Culver CityBus
{{Short description|Public transit bus agency serving western neighborhoods in Los Angeles County, CA}}
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| logo = Culver CityBus logo.png
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| image_caption =Culver CityBus services: local and Rapid
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| headquarters = 4343 Duquesne Avenue,
Culver City, California{{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}}
| locale = Southern California
| service_area = Los Angeles County
| service_type = Bus service
| alliance =
| routes = 10 local, 1 Rapid
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| fleet = 56 buses
| 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}}
| fuel_type = CNG, battery electric
| operator = City of Culver City Transportation Department
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| website = {{URL|culvercitybus.org}}
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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.
File:Culver CityBus Washington Boulevard.jpg.{{Cite web |title=D*Face Paints New Mural on Washington Blvd. in Culver City – Culver City Times |url=http://culvercitytimes.com/m/blogpost?id=6303163:BlogPost:41803 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=culvercitytimes.com}}]]
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 {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Culver City total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.
History
File:GMC New Look Culver City Bus.jpg
Culver CityBus was founded on 3 March 1928, making it the second oldest municipal bus line in California{{Cite web|url=http://www.culvercityhistoricalsociety.org/about/culver-city-timeline/|title = Culver City Timeline: A Work in Progress|date = 13 July 2014}} and the oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County.{{Cite web|url=http://www.laalmanac.com/transport/tr15.php|title = Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California}} Big Blue Bus was founded on 14 April 1928,{{Cite web|url=http://morethanredcars.com/?p=213|title=Big Blue Bus Breakthrough | More Than Red Cars – the Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigbluebus.com/About-BBB/Timeline/Historical-Info/Our-History.aspx|title=Our History – Big Blue Bus}} the San Francisco Municipal Railway began streetcar service 28 December 1912.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/muni-history|title=Muni History|date=18 August 2017}}
Service area
Routes
Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes, 3 weekday-only routes, and 2 Monday-Saturday routes within Los Angeles County.{{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}} Among its 3 weekday-only routes, Culver CityBus operates a Rapid route (Rapid 6).{{Cite web |title=Bus Schedules |url=https://www.culvercitybus.com/Bus-Schedules |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=www.culvercitybus.com |language=en-US}} Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
= Local routes =
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
! colspan="2" |Terminals !Via !Notes |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{anchor|1}}1
|Los Angeles |Venice |Washington Bl |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{anchor|1C1}}1C1
|Culver City |Culver City |Culver Bl, Washington Bl |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|2}}2
|Culver City |Venice |Inglewood Bl | |
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|3}}3
|Century City |Culver City |Westwood Bl, Motor Av, Overland Av |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|4}}4
|Los Angeles |Playa Vista |Jefferson Bl |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|6}}6
|Los Angeles |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|7}}7
|Culver City |Marina del Rey |Culver Bl | |
= School supplementary routes =
Only operates when school is in session
| class="wikitable"
!Route ! colspan="2" |Terminals !Via !Notes |
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|5}}5
|Culver City | rowspan="2" |Blair Hills | rowspan="2" |Braddock Dr | rowspan="2" |
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| Venice Venice High School |
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|5C1}}5C1
|Culver City |Culver City |Braddock Dr |
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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|5C2}}5C2
|Culver City |Culver City |Overland Av |
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= Rapid routes =
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!Route ! colspan="2" |Terminals !Via !Noets |
| style="vertical-align:top" |{{anchor|R6|Rapid 6}}Rapid 6
|Westwood |Los Angeles {{Rint|air|link=LAX)}} LAX/Metro Transit Center |Sepulveda Bl |
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Bus fleet
= 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's and electric vans.{{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}} {{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}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
!Make/Model !Fleet Numbers ! class="unsortable" |Thumbnail !Year !Notes |
| 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 |2021 | |
= 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.{{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}} This deadline is 12 years of the CARB mandate{{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}} 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 purchaseshttps://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}} !Make/Model !Fleet Numbers !Year !Powertrain !Notes |
| rowspan="10" |TBD
|TBD (10) |2024 | rowspan="10" |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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.culvercitybus.com/Home Culver City Bus]
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{{Culver City, California}}
{{Greater Los Angeles Area Public Transit}}
{{Southern California Transit}}
Category:Transportation in Culver City, California
Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Bus rapid transit in California
Category:Bus transportation in California
Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles
Category:Marina del Rey, California