Month: September 2019

SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara MTD’s annual August service changes will go into effect at the beginning of the day on Monday, August 19, 2019.

These changes were developed through a yearlong planning process, assessing on-time performance, changing traffic pressures and patterns, and community outreach.

The changes include minor routing changes around Cottage Hospital for the Line 3 (Oak Park), due to the changing focal point of the hospital campus to Pueblo Street from Bath Street.

In an effort to improve the express nature of Lines 12x (Goleta Express) and 24x (UCSB Express), these lines will now make fewer stops. The bus stops skipped by these lines are still served by other routes. The stops no longer served are as follows:

Inbound Stops No Longer Served on Express Lines

Line 12x	Line 24x
Hollister at Los Carneros Way	Storke at Santa Felicia
Hollister at Hartley	Storke at Sierra Madre
Hollister at Griggs	El Colegio at Stadium

Outbound Stops No Longer Served on Express Lines

Line 12x	Line 24x
Chapala at Anapamu	Chapala at Anapamu
Arrellaga at De La Vina	Arrellaga at De La Vina
Hollister at Wendy’s	El Colegio at Stadium
Hollister at Lopez	El Colegio at Camino Corto
Hollister at David Love	Storke at El Colegio
Hollister at Robin Hill	Storke at Whittier
Hollister at Willow Springs	Storke at Santa Felicia
Hollister at Los Carneros Way

Beginning with the start of UCSB’s fall quarter in late September, the Line 28 (UCSB Shuttle) service will increase to every 10 minutes on weekdays from 7am to 6pm.

The new schedule also includes minor changes to the schedules Lines 4, 5, 10, 14, 15x, 17, and 20 to improve on-time performance.

Several of the booster services that serve area Junior Highs and High Schools have had minor adjustments made to their schedules and routes to improve on-time performance and efficiency. Booster schedules can be found online here. The booster lines affected are listed below:

• La Colina Junior High: 2410 AM, 2420 AM & PM, 2430 AM & PM
• San Marcos High: 2510 AM & PM, 2540 AM
• Goleta Valley Junior High: 2610 PM, 2620 PM, 2630 PM, 2650 AM & PM
• Dos Pueblos High: 2720 AM & PM, 2730 PM

The new schedule guide reflecting these changes is available at the Transit Center or online here.

MTD encourages riders to double-check the schedule to see if their regular departure times have been altered. Customer Service Representatives are available for assistance at (805) 963-3366.

SANTA BARBARA –Santa Barbara MTD has begun a complete renovation of its Downtown Santa Barbara Transit Center, having started installing temporary facilities in July 2019. The project is expected to last until around March 2020.

The official transition to the temporary facilities in the adjacent parking lot and the closure of the existing Transit Center and bus driveway is expected to take place over the weekend of September 7^th and 8^th. Starting on Sunday, September 8^th, buses will be loading and unloading at the new zone locations, and all customer service functions will be handled out of the temporary ticket booth and ticket vending machines in the corner of City Parking Lot 3 along Chapala Street. ADA-accessible portable restrooms will also be available for passengers.

These facilities and services will be open to the public during regular Transit Center hours and will be locked after hours. MTD bus service will remain in full effect throughout the project, but temporary loading zones will be used along Chapala and Figueroa Streets.

The project consists of a complete renovation of the Transit Center building interior, much of the building exterior, exterior loading platform, curbs, driveway, lighting, and landscaping.

City Parking Lot 3 will remain in operation for the duration of the project.

To sign up for project updates or to get further project details, visit MTD’s dedicated project website at www.sbmtd.gov/tc