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Revision as of 19:34, 13 March 2024
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 | 9,400 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[3] |
Annual ridership | 2,746,900 (2023)[4] |
Fuel type | CNG, battery electric |
Operator | City of Culver City Transportation Department |
Website | culvercitybus |
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. 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
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
Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles,[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
Local routes
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).
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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1 | Los Angeles
Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub |
Venice Windward Av & Main St |
Washington Bl |
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2 | Culver City
Bristol Pkway & Centinela Av |
Venice | Inglewood Bl | |
3 | Century City | Culver City
Mesmer Av & Major St |
Westwood Bl, Motor Av, Overland Av |
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4 | Los Angeles
Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub |
Playa Vista
Waters Edge Wy & Jefferson Bl |
Jefferson Bl |
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5 | Blair Hills La Cienega Bl & Rodeo Rd |
Culver City | Braddock Dr |
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6 | Westwood | Los Angeles | Sepulveda Bl |
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Rapid 6 | Westwood
UCLA |
Los Angeles
Aviation/LAX C Line Station |
Sepulveda Bl |
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7 | Culver City
Culver City E Line Station |
Marina del Rey | Culver Bl |
Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.[2]
Bus fleet
Active fleet
Make/Model[20] | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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New Flyer C40LFR | 7106-7111 | 2009 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R |
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New Flyer XN40 | 7112-7131 | 2011-2012 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R |
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New Flyer XN40 | 7132-7137 | 2014 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R |
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New Flyer XN40 | 7138-7155 | 2016 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
New Flyer XE40 | 7156–7161 | 2021 |
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 Leafs and electric vans.[21]
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 Olympic Games, while avoiding early retirement of its current fleet, assuming a 12-year useful service life.[22] This deadline is 12 years of the CARB mandate[23] 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.
Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Year | Powertrain | Notes |
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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
- ^ a b "Fact Sheet". Culver City Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Government > Transportation". City of Culver City. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "D*Face Paints New Mural on Washington Blvd. in Culver City – Culver City Times". culvercitytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "Culver City Timeline: A Work in Progress". 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California".
- ^ "Big Blue Bus Breakthrough | More Than Red Cars – the Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California".
- ^ "Our History – Big Blue Bus".
- ^ "Muni History". 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Bus Schedule". Culver City Bus. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Line 1 - Washington Blvd". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Line 2 - Inglewood Blvd". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Line 3 - Crosstown". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Line 4 - Jefferson Blvd". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Line 5 - Braddock Dr". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Line 6 - Sepulveda Blvd". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Line 7 - Culver Blvd". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "About Us". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Senior & Disabled Transportation Services". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Culver CityBus is Going Electric". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "California transitioning to all-electric public bus fleet by 2040 | California Air Resources Board". ww2.arb.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ 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
External links
- Transportation in Culver City, California
- Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
- Bus rapid transit in California
- Bus transportation in California
- Public transportation in Los Angeles
- Marina del Rey, California
- Transit authorities with natural gas buses
- Transit agencies in California
- 1928 establishments in California