aviation Station | Sepulveda Boulevard | Daily |
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| Rapid 6 | North-South | UCLA | Aviation Station | Sepulveda Boulevard | Weekdays | |
| 7 | East-West | Culver City Station Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard |
Marina del Rey Fisherman's Village |
Culver Boulevard | Weekdays only |
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- # Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.[2]
Current Fleet Roster
| Order Year | Manufacturer | Model | Fleet Series (Quantity) |
Powertrain (Engine/Transmission) |
Fuel Propulsion | Notes |
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| 2001 | NFI | C40LF | 7080-7091 (12) |
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CNG |
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| 2003 | C30LF | 7092-7093&7095-7097 (5) |
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| 2004 | C40LF | 7098-7105 (6) |
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| 2009 | C40LFR | 7106-7111 (6) |
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| 2011 | XN40 | 7112-7131 (20) |
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| 2013 | XN40 | 7132-7137 (6) |
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| 2017 | NFI | XN40 | 7138-7155 (18) |
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CNG |
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- Notes:
Culver CityBus currently operates an all New Flyer fleet of 54 buses. All buses run on CNG. Culver CityBus has retired its old fleet, mostly made of buses by Flxible, TMC/RTS, and Gillig.
Culver city is beginning to retire its C40lf fleet from 2001 and 2004. New 2017 XN40 coaches have arrived and are in service.
All buses are numbered 70—and 71--.
Buses were originally painted green and white, but all buses were repainted to all green in 2000.
In 2008, large decals honoring Culver CityBus's 80th year of service were affixed to buses and were later removed in 2009.
Culver CityBus began operating six New Flyer C40LFR buses on the new Rapid 6 starting on 4 January 2010.
Rapid Buses are painted primarily a chrome gray to distinguish themselves from the regular bright green buses.
In 2012, Culver CityBus took delivery of 20 New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 Buses and started operating some of them beginning in late May 2012 with the rest to be phased in by late June.[12]
References
- "Fact Sheet". Culver City Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- "Government > Transportation". City of Culver City. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- https://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2015-q3-ridership-APTA.pdf
- http://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/about/culver-city-timeline/
- http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr15.php
- http://morethanredcars.com/?p=213
- http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr15.php
- https://www.bigbluebus.com/About-BBB/Timeline/Historical-Info/Our-History.aspx
- https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-history
- "Bus Schedule". Culver City Bus. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- Carter, Charles (29 January 2010). "New public transit options open up for campus". UCLA Today. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/10747464/culver-citybus-takes-delivery-of-first-cng-xcelsior-transit-buses