sbX

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{{Short description|Bus rapid transit service in San Bernardino County, California}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Other uses|SBX (disambiguation){{!}}SBX}}

{{Refimprove|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox bus line

|name = sbX

|logo = Logo San Bernardino Express.svg

|logo_width = 150px

|image = SbX bus at Palm station.jpg

|image_width = 300px

|caption = sbX bus at Kendall/Palm station

|operator = Omnitrans

|length = {{convert|15.7|mi|km|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}

|day = 5 am–10 pm (weekdays)
6 am–9 pm (Saturday)

|frequency = 20-30 minutes (weekdays)
30 minutes (Saturday)

|garage = San Bernardino/East Valley

|open = April 28, 2014

|predecessors = Route 2 (still in operation)

|communities = {{plainlist|

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|landmarks = {{plainlist|

California State University, San Bernardino
National Orange Show Events Center
Inland Center
Loma Linda University

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sbX is a bus rapid transit (BRT) service in San Bernardino and Loma Linda, California, United States. It is operated by Omnitrans, a public transportation agency in southwestern San Bernardino County. The route is internally named by Omnitrans as the Green Line.{{Cite web|url=http://www.omnitrans.org/schedules/sbx-green-line/|title=sbX Green Line|publisher=Omnitrans|access-date=2016-03-16}}

sbX is intended to be a brand of bus rapid transit service that will eventually traverse major surface streets throughout Omnitrans' service area.{{cite web|url=http://www.omnitrans.org/news/new-programs.shtml |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531225355/http://www.omnitrans.org/news/new-programs.shtml |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |title=New Programs |publisher=Omnitrans}}{{cite web|url=http://www.estreet-sbx.com/ |title=E Street Corridor sbX Bus Rapid Transit Project |publisher=Estreet-sbx.com |access-date=2013-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019120216/http://www.estreet-sbx.com/ |archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.estreet-sbx.com/docManager/1000000024/sbX-FAQs-Nov2008-FINAL.pdf |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006020905/http://www.estreet-sbx.com/docManager/1000000024/sbX-FAQs-Nov2008-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |title=E Street SBX }}

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the sbX corridor a Bronze ranking.{{cite web | url = https://www.itdp.org/library/standards-and-guides/the-bus-rapid-transit-standard/best-practices-2013/ | title = BRT Rankings | date = 2020 | publisher = Institute for Transportation and Development Policy | access-date = April 26, 2020 }}

History

= Initial Development =

Construction was set to finish in late 2013, but was pushed back due to ongoing construction at San Bernardino's downtown transit center. Service began in April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetransitcoalition.us/Newspdf/rdf20121223a.pdf |title=Regional rapid bus system sbX moving forward in San Bernardino |publisher=Thetransitcoalition.us |access-date=2013-11-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221230413/http://www.thetransitcoalition.us/Newspdf/rdf20121223a.pdf|archive-date=2020-12-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sbcity.org/civica/inc/displayblobpdf2.asp?BlobID=11133 |title=sbXpress – The Newsletter for Omnitans BRT |publisher=Sbcity.org |access-date=2013-11-24}}

Omnitrans has begun making upgrades to its East Valley vehicle maintenance facility in San Bernardino, including modifications to its parking lot, service bays, bus wash, and fueling facility, to accommodate 60-foot buses, all of which have been purchased and acquired, to run on the sbX bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor.{{cite web|url=http://www.estreet-sbx.com/about/corridor.html |title=About sbX: Corridor and Bus Highlights |publisher=Estreet-sbx.com |access-date=2013-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019115457/http://www.estreet-sbx.com/about/corridor.html |archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.omnitrans.org/blog/category/sbx-bus-rapid-transit/ |title=sbx bus rapid transit | Omnitrans Public Transit News for the San Bernardino Valley |publisher=Omnitrans.org |access-date=2013-11-24}}

Omnitrans has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to conduct an alternatives analysis for the Holt Boulevard/4th Street Corridor and the cities of Ontario and Fontana are both conducting studies on the feasibility of bus rapid transit along the corridor in their cities. Additionally, planners in Rancho Cucamonga are exploring recommendations on how to support high-density, transit-oriented development along the Foothill Boulevard corridor (Historic Route 66).{{cite news|url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20130623/inland-empire-cities-are-planning-for-bus-rapid-transit-routes|title=Inland Empire cities are planning for bus rapid-transit routes|last=Tasci|first=Canan|date=2013-06-23|newspaper=Inland Valley Daily Bulletin|access-date=2013-11-24}}

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=Network expansion=

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority is currently planning to grow the system to 10 BRT lines in the San Bernardino Valley{{cite web |title=Agenda - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |url=https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024-12-04-Board-of-Directors-Full-Agenda-2086.pdf |website=SBCTA |publisher=sbcta |access-date=2 December 2024}}

==Purple Line==

The Purple Line, also known as the West Valley Connector, is an under construction sbX route connecting Pomona–Downtown station to Ontario International Airport. It is expected to open in 2025,{{cite web |title=West Valley Connector O&M Agreements |url=https://omnitrans.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=1879&type=2 |website=omnitrans.primegov.com}} with 21 stations at launch along Holt Boulevard.{{cite web |title=West Valley Connector |url=https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/West-Valley-Connector-FS_031623.pdf |publisher=SBCTA |access-date=17 July 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gosbcta.com/project/west-valley-connector-brt/ | title=West Valley Connector (BRT) }}

The Purple Line is slated to replace Omnitrans Route 82 west of the Ontario Mills mall with 15 minute frequencies.{{cite web |title=Omnitrans-Short-Range-Transit-Plan-FY2023-FY2030 |url=https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Omnitrans-Short-Range-Transit-Plan-FY2023-FY2030.pdf |publisher=Omnitrans |access-date=16 October 2023}}

=== Purple Line stations <ref>{{cite web |title=West Valley Connector (BRT) |url=https://www.gosbcta.com/project/west-valley-connector-brt/ |website=SBCTA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS west valley connector project |url=https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WVC-Traffic-Operations-Analysis.pdf |publisher=SBCTA |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>===

class="wikitable"

Station

Type

Location

Notes and Connections

Photo

Pomona Regional Transit Center Station

| style="text-align:center;" | PR

| Metrolink (Riverside Line)

(Sunset Limited,

Foothill Transit

Silver Streak (bus)

Lines - 707 486, 482, 480, 292, 291, 286, 197, 195

{{cite web |title=Omnitrans Bus Book May 2024 |url=https://u3i6z6j4.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/May2024_busbooKW.pdf |access-date=10 August 2024}}

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Holt Ave/Garey Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Foothill Transit Lines - 486, 482, 292, 291, 197, 195

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Holt Ave / Towne Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Foothill Transit Lines - 292, 195

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Holt Ave/ Clark Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

|

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Holt Ave/Indian Hill Blvd

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Foothill Transit Line 480

Indian Hill Village

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Holt Blvd / Ramona Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Omnitrans Route 88

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Holt Blvd/Central Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Omnitrans Route 85

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Holt Blvd/Mountain ave

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Omnitrans Route 84

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Holt Blvd / San Antonio

| style="text-align:center;" | M

|

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Holt Blvd/ Euclid Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Omnitrans Routes - 83, 87

Ontario Station - Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle,

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Holt Blvd/ Campus Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Omnitrans Route 87

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Holt Blvd/ Grove Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | M

|

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Holt Blvd/ Vineyard Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

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Ontario International Airport Terminal

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| ONT, ONT Connect (to Rancho Cucamonga Station)

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Inland Empire Blvd/ Archibald Way

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Ontario Convention Center

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Inland Empire Blvd/ Porsche Way

| style="text-align:center;" | C

|

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| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| Riverside Transit Agency{{cite web |title=Route 204 - UCR - DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE - ONTARIO MILLS MALL - MONTCLAIR TRANSCENTER |url=https://www.riversidetransit.com/images/DOWNLOADS/ROUTES/204.pdf |publisher=RTA |access-date=20 August 2024}}

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Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| Rancho Cucamonga

Metrolink - San Bernardino Line

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Foothill Blvd/ Milliken Way

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Rancho Cucamonga

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Foothill Blvd / Rochester Ave

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Rancho Cucamonga

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Victoria Gardens btwn N/S Main St

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| Rancho Cucamonga

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colspan="5" | Type Code: C = Curbside station or M = Median station | PR = Station has park and ride

== Mid Valley Connector ==

The Mid Valley Connector is a planned bus rapid transit route that will connect the Purple Line with the Green Line.{{cite web |title=Omnitrans-Short-Range-Transit-Plan-FY2023-FY2030 |url=https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Omnitrans-Short-Range-Transit-Plan-FY2023-FY2030.pdf |publisher=Omnitrans |access-date=16 October 2023}}

Green Line stations

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Station

Type

Location

Notes and Connections

Photo

Kendall/Palm

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| Kendall Drive and Palm Avenue

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

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California State University, San Bernardino

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| 5500 University Parkway

| {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2, 6, 312

| {{bus icon}} SunLine Transit Agency: {{nowrap|10 Commuter Link}}

| {{bus icon}} Victor Valley Transit Authority: 15

}}

Kendall/Little Mountain

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Kendall Drive at Little Mountain Drive

| Closest station to Cajon High School (walking distance)
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

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Kendall/Shandin Hills

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Kendall Drive at Shandin Hills Drive/40th Street

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

E Street/Marshall

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| E Street at Marshall Boulevard

| Station serves the Blair Park neighborhood.
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

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E Street/Highland

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| E Street at Highland Avenue

| Serves San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Adult School
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2, 3/4

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E Street/Baseline

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| E Street at Baseline Street

| Exclusive sbX bus lanes begin two blocks south near 10th Street
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

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E Street/Court

| style="text-align:center;" | M
PR

| E Street at Court Street

| Serves Downtown, City Hall, and San Bernardino County Court House
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

| File:Route 202.jpg

E Street/Rialto (San Bernardino Transit Center)

| style="text-align:center;" | M
PR

| 174 South E Street at Rialto Avenue

| {{Unbulleted list

| Serves San Bernardino Transit Center, San Manuel Stadium and Loma Linda University Health Care Center

| {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} Metrolink: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Arrow|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|San Bernardino|inline=route}}

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 215, 290, 300 (SB Connect), 305 (OmniAccess)

| {{bus icon}} Beaumont Transit: {{nowrap|Commuter Link 120}}

| {{bus icon}} Mountain Transit: {{nowrap|Big Bear OTM}}, {{nowrap|Crestline OTM}}

| {{bus icon}} Riverside Transit Agency: {{nowrap|Commuter Link 200}}

| {{bus icon}} SunLine Transit Agency: {{nowrap|10 Commuter Link}}

| {{bus icon}} Victor Valley Transit Authority: 15

}}

E Street/Inland Center

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| E Street at North Mall Way

| Near National Orange Show Events Center
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

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Hospitality/Hunts Lane

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Hospitality Lane at Hunts Lane

| Serves County Hall of Records
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

Hospitality/Carnegie

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Hospitality Lane near Carnegie Drive

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

|

Hospitality/Tippecanoe

| style="text-align:center;" | M

| Hospitality Lane at Tippecanoe Avenue

| Southernmost sbX station in San Bernardino city limits
Exclusive bus lanes end here
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2, 8

|

Anderson/Court Street

| style="text-align:center;" | C
PR

| Anderson Street at Court Street

| Northernmost station in Loma Linda
{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2, 8

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Prospect/Anderson (Loma Linda University (northbound)
Loma Linda University Medical Center (southbound))

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Anderson Street at Prospect Street

| {{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2

|

VA Hospital

| style="text-align:center;" | C

| Barton Road at Benton Street

| {{Unbulleted list

|{{bus icon}} Omnitrans: 2, 19

|{{bus icon}} Beaumont Transit: Commuter Link 125

|{{bus icon}} Riverside Transit Agency: 14

}}

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colspan="5" | Type Code: C = Curbside station or M = Median station | PR = Station has park and ride

Artwork

The CSUSB station is popular with students and staff who commute to the university because of the high cost and low availability of parking around campus. In 2008, the Omnitrans Transit Development Board began developing plans for a bus rapid line connecting CSUSB and Loma Linda University.{{cite news|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/transit-597830-project-bernardino.html|title=SB COUNTY: Rapid-transit bus project to start soon|last=Begley|first=Dug|date=2011-09-28|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|access-date=2014-01-05}} Construction of the line began with construction of the Palm station and-neo the CSUSB Transit Center.{{cite web|url=http://sustainability.csusb.edu/docs/sbXpress_Sept_2011_FINAL.pdf |title=sbX press : Start of sbX Construction Has Arrived |publisher=Sustainability.csusb.edu |access-date=2014-02-26}} The station was designed by Gruen Associates of Los Angeles for Omnitrans and the local community. Main artwork is by Freya Bardell and Brian Howe. The station art will be based on the trees on campus; the trees on glass will have a rich blue color that dramatically contrasts surroundings. Some artwork on the station was designed with help by CSUSB students and faculty that reflects the university community at large.{{cite web|url=http://www.sbcity.org/civica/inc/displayblobpdf2.asp?BlobID=11133|title=sbX press : Apparent Low Bidder for sbX Construction Has Emerged|publisher=Sbcity.org |access-date=2014-02-26}}

References

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External links

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{{Official website|http://www.omnitrans.org/services/sbx/}}

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Category:Bus rapid transit in California

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