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Big Blue Bus
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Big Blue Bus at UCLA Hilgard Terminal
Parent City of Santa Monica, Department of Transportation
Founded1928 (as Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines)
Headquarters Santa Monica, California
Locale Santa Monica, Westwood, and Venice, California
Service areaUnited States
Service typeTransit Bus
Routes20 [1]
Fleet195
Daily ridership28,600 (weekdays, Q1 2024) [2]
Annual ridership8,289,600 (2023) [3]
Fuel type CNG, Electric
OperatorCity of Santa Monica
Chief executiveAnuj Gupta (Interim)
Website bigbluebus.com

Big Blue Bus (stylized in lowercase) is a public transit agency that provides public bus services for the city of Santa Monica and the greater Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. The service, operated by the city of Santa Monica, was founded on April 14, 1928 and throughout its existence has used a blue color scheme for its buses, leading to the Big Blue Bus nickname that would later become the official name of the agency. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,289,600, or about 28,600 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024. Big Blue Bus receives funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and offers connections to its Metro Bus and Metro Rail systems, but is operated independently from Metro.

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History

A now-retired GMC "New Look" bus in service for what was then-called the "Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines". GMC New Look Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines.jpg
A now-retired GMC "New Look" bus in service for what was then-called the "Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines".

The agency was founded on April 14, 1928 as the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines and the agency picked a unique blue color scheme for its buses, later leading to the Big Blue Bus nickname. [4] It holds the distinction of being the second oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County; only the neighboring Culver CityBus (founded March 4, 1928) is older. [5]

Santa Monica established the bus line in response to a fare increase on the Pacific Electric interurban trains between Santa Monica and Los Angeles. [6]

While independent from other agencies in the Los Angeles area, the Big Blue Bus has always offered connections to the other systems, most notably near the intersections of Pico and Rimpau Boulevards in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles. The historic transfer point was established by Santa Monica, the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric Railway and is known today as the Pico/Rimpau Transit Center and is used the Big Blue Bus and Metro Bus. [6]

In 1978, Santa Monica became the first transit operator in California to operate a bus with a wheelchair lift, the Grumman-Flxible Model 870. It was the third agency to order the bus after Atlanta's MARTA, and Connecticut's CT Transit. The Big Blue Bus was one of the last transit agencies using the iconic GMC New Look "fishbowl" bus, the last of which was retired in 2005.

The Big Blue Bus has been honored with the American Public Transportation Association’s Outstanding Transportation System award in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2000 and 2011. [7]

Routes

Big Blue Bus operates 18 bus lines: 12 regular routes, 4 rapid routes, and 2 circulator routes. On weekends and holidays with weekend service, the agency operates 10 bus lines: 9 regular routes and 1 rapid route. [8]

The agency is currently undergoing a COA (Comprehensive Operational Analysis) which will inform service and route changes over the next five years. These aim to help the agency better connect with future Metro Rail extensions, most notably the D and K lines, adjust to new travel patterns, increase service frequency, and make service blocks compatible with a zero emissions bus fleet. [9]

Local routes

Sunday schedules are operated on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

RouteTerminalsViaDays of Operation # Notes
1 Westwood

UCLA

Venice

Grand Bl & Riviera Av

Santa Monica Bl, Main StDaily
2Westwood

UCLA

 Santa Monica

Main St & Olympic Dr

Wilshire BlDaily
  • Operates alongside Metro Bus 20 (24 hour service)
  • Metro Rapid 720 see also: Metro Rapid
  • Serves Downtown Santa Monica station
3Santa Monica
Arizona Av & 5th St		 Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX station

Lincoln BlDaily
5Santa Monica

Main St & Olympic Dr

 Palms
Palms station 		Colorado Av, Olympic Bl, Motor AvWeekdays
7Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl		 Mid-Wilshire
Wilshire/Western station 		Pico BlDaily
  • Operates alongside Rapid 7 & Express 7
  • Serves Santa Monica College, Expo/Sepulveda station and Rimpau Transit Center
  • Three trips westbound in the morning and three trips eastbound in the afternoon deviate from Pico Bl to serve Beverlywood
8Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl		Palms

Overland Av & Venice Bl

Ocean Park Bl, National Bl, Overland AvDaily
9 Pacific Palisades
Sunset Bl & Marquez Av		Santa Monica

Main St & Olympic Dr

Sunset Bl, Chatauqua Bl, 4th StDaily
14 Brentwood

Bringham Av & Gorham Av

 Inglewood

Westchester/Veterans station

Bundy Dr, Centinela AvDaily
  • Select trips extend from Brentwood north to Paul Revere Middle School
  • Serves Expo/Bundy station and Santa Monica College Bundy Campus
15Brentwood

Barrington Pl & Chayote St

 West LA

Expo/Bundy station

(Pico Bl & Bundy Dr)

Barrington AvWeekdays
16 Playa del Rey

Culver Bl & Vista Del Mar

West LA

Saltair Av & Wilshire Bl

Walgrove Av, 23rd St, 20th StWeekdays
17Westwood

UCLA

(At Macgowan Hall)

 Culver City

Culver City station

Sawtelle Bl, Palms BlDaily
  • Serves Expo/Sepulveda station and Palms station
18Westwood
UCLA

(At Gateway Plaza)

 Marina Del Rey
Via Marina & Admiralty Wy		Montana Av, 4th StDaily
  • Serves Downtown Santa Monica Station
41Santa Monica

Santa Monica College

14th St, 20th StWeekdays
  • Service operates in a clockwise loop and terminates at 14th St & Pico Bl
  • Operates opposite of Line 42
  • Serves 17th Street/SMC station
42Santa Monica

Santa Monica College

20th St, 14th StWeekdays
  • Service suspended until further notice
  • Service operates in a counterclockwise loop and terminates at Santa Monica College (16th St & Pico Bl)
  • Operates opposite of Line 41
43Santa Monica

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica
San Vicente Bl & 14th St		26th St, San Vicente BlWeekdays, peak hours
  • Select eastbound trips serve Paul Revere Middle School
  • Serves 26th Street/Bergamot station
44Santa Monica
17th Street/SMC station

West LA

Santa Monica College Bundy Campus

Bundy Dr, Ocean Park Bl, 17th StSchool days
  • Service currently suspended, slated to return in Fall 2024
  • Connects 17th Street/Santa Monica College station, Santa Monica College Main Campus, and Santa Monica College Bundy Campus
  • Limited service when Santa Monica College is not in session

Rapid & Express routes

RouteTerminalsViaDays of OperationNotes
Rapid 3Santa Monica

Arizona Av & 5th St

Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX station

Lincoln BlWeekdays, peak hours
  • Operates alongside Line 3
  • See also: Metro Rapid
  • Serves LAX City Bus Center
Rapid 7Santa Monica

7th St & Olympic Bl

Mid-Wilshire

Wilshire/Western station

Pico BlWeekdays
  • Operates alongside Line 7 & Express 7
  • See also: Metro Rapid
  • Serves Santa Monica College, Expo/Sepulveda station and Rimpau Transit Center
Express 7Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl		Mid-Wilshire
Wilshire/Western station		Pico BlWeekdays
Express 9Pacific Palisades

Sunset Bl & Marquez Av

Santa Monica

4th & Colorado

 Pacific Coast Highway School days
Rapid 10Santa Monica

Broadway & 5th St

Downtown LA

Main St & Alameda St

In Santa Monica: Santa Monica Bl, Bundy Dr

Express Portion: I-10

In Downtown LA: Grand Av/Olive St, Figueroa St/Flower St, Temple St

Weekday, peak hours
  • See also: Metro Rapid
  • Operates into Downtown LA in the AM rush and into Downtown Santa Monica in the PM rush
  • Serves Expo/Bundy station
Rapid 12Westwood

UCLA

(At Gateway Plaza)

Culver City

Overland Av & Venice Bl

Westwood Bl, Overland AvDaily

Bus fleet

Big Blue Bus currently maintains a fleet of 195 buses of various lengths including 29', 40', and 60' articulated, with 35-footers set to be delivered in 2025. [10] In 2018, Big Blue Bus received its last ever internal combustion vehicle. 19 buses out of its total fleet are currently battery-electric. [11] All buses feature destination signs. Newer buses (units 1801 and later) feature white LED destination signs, while older units feature a variety of other colors. The fleet is currently being equipped with passenger information displays [12] in place of the older dot-light signs. These are part of a fleet-wide communications system replacement with Clever Devices systems. The new passenger displays currently feature a three-day weather forecast, upcoming stops with time to arrival, and the line's final destination. As part of this upgrade, electric buses also gain access to Clever's EV fleet integration software during the agency's transition to a zero-emissions fleet. This also enables [12] vehicles to generate more frequent and accurate GPS data for tracking purposes, such as the Transit app. Buses 1808 and newer currently offer complementary onboard Wi-Fi. [13] However, as part of the system upgrade program, older buses are also being equipped with Wi-Fi.

Big Blue Bus has evaluated two main options for zero-emissions propulsion of its buses in an effort to decarbonize its fleet by 2030. Both hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses have been considered. [14] The agency has determined that battery-electric buses can replace their CNG buses at current service levels with a 1:1 replacement ratio. [10] Big Blue Bus is installing charging for 100+ buses at its depot using a canopy with overhead reel dispensers, a project set to be complete by the end of 2024. [11] 2010 and 2011 El Dorado EZR II- BRT 32' CNG models are in need of replacement and are set to be replaced with 15 35-foot Gillig Low Floor Plus EV models. [10] Moreover, Big Blue Bus' 2011 NABI LFW 40' and NABI BRT 60' units are nearing the end of their life expectancy and have already passed federal minimums by age. [15]

Active fleet

ManufacturerModelLength (ft)Fleet NumbersThumbnailYearFuelEngineTransmissionNotes
Gillig BRT4013002012CNGCummins Westport ISL GVoith D864.5
1301-13442013Cummins Westport ISL GVoith D864.5
1345-13572014Cummins Westport ISL GVoith D864.5
1500-1510
Big Blue Bus 1501.JPG
2015Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400R
New Flyer XN60601560-1566
Big Blue Bus 1560.JPG
2015Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B500R
  • Used primarily on Rapid services
Gillig BRT291600-1603
2016gilligBIGBLUEBUS.tiff
2015Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400R
401701-17252016-2017Cummins Westport ISL G NZAllison B400R
291801-18072018Cummins Westport L9NAllison B400R
401808-18262018Cummins Westport L9NAllison B400R
Low Floor Plus18272018ElectricCummins BESDirect drive
  • Unit 1827 is a Gillig prototype and features the old livery and interior design
  • Units 2101-2118 and newer feature the redesigned livery with dark blue on the bottom third and light blue on the top. Up until these buses, the primary livery consisted of a bottom and top section connected by a downwards facing curve, but these buses now have a straight line separating the bottom and top two thirds
  • Units 2101-2118 feature power-assisted wheelchair securement devices and later units removed all but one of the forward-facing rows in the low-floor section in favor of the bus in favor of sideways seating and increased standing room
2101-2118
Big Blue Bus Gillig BRT Electric 2102.png
2021
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT322900-2904
Big Blue Bus 2900-1.jpg
2010CNGCummins Westport ISL GAllison B300R
  • Originally powered with a gasoline electric hybrid system. Later converted to CNG.
  • Soon to be retired and replaced by Gillig 35-footers [10]
  • Regularly suffer mechanical issues during revenue service leading to 40-foot buses to be occasionally used on 30-foot routes
2905-29142012Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B300R
NABI LFW403868-3876
Big Blue Bus 3871.JPG
2011Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B400R
BRT605300-5310
Big Blue Bus 5307 (cropped).jpg
Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B500R
  • Used primarily on Rapid services
5311-5320Cummins Westport ISL GAllison B500R
  • Used primarily on Rapid services

Awaiting Delivery

ManufacturerModelLength (ft)YearQuantity (Fleet Numbers)FuelPowertrainNotes
Gillig Low Floor Plus35202515 (2401–2415)Electric Cummins Accelera
  • Set to replace ElDorado 32-footers from 2010 through 2012 which are at end of useful lives

Future and Electrification

Following the success of Big Blue Bus' pilot with a prototype Gillig/Cummins BEB (unit 1827), the agency committed to only purchasing zero-emission vehicles moving forward. Big Blue Bus charges its electric fleet with 100 percent renewable energy. The second batch of battery-electric buses are expected in 2025. The agency has set itself a 2030 deadline for full conversion to zero-emissions operation, which as of February 2023, it has determined it can achieve with exclusively battery-electric buses. [10]

The agency is slated to replace vehicles as they reach the end of their useful service lives. Next to be replaced are El Dorado 32' BRT models, with delivery of replacement Gillig 35' Low Floor EVs slated for 2025. The agency's fleet of remaining NABI vehicles is the next group of buses to be replaced.

Due to dynamic service changes, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ridership changes, amongst other factors, the agency is pursuing a more dynamic fleet replacement timeline than that which was outlined in their original CARB document.

Incidents

On November 20, 2012, a Big Blue Bus turned left in front of an oncoming motorcyclist, which resulted in the 25-year-old man's death. The accident occurred at approximately 10:33 a.m. at the triangular intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Marquez in the Pacific Palisades. Only buses are allowed to make the left turn, a maneuver that has been determined to be too dangerous for other vehicles.

On June 7, 2013, Bus 4057 of Big Blue Bus was among several vehicles fired at during a thirteen-minute killing spree that left six people dead, including the gunman, and four others wounded. Three women suffered minor injuries aboard the bus, one from shrapnel-type injuries and the other two from injuries unrelated to the gunfire. [16] Approximately two dozen people were inside the bus at the time of the shooting. The attack on Bus 4057 marked the first time a Big Blue Bus came under attack by a gunman in its 85-year service. [17]

Speed

Two humorous slogans Santa Monica Bank used on Big Blue Buses appeared in the film Speed . [18] The bus operator in the movie is called the Santa Monica Intercity Bus Lines, a fictionalized version of the Big Blue Bus's official name, the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines.

Raymond Chandler

In Raymond Chandler's novel Farewell, My Lovely , first published in 1940, he writes as protagonist Philip Marlowe, describing a scene in Bay City (Chandler's version of the City of Santa Monica):

"Outside the narrow street fumed, the sidewalks swarmed with fat stomachs. Across the street a bingo parlor was going full blast and beside it a couple of sailors with girls were coming out of a photographer's shop where they had probably been having their photos taken riding on camels. The voice of the hot dog merchant split the dusk like an axe. A big blue bus blared down the street to the little circle where the street car used to turn on a turntable. I walked that way."

Curb Your Enthusiasm

In the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode ”Namaste" (season 9, episode 7), Larry David is forced to catch a bus, an activity he is not accustomed to. The endeavor ends with Larry being kicked off the bus. The bus station is the Montana/San-Vincente station in Brentwood which serves lines 14 and 18. [19]

The Doors

The lyric from The Doors song “The End” “The blue bus is calling us” is sometimes said to refer to the Big Blue Buses but according Ray Manzarek this is apocryphal. [20]

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  9. ↑ "Brighter Blue".
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Santa Monica City Council: Approval of Agreement with Gillig LLC to Purchase Fifteen 35-foot Battery Electric Buses".
  11. 1 2 "Big Blue Bus Receives $22.9 Million State Grant for Fleet Electrification, Workforce Development, and Customer Experience Enhancements - Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "We're Upgrading Our Fleet Communications System - Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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Further reading

Ayer, Bob. History of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus. Santa Monica, CA: City of Santa Monica, 1992.

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