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{{Short description|Public transit bus agency serving western neighborhoods in Los Angeles County, CA}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2007}}
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| founded = 3 March 1928 <ref name="Fact Sheet">{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://www.culvercity.org/en/Government/Transportation/Bus/~/media/Files/Bus/Fact%20Sheet%205.2011.ashx|publisher=Culver City Transportation Department|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527174213/http://www.culvercity.org/en/Government/Transportation/Bus/~/media/Files/Bus/Fact%20Sheet%205.2011.ashx|archive-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>
| founded = 3 March 1928<ref name="Fact Sheet">{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://www.culvercity.org/en/Government/Transportation/Bus/~/media/Files/Bus/Fact%20Sheet%205.2011.ashx|publisher=Culver City Transportation Department|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527174213/http://www.culvercity.org/en/Government/Transportation/Bus/~/media/Files/Bus/Fact%20Sheet%205.2011.ashx|archive-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>
| headquarters = 4343 Duquesne Avenue, <br />[[Culver City, California]]<ref name=Transportation>{{cite web|title=Government > Transportation|url=http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/|publisher=City of Culver City|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008213757/http://culvercity.org/Government/Transportation|archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref>
| headquarters = 4343 Duquesne Avenue, <br />[[Culver City, California]]<ref name=Transportation>{{cite web|title=Government > Transportation|url=http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/|publisher=City of Culver City|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008213757/http://culvercity.org/Government/Transportation|archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref>
| locale = [[Southern California]]
| locale = [[Southern California]]
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| stations =
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| lounge =
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| fleet = 54 heavy-duty transit buses
| fleet = 56 buses
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| fuel_type = [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]]
| fuel_type = [[CNG]], [[Battery electric bus|battery electric]]
| operator = City of Culver City Transportation Department
| operator = City of Culver City Transportation Department
| ceo =
| ceo =
| website = {{URL|culvercitybus.org}}
| website = {{URL|culvercitybus.org}}
}}
}}

'''Culver CityBus''' is a public transport agency operating in [[Culver City, California]], currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]], and the adjacent [[Neighborhoods of Los Angeles|Los Angeles neighborhoods]].
'''Culver CityBus''' is a public transport agency operating in [[Culver City, California]], currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]], and the adjacent [[Neighborhoods of Los Angeles|Los Angeles neighborhoods]].


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== History ==
== History ==
[[File:GMC New Look Culver City Bus.jpg|thumb|A now-retired GMC New Look bus running on Route 6 of the Culver CityBus.]]
Culver CityBus was founded on 3 March 1928, making it the second oldest municipal bus line in California<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/about/culver-city-timeline/|title = Culver City Timeline: A Work in Progress|date = 13 July 2014}}</ref> and the oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County.<ref name="laalmanac.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr15.php|title = Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California}}</ref> [[Big Blue Bus]] was founded on 14 April 1928,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morethanredcars.com/?p=213|title=Big Blue Bus Breakthrough &#124; More Than Red Cars – the Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California}}</ref><ref name="laalmanac.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigbluebus.com/About-BBB/Timeline/Historical-Info/Our-History.aspx|title=Our History – Big Blue Bus}}</ref> the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]] began streetcar service 28 December 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-history|title=Muni History|date=18 August 2017}}</ref>
Culver CityBus was founded on 3 March 1928, making it the second oldest municipal bus line in California<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/about/culver-city-timeline/|title = Culver City Timeline: A Work in Progress|date = 13 July 2014}}</ref> and the oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County.<ref name="laalmanac.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr15.php|title = Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California}}</ref> [[Big Blue Bus]] was founded on 14 April 1928,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morethanredcars.com/?p=213|title=Big Blue Bus Breakthrough &#124; More Than Red Cars – the Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California}}</ref><ref name="laalmanac.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigbluebus.com/About-BBB/Timeline/Historical-Info/Our-History.aspx|title=Our History – Big Blue Bus}}</ref> the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]] began streetcar service 28 December 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-history|title=Muni History|date=18 August 2017}}</ref>


== Service area ==
== Service area ==
Within its service area of around 85.5 square kilometres,<ref name="Fact Sheet" /> the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles,<ref name="Fact Sheet" /> the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
* [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice]]
* [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice]]
* [[Westchester, Los Angeles, California|Westchester]]
* [[Westchester, Los Angeles, California|Westchester]]
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== Routes ==
== Routes ==
=== Local routes ===
Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes, 3 weekday-only routes, and 2 Monday-Saturday routes within [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Schedule|url=http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/Bus/BusSchedule.aspx|publisher=Culver City Bus|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113160342/http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/Bus/BusSchedule.aspx|archive-date=13 November 2011}}</ref> Among its 3 weekday-only routes, Culver CityBus operates a Rapid route (Rapid 6).
Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes, 3 weekday-only routes, and 2 Monday-Saturday routes within [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Schedule |url=http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/Bus/BusSchedule.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113160342/http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Transportation/Bus/BusSchedule.aspx |archive-date=13 November 2011 |access-date=19 November 2011 |publisher=Culver City Bus}}</ref> Among its 3 weekday-only routes, Culver CityBus operates a Rapid route (Rapid 6).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bus Schedules |url=https://www.culvercitybus.com/Bus-Schedules |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.culvercitybus.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Weekend service is provided on [[New Year's Day]], [[Memorial Day]], [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]], [[Labor Day]], [[Thanksgiving Day]] and [[Christmas Day]].<ref name="Transportation" />
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Route
!Route
! rowspan="2"|Direction
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Via
! colspan="2"|Terminals
!Notes
! rowspan="2"|Via
! rowspan="2"|Days of Operation #
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! North/East Terminal
! South/West Terminal
|-
|-
!1
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''1'''
|'''[[Los Angeles]]'''
|East-West
|'''Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub'''
Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub
|'''[[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]]'''<br />Windward Circle
|'''[[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]]'''<br />Windward Av & Main St
|Washington Bl
|Washington Bl
|Daily
|
|
* Serves [[Culver City station]]
* Serves [[Culver City station|Culver City E Line Station]]
|-
|-
!2
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''2'''
|'''[[Culver City, California|Culver City]]'''
|East-West
Bristol Pkway & Centinela Av
|'''Culver City Transit Center'''
|'''[[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice High School]]'''
|'''Venice'''
[[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice High School]]
|Inglewood Bl
|Inglewood Bl
|Weekdays
|
|
|-
|-
!3
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''3'''
|'''Century City'''
|North-South
|'''[[Westfield Century City]]'''
[[Westfield Century City]]
|'''[[Culver City]]'''<br />Mesmer Av & Major St
|'''Culver City'''
Mesmer Av & Major St
|Westwood Bl, Motor Av, Overland Av
|Westwood Bl, Motor Av, Overland Av
|Daily
|
|
* Serves [[Westwood/Rancho Park station]]
* Serves [[Westwood/Rancho Park station|Westwood/Rancho Park E Line Station]], [[West Los Angeles College]] and Culver City Transit Center
|-
|-
!4
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''4'''
|'''Los Angeles'''
|East-West
|'''Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub'''
Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub
|'''[[Playa Vista]]'''<br />EA Wy & Jefferson Bl
|'''[[Playa Vista, Los Angeles|Playa Vista]]'''
Waters Edge Wy & Jefferson Bl
|Jefferson Bl
|Jefferson Bl
|Monday-Saturday
|
|
*Serves [[La Cienega/Jefferson station]]
*Serves [[La Cienega/Jefferson station|La Cienega/Jefferson E Line Station]], West Los Angeles College and Culver City Transit Center
*Also serves [[West Los Angeles College]]
|-
|-
!5
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''5'''
|East-West
|'''[[Blair Hills, Culver City, California|Blair Hills]]'''<br />La Cienega Bl & Rodeo Rd
|'''[[Blair Hills, Culver City, California|Blair Hills]]'''<br />La Cienega Bl & Rodeo Rd
|'''[[Culver City High School|Culver City School]]'''
|'''Culver City'''
[[Culver City High School|Culver City School]]
|Braddock Dr
|Braddock Dr
|School days only
|
|
*Operates 1 westbound AM trip and 2 eastbound PM trips
*Operates 1 westbound AM trip and 2 eastbound PM trips
*One eastbound PM trip departs from [[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice High]]
*One eastbound PM trip departs from Venice High School
*Only operates when school is in session
|-
|-
!6
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''6'''
|'''[[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]]'''
|North-South
[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|'''[[UCLA]]'''
|'''[[Aviation/LAX (Los Angeles Metro station)|Aviation Station]]'''
|'''Los Angeles'''
[[Aviation/LAX station|Aviation/LAX C Line Station]]
|[[Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda Bl]]
|[[Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda Bl]]
|Daily
|
|
*Serves [[Expo/Sepulveda station|Expo/Sepulveda E Line Station]], Culver City Transit Center and {{Rint|air|link=LAX)}} [[LAX City Bus Center]]
*Operates alongside Rapid 6
*Operates alongside Rapid 6
*Serves [[Expo/Sepulveda station]]
*Also serves {{Rint|air|link=LAX)}} [[LAX City Bus Center]]
|-
|-
!7
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''Rapid 6'''
|'''Culver City'''
|North-South
Culver City E Line Station
|'''[[UCLA]]'''
|'''[[Aviation/LAX (Los Angeles Metro station)|Aviation Station]]'''
|'''[[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]]'''
[[Fisherman's Village]]
|Sepulveda Bl
|Culver Bl
|Weekdays
|
|
|}
*Operates alongside Route 6<ref>{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Charles|title=New public transit options open up for campus|url=http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-public-transit-options-open-153256.aspx|publisher=UCLA Today|access-date=19 November 2011|date=29 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112122244/http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-public-transit-options-open-153256.aspx|archive-date=12 November 2011}}</ref>

*Serves Expo/Sepulveda station
=== Rapid routes ===
*Also serves {{Rint|air|link=LAX)}} LAX City Bus Center
{| class="wikitable"
!Route
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Via
!Notes
|-
|-
!6
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|'''7'''
|'''Westwood'''
|East-West
UCLA
|'''[[Culver City (Los Angeles Metro station)|Culver City Station]]'''<br />Venice Bl & Robertson Bl
|'''Los Angeles'''
|'''[[Marina del Rey]]'''<br />Fisherman's Village<br/>[[Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve]]
Aviation/LAX C Line Station
|Culver Bl
|Sepulveda Bl
|Weekdays
|
|
*Serves Expo/Sepulveda E Line Station and {{Rint|air|link=LAX)}} LAX City Bus Center
* Serves Culver City station
*Operates alongside Route 6<ref>{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Charles |date=29 January 2010 |title=New public transit options open up for campus |url=http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-public-transit-options-open-153256.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112122244/http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-public-transit-options-open-153256.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2011 |access-date=19 November 2011 |publisher=UCLA Today}}</ref>
|}
|}
== Bus fleet ==
* <nowiki>#</nowiki> Weekend service is provided on [[New Year's Day]], [[Memorial Day]], [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]], [[Labor Day]], [[Thanksgiving Day]] and [[Christmas Day]].<ref name=Transportation />


=== Active fleet ===

Culver CityBus also maintains a fleet of largely electric circulator vans (used on its downtown circulator routes, for example 1C1) and support and [[paratransit]] vehicles including [[Nissan Leaf|Nissan Leaf']]s and electric vans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior & Disabled Transportation Services |url=https://www.culvercitybus.com/Rider-Information/Senior-Disabled-Transportation-Services |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=www.culvercitybus.com |language=en-US}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.culvercitybus.com/Culver-CityBus/About-Us |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.culvercitybus.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Current fleet ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"

!Make/Model
{|class="wikitable"
!Fleet Numbers
!Order Year
! class="unsortable" |Thumbnail
!Manufacturer
!Year
!Model
!Engine
!Fleet Series<br />(Quantity)
!Powertrain<br />(Engine/Transmission)
!Transmission
!Fuel Propulsion
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer C40LFR]]'''
!2001
|7106-7111
! rowspan="7" | [[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|C40LF
!7080-7091
|
|
|2009
*[[Detroit Diesel Series 50]]G
|Cummins Westport ISL G
**[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] WB-400R
|Allison B400R
! rowspan="7" | [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]]
|
|
* All are in the Rapid livery
* Most of these buses are retired as of 2019.
* The buses that remain in service have been re-powered with [[Cummins]] Westport ISL-G engines.
|-
|-
|[[New Flyer Xcelsior|'''New Flyer XN40''']]
!2003
|7112-7131
|C30LF
!7092-7097
|
|
|2011-2012
*[[Cummins]] Westport C-Gas Plus
|Cummins Westport ISL G
**Allison WB-300R
|Allison B400R
|
|
* These buses are used primarily on lines 5 and 7.
* 7112-7115 are 2011 models and in the Rapid livery
* 7116-7131 are 2012 models
* 7094 has been retired, and it has been auctioned at Ken Porter Auctions.
|-
|-
|[[New Flyer Xcelsior|'''New Flyer XN40''']]
!2004
|7132-7137
|C40LF
!7098-7105
|
|
|2014
*Cummins Westport C-Gas Plus
|Cummins Westport ISL G
**Allison WB-400R
|Allison B400R
|
|
* 7102-7105 were previously painted in the '''Rapid''' livery, but were eventually repainted back into the standard livery.
* 7132-7133 are painted in Rapid livery
* 7104 and 7105 have been retired, and they have been auctioned at Ken Porter Auctions.
|-
|-
|[[New Flyer Xcelsior|'''New Flyer XN40''']]
!2009
|7138-7155
|C40LFR
|
!7106-7111
|2016
| rowspan="4" |
*Cummins Westport ISL-G
|Cummins Westport ISL G
**Allison WB-400R
|Allison B400R
|
|
* All buses are painted in the '''Rapid''' livery.
|-
|-
|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XE40]]'''
!2011
|7156–7161
| rowspan="3" |XN40
|[[File:Culver_CityBus_7158.jpg|130x130px]]
!7112-7131
|2021
|
|
|
* These buses were delivered in 2012.
|
* 7112-7115 are painted in the '''Rapid''' livery.
|}
* These are the first [[New Flyer Xcelsior]] buses powered by CNG in service in the U.S.<ref name="masstransitmag">{{Cite web|url=http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/10747464/culver-citybus-takes-delivery-of-first-cng-xcelsior-transit-buses|title = StackPath}}</ref>
=== Future ===
Culver CityBus has announced intentions to replace its entire fleet with battery-electric buses by 2028, in time for the 100th anniversary of its founding and the [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028 Olympic Games]], while avoiding early retirement of its current fleet, assuming a 12-year useful service life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Culver CityBus is Going Electric |url=https://www.culvercitybus.com/News/Culver-CityBus-is-Going-Electric |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.culvercitybus.com |language=en-US}}</ref> This deadline is 12 years of the [[California Air Resources Board|CARB]] mandate<ref>{{Cite web |title=California transitioning to all-electric public bus fleet by 2040 {{!}} California Air Resources Board |url=https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/california-transitioning-all-electric-public-bus-fleet-2040 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=ww2.arb.ca.gov}}</ref> and may be delayed if the agency is unable to make the transition within the 2028 timeframe. The agency will not need to increase its fleet size, thanks to the use of service block restructuring if battery range does not grow to meet current service block demands. As of January 2024, the agency is not on track to meet its goal, according to its rollout plan where 10 battery-electric buses were suppsoed to be in regular service by 2023, which was not achieved.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Planned future purchases<ref>https://www.culvercitybus.com/files/content/bus/v/6/news/culver-citybus-is-going-electric/culver-city-battery-electric-bus-transportation-facility-electrification-transition-plan.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
!Make/Model
!Fleet Numbers
!Year
!Powertrain
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="10" |'''TBD'''
|TBD (10)
|2024
| rowspan="10" |[[Battery electric bus|Battery Electric]]
|Delayed due to not being on track with project timeline.
|-
|-
|TBD (10)
!2013
|2025
!7132-7137
|
|
* 7132 and 7133 are painted in the '''Rapid''' livery.
|-
|-
|TBD (6)
!2017
|2026
!7138-7155
|
|-
|TBD (18)
|2028
|
|-
|TBD (4)
|2033
|
|-
|TBD (6)
|2034
|
|-
|TBD (10)
|2036
|
|-
|TBD (10)
|2037
|
|-
|TBD (6)
|2038
|
|-
|TBD (18)
|2040
|
|
* These buses were delivered as the replacements for the 2001/2004 C40LF buses in 2017.
|}
|}

=== 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]], [[Rapid Transit Series|TMC/RTS]], and [[Gillig]].

Culver CityBus is beginning to retire its C40LF fleet from 2001 and 2004. New XN40 buses were delivered in 2017, and are currently in service.

All buses are numbered 70—and 71--.

The 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. They 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.<ref name="masstransitmag" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306121119/http://www.culvercity.org/enjoy/culver-city-bus Culver City Bus]
* [https://www.culvercitybus.com/Home Culver City Bus]


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[[Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Marina del Rey, California]]
[[Category:Marina del Rey, California]]
[[Category:Transit authorities with natural gas buses]]
[[Category:Transit agencies in California]]
[[Category:Transit agencies in California]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in California]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in California]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 19 August 2024

Founded3 March 1928[1]
Headquarters4343 Duquesne Avenue,
Culver City, California[2]
LocaleSouthern California
Service areaLos Angeles County
Service typeBus service
Routes7 local – 1 Rapid
Fleet56 buses
Daily ridership9,400 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[3]
Annual ridership2,746,900 (2023)[4]
Fuel typeCNG, battery electric
OperatorCity of Culver City Transportation Department
Websiteculvercitybus.org

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.

Culver CityBus bus route number 1 on Washington Blvd. passes a mural by artist D*Face.[5]

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. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,746,900, or about 9,400 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

History

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A now-retired GMC New Look bus running on Route 6 of the Culver CityBus.

Culver CityBus was founded on 3 March 1928, making it the second oldest municipal bus line in California[6] and the oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County.[7] Big Blue Bus was founded on 14 April 1928,[8][7][9] the San Francisco Municipal Railway began streetcar service 28 December 1912.[10]

Service area

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Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles,[1] the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:

Routes

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Local routes

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Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes, 3 weekday-only routes, and 2 Monday-Saturday routes within Los Angeles County.[11] Among its 3 weekday-only routes, Culver CityBus operates a Rapid route (Rapid 6).[12] Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.[2]

Route Terminals Via Notes
1 Los Angeles

Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub

Venice
Windward Av & Main St 		Washington Bl
2 Culver City

Bristol Pkway & Centinela Av

Venice

Venice High School

Inglewood Bl
3 Century City

Westfield Century City

Culver City

Mesmer Av & Major St

Westwood Bl, Motor Av, Overland Av
4 Los Angeles

Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub

Playa Vista

Waters Edge Wy & Jefferson Bl

Jefferson Bl
5 Blair Hills
La Cienega Bl & Rodeo Rd 		Culver City

Culver City School

Braddock Dr
  • Operates 1 westbound AM trip and 2 eastbound PM trips
  • One eastbound PM trip departs from Venice High School
  • Only operates when school is in session
6 Westwood

UCLA

Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX C Line Station

Sepulveda Bl
7 Culver City

Culver City E Line Station

Marina del Rey

Fisherman's Village

Culver Bl

Rapid routes

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Route Terminals Via Notes
6 Westwood

UCLA

Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX C Line Station

Sepulveda Bl
  • Serves Expo/Sepulveda E Line Station and LAX) LAX City Bus Center
  • Operates alongside Route 6[13]

Bus fleet

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Active fleet

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Culver CityBus also maintains a fleet of largely electric circulator vans (used on its downtown circulator routes, for example 1C1) and support and paratransit vehicles including Nissan Leaf's and electric vans.[14][15]

Make/Model Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Engine Transmission Notes
New Flyer C40LFR 7106-7111 2009 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
  • All are in the Rapid livery
New Flyer XN40 7112-7131 2011-2012 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
  • 7112-7115 are 2011 models and in the Rapid livery
  • 7116-7131 are 2012 models
New Flyer XN40 7132-7137 2014 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
  • 7132-7133 are painted in Rapid livery
New Flyer XN40 7138-7155 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
New Flyer XE40 7156–7161 2021

Future

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Culver CityBus has announced intentions to replace its entire fleet with battery-electric buses by 2028, in time for the 100th anniversary of its founding and the 2028 Olympic Games, while avoiding early retirement of its current fleet, assuming a 12-year useful service life.[16] This deadline is 12 years of the CARB mandate[17] and may be delayed if the agency is unable to make the transition within the 2028 timeframe. The agency will not need to increase its fleet size, thanks to the use of service block restructuring if battery range does not grow to meet current service block demands. As of January 2024, the agency is not on track to meet its goal, according to its rollout plan where 10 battery-electric buses were suppsoed to be in regular service by 2023, which was not achieved.

Planned future purchases[18]
Make/Model Fleet Numbers Year Powertrain Notes
TBD TBD (10) 2024 Battery Electric Delayed due to not being on track with project timeline.
TBD (10) 2025
TBD (6) 2026
TBD (18) 2028
TBD (4) 2033
TBD (6) 2034
TBD (10) 2036
TBD (10) 2037
TBD (6) 2038
TBD (18) 2040

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fact Sheet". Culver City Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Government > Transportation". City of Culver City. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "D*Face Paints New Mural on Washington Blvd. in Culver City – Culver City Times". culvercitytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ "Culver City Timeline: A Work in Progress". 13 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California".
  8. ^ "Big Blue Bus Breakthrough | More Than Red Cars – the Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California".
  9. ^ "Our History – Big Blue Bus".
  10. ^ "Muni History". 18 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Bus Schedule". Culver City Bus. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Bus Schedules". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Senior & Disabled Transportation Services". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  15. ^ "About Us". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  16. ^ "Culver CityBus is Going Electric". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  17. ^ "California transitioning to all-electric public bus fleet by 2040 | California Air Resources Board". ww2.arb.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  18. ^ https://www.culvercitybus.com/files/content/bus/v/6/news/culver-citybus-is-going-electric/culver-city-battery-electric-bus-transportation-facility-electrification-transition-plan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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