Culver CityBus
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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 | 56 buses |
| Daily ridership | 9,700 (weekdays, Q3 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 9,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
History
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |
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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 Pkwy & 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 |
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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 Culver City High School |
Braddock Dr |
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| 6 | Westwood UCLA |
Los Angeles LAX/Metro Transit Center |
Sepulveda Bl |
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| Rapid 6 | Westwood UCLA |
Los Angeles LAX/Metro Transit Center |
Sepulveda Bl |
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| 7 | Culver City Culver City station |
Marina del Rey Fisherman's Village |
Culver Bl | |
Bus fleet
[edit]Active fleet
[edit]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 | Notes |
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| New Flyer C40LFR | 7106-7111 | 2009 |
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| New Flyer XN40 | 7112-7131 | 2011-2012 |
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| New Flyer XN40 | 7132-7137 | 2014 |
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| New Flyer XN40 | 7138-7155 | 2016 | ||
| New Flyer XE40 | 7156–7161 | 
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2021 |
Future
[edit]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.
| 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
[edit]- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bus Schedules". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Senior & Disabled Transportation Services". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "About Us". www.culvercitybus.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "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 [bare URL PDF]
External links
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