City of Santa Clarita Transit

City of Santa Clarita Transit
	City of Santa Clarita Transit bus at Santa Clarita station.
Parent	City of Santa Clarita
Founded	August 5, 1991
Headquarters	Transit Maintenance Facility; 28250 Constellation Rd
Locale	City of Santa Clarita; Los Angeles County
Service type	Transit bus
Routes	38
Hubs	McBean Regional Transit Center; Newhall station; Santa Clarita station;
Fleet	109 buses
Daily ridership	12,000 (weekdays, Q3 2024)
Annual ridership	2,111,800 (2023)
Fuel type	CNG, Diesel, Gasoline
Operator	MV Transportation
Website	Santa Clarita Transit

City of Santa Clarita Transit is a local bus service, administered by the City's transit division, that serves the City of Santa Clarita, California and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,111,800, or about 12,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation.^[3] City of Santa Clarita Transit routes connect with services operated by Metro and Metrolink.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works contracts with City of Santa Clarita Transit to provide fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services in some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County that are near the city limits of Santa Clarita. These areas include the communities of Castaic, Forest Park, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe, and Val Verde.

History

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.^[4]

MV Transportation

In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit entered into a contract with MV Transportation and underwent a branding overhaul. The agency was renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit" and buses received a new green and blue livery which reflect the colors of the city logo.^[5] The livery debuted in August 2007 on 2 brand new 60-foot (18 m) 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.^[6] The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens.

Starting in 2010, City of Santa Clarita Transit began Summer Beach bus service to Santa Monica State Beach, from Canyon Country, and Newhall. Beginning in the 2023 Summer Season, the service exclusively services Ventura Harbor, starting and ending from Via Princessa station and stopping at the McBean Regional Transit Center in both directions. The beach bus is identified by route number, 103, only in operation from June to Labor Day in September, only on Saturdays and Sundays. ^[7]

2023 Transit Service Workers Strike

On September 15, 2023, after over a year of negotiations with MV Transportation, transit service workers represented by Teamsters Local 572 voted to go on strike until a fair contract is reached. MV Transportation was notified of the decision to strike on September 28.^[8]

The strike officially began on October 9, halting all bus and paratransit services across the city. The strike forced Santa Clarita Transit and William S. Hart High School District to negotiate an emergency contract with charter bus company Transit Systems in order to provide limited school tripper services to select schools and infrequent bus services along routes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 12.^[8] Santa Clarita City Council declined to enter into contract negotiations as a third party.^[9]

The strike ended on December 3rd, 2023. Teamsters Local 572 reached an agreement with MV Transportation. Buses returned to operation on December 4th, the strike lasted 55 days.

Fixed-route Service

Local routes

Santa Clarita Transit operates 38 bus lines: 9 Local routes, 2 Station Link routes, 20 School Tripper routes, and 9 Commuter Express routes.^[10]

Route	Terminals		via	Notes
1	Castaic Sloan Canyon Rd & The Old Rd	Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center	The Old Rd, Commerce Center Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy	Serves Valencia Commerce Center, Valencia Industrial Center and Valencia Town Center
2	Val Verde Val Verde Park	Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center	Del Valle Rd, Chiquito Canyon Rd, Henry Mayo Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy	Serves Val Verde Park, Valencia Commerce Center, Valencia Industrial Center and Valencia Town Center
3	Valencia Middleton St & Ramblewood St	Santa Clarita Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd	Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Seco Canyon Rd	Serves Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, McBean Regional Transit Center and Valencia Town Center
4	Santa Clarita LARC Ranch	Santa Clarita Newhall station	Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Ave	Serves Valencia Town Center, McBean Regional Transit Center, College of the Canyon and California Institute of the Arts
5	Stevenson Ranch Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy	Santa Clarita Sierra Hwy & Vasquez Cyn Rd	The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd, Sierra Hwy	Serves Newhall station, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Town Center, Santa Clarita station and College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus
6	Stevenson Ranch Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy	Santa Clarita Shadow Pines Bl & Grandifloras Rd	The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd	Serves Newhall station, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Town Center, and Santa Clarita station
7	Valencia Middleton St & Ramblewood St	Santa Clarita Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd	Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Copper Hill Dr	Serves Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, McBean Regional Transit Center and Valencia Town Center
12	Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center	Santa Clarita Heller Cir & Maitland Ln	Railroad Av, Sierra Hwy, Whites Canyon Rd	Selected trips serve the Via Princessa station Serves Valencia Town Center and Newhall station
14	Santa Clarita Heller Cir & Maitland Ln	Santa Clarita Newhall station	Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Av	Serves Saugus High School, Valencia Town Center, McBean Regional Transit Center, College of the Canyons, California Institute of the Arts, and Hart High School

Station Link routes

Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita station to local places of employment within the Santa Clarita Valley. Station Link service operates on weekdays peak periods (6-9am, 4-6pm) only except route 501, which as of February 2023, makes morning and afternoon trips excluding midday even on Saturdays and Sundays, select holidays included.

Route	Terminals		via	Notes
501	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station	Santa Clarita Six Flags Magic Mountain Employee Gate	Valencia Bl, Tourney Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy	Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station
502	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station	Castaic Commerce Center Dr & Witherspoon Pkwy	Newhall Ranch Rd	Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station Serves Valencia Industrial Center

School Tripper routes

Supplemental School Day Service routes (also known as Tripper Service), provide service to and from local Junior High and High Schools from residential areas. Supplemental School Day Service routes are numbered in the 600's. This service is only operated on weekdays when schools are in session. Trips are timed with school bell schedule.^[11]

Routes include:

Route 620 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 621 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 622 – Rio Norte Jr. High School
Route 623 – Rio Norte Jr. High School
Route 624 – Valencia High School
Route 626 – La Mesa Jr. High School
Route 627 – La Mesa Jr. High School
Route 628 – Golden Valley High School
Route 629 – Golden Valley High School
Route 632 – Canyon High School
Route 633 – Saugus High School
Route 634 – Rancho Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
Route 635 – Ranch Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
Route 636 – Valencia High School & West Ranch High School
Route 637 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School
Route 638 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 640 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 641 – Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School
Route 643 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 644 – La Mesa Jr. High School

Commuter Express routes

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). All Commuter Express Routes run on weekdays only, except for Route 757, which runs seven days a week.^[12]

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
757	Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	In Santa Clarita: Sierra Highway, Railroad Avenue, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway (Weekdays only) Express Portion: I-5, CA-170 (Hollywood Freeway)	On weekdays service operates in a counter-clockwise loop in Santa Clarita making several stops, on weekends service operates directly to the McBean Regional Transit Center Serves Newhall station on weekdays
791	Warner Center Topanga Canyon Bl & Victory Bl	Santa Clarita Technology Dr & Av Hall	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: Topanga Canyon Boulevard	Serves Chatsworth station
792	Century City Century Park West & Solar Wy	Santa Clarita Av Stanford & Technology Dr	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard	Serves UCLA
794	Downtown LA Los Angeles Union Station	Santa Clarita Av Stanford & Technology Dr	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5	Serves Downtown Burbank station
796	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station	Warner Center Victory Bl & Topanga Canyon Bl	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: Sierra Highway, I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: De Soto Avenue	Serves Newhall station and Chatsworth station
797	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station	Century City Century Park West & Solar Wy	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard	Serves Newhall station and UCLA
799	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station	Downtown LA 8th St & Spring St	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5 In Downtown LA: Alameda Street, 1st Street, Hope Street

Transfer Stations

McBean Regional Transit Center
Santa Clarita station
Newhall station
Via Princessa station
Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center (Future)
North Hollywood station (757)
Chatsworth Metrolink station (791)
Downtown Burbank station (794)
Union Station (Los Angeles) (794)

Transit Maintenance Facility

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

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Year	Notes
Hometown Manufacturing Villager	100	2017	Only used for events
Optima AH–28	101	2006	Only used for events Runs on Diesel Ex–Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
Gillig Low Floor CNG 40'	102–104, 106–112	2013
	113–123	2014
		2015
		2016
		2017	On November 6, 2017, Bus 102 was totaled in a fatal multi-vehicle accident on Sierra Highway^[13]
	124–127	2018
	128–134	2019
	135–137	2020
	138–140	2020
	146–149	2022
	150–151	2023
Gillig Low Floor CNG 29'	142–145	2021
Gillig Low Floor CNG 29'	152–153	2023
NABI 60-BRT CNG	177–178	2007	Used for School Tripper routes
New Flyer C40LFR	188–194	2010	In the process of retirement
MCI D4500CT CNG	259–264	2013	Used for Commuter Express routes
	265–269	2015
	270–279	2017
	280–282	2018
	283–284	2020
	285–286	2022
	287–288	2023
Glaval Bus	368–371	2012	Used for Dial–a–Ride services
Glaval Bus	372–389	2017	Used for Dial–a–Ride services

References

^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ Santa Clarita Signal- New Contractor on Board for Buses
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ City of Santa Clarita, CA – Purchasing: Solicitations Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ City of Santa Clarita, CA – CITY BUS SHELTERS GET A FACE LIFT Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ babreu (2024-05-28). "All Aboard the Summer Beach Bus Beginning June 1". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
^ ^a ^b "Transit Service Workers On Strike In Santa Clarita. What This Means For Riders". LAist. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
^ Service, City News (2023-10-10). "Bus driver strike enters second day in Santa Clarita". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
^ "Santa Clarita Transit Routes" (PDF).
^ "Supplemental School Day Schedules". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ "Santa Clarita Transit Commuter Express routes" (PDF).
^ "Canyon Country woman killed in Santa Clarita crash is identified". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

External links

City of Santa Clarita Transit Website

[APTAdaily-1] "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

[APTA_Ridership_Report-2] "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[contractor-3] Santa Clarita Signal- New Contractor on Board for Buses

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[paintrfp-5] City of Santa Clarita, CA – Purchasing: Solicitations Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[6] City of Santa Clarita, CA – CITY BUS SHELTERS GET A FACE LIFT Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[7] reu (2024-05-28). "All Aboard the Summer Beach Bus Beginning June 1". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

[LAISTstrike-8] "Transit Service Workers On Strike In Santa Clarita. What This Means For Riders". LAist. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

[9] Service, City News (2023-10-10). "Bus driver strike enters second day in Santa Clarita". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

[10] "Santa Clarita Transit Routes" (PDF).

[11] "Supplemental School Day Schedules". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved 2024-02-26.

[12] "Santa Clarita Transit Commuter Express routes" (PDF).

[13] "Canyon Country woman killed in Santa Clarita crash is identified". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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v t e Santa Clarita Valley
City	Santa Clarita
Neighborhoods	Agua Dulce Canyon Country Sand Canyon Castaic Newhall Saugus Stevenson Ranch Valencia unincorporated residential villages Val Verde
Public schools	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Castaic Union School District Newhall School District Saugus Union School District Sulphur Springs School District William S. Hart Union High School District Academy of the Canyons Canyon HS Castaic HS Golden Valley HS Hart HS Saugus HS Valencia HS West Ranch HS Foothill League
Private schools	Santa Clarita Christian School Trinity Classical Academy
Colleges and universities	California Institute of the Arts College of the Canyons The Master's University
Points of interest	Beale's Cut Castaic Junction Castaic Lake Central Park Gibbon Conservation Center Golden Oak Ranch Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Mentryville Newhall Pass Pitchess Detention Center Placerita Canyon State Park Pioneer Oil Refinery Santa Clarita Woodlands Park Saugus Speedway Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia Country Club Valencia Town Center Vasquez Rocks William S. Hart Ranch and Museum
Services	Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Media	KHTS (AM) The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Transportation	City of Santa Clarita Transit McBean Regional Transit Center Metrolink: Antelope Valley Line Stations: Newhall Santa Clarita Via Princessa Vista Canyon Lang Southern Pacific Station (historic)
History	St. Francis Dam disaster United Airlines Trip 34 Newhall incident 1971 San Fernando earthquake Twilight Zone accident 1994 Northridge earthquake 2001 Stevenson Ranch shootout Sand Fire Rye Fire Tick Fire 2019 Saugus High School shooting
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