Carson Circuit Transit System

Last updated
Carson Circuit Transit System
Carson Circuit Transit System logo.png
Founded1984
Headquarters3 Civic Plaza Drive
Locale Carson, California, United States
Service areaCarson
Service type Transit bus
Routes2
Website https://ci.carson.ca.us/communityservices/carson_circuit.aspx

The Carson Circuit Transit System is a primary provider of mass transportation in the city of Carson, Los Angeles County, California. Bus service operated Monday through Saturday. Prior to March 28, 2020, in which service was suspended amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carson Circuit provided 7 routes around the City of Carson, with bus connections to Metro, Torrance Transit, Long Beach Transit, and GTrans. There was a North-South Shuttle route that traveled throughout Carson starting and ending at the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Carson Circuit was operated by MV Public Transportation.

Contents

On September 17, 2019, Carson City Council announced plans to allocate the Carson Circuit routes to the Long Beach Transit. [1]

On March 28, 2020, Carson Circuit suspended services due to respect for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Dial-A-Ride was still in service, catering to local residents.

At a July 20, 2021 City Council Meeting, Long Beach Transit proposed three new routes that they will acquire from Carson Circuit. The acquisition is expected to commence as early as September 2021. The shift in bus travel would replace the neighborhood-serving routes of the former Carson Circuit, which historically had low ridership, with longer-distance regional service, connecting several communities along the line. [2]

On September 7, 2021, City Council announced plans to reestablish Carson Circuit "as a staff-operated supplemental bus service utilizing existing minibuses". When this will happen will be discussed at a future City Council meeting. [3]

On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Carson Circuit would be revived with two new routes. Service would resume on January 3, 2022. [4]

The map of Carson Circuit prior to March 2020. CarsonCircuitRoutesPre2020.jpg
The map of Carson Circuit prior to March 2020.

Routes

RoutesTerminalsNotes
ASouth Bay PavilionProvides connections to CSUDH - Stevenson Park - and Anderson Park via Avalon Blvd, Victoria St., Central Ave., University Dr., and Turmont St.

Neighborhoods Map: https://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/transportation/RouteA%20-%20CarsonCircuit.pdf

BSouth Bay PavilionProvides connections to City Hall - Carson Park - Carson High School - and Veterans Park via Avalon Blvd., 213th, and Main St in West Central Carson

Map: https://ci.carson.ca.us/content/files/pdfs/transportation/RouteB%20-%20CarsonCircuit.pdf

Fleet

Order YearManufacturerModelFleet Series

(Quantity)

Powertrain

(Engine/Transmission)

Fuel Propulsion
2008ElDorado National PassportLow Floor1217GM 8.1 Liter V8 CNG with Unknown TransmissionCNG
2013Glavel LegacyLow Floor1507Cummins ISB 6.7Diesel
2016Starcraft Allstar XLLow Floor1553V8 8.1 Liter 6 Speed Automatic TranGasoline
2015BlueBird All American T3REHigh Floor801-808Cummins ISL G Allison 3000CNG
2016Thomas Built Buses HDX Transit LinerHigh Floor1190Cummins ISL G 250-280 HPCNG

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TransLink (British Columbia)</span> Transportation authority in Metro Vancouver, Canada

TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority and previously the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport, major roads and bridges. Its main operating facilities are located in the city of New Westminster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">W (New York City Subway service)</span> New York City Subway service

The W Broadway Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway's B Division. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored yellow since it uses the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">B (New York City Subway service)</span> New York City Subway service

The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M (New York City Subway service)</span> New York City Subway service

The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FlyAway (bus)</span> Shuttle bus serving Los Angeles International Airport

FlyAway is an airport shuttle service which transports passengers non-stop to and from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Currently, service is offered between LAX and a bus terminal near Van Nuys Airport or Los Angeles Union Station. The FlyAway service is managed by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which also operates LAX and Van Nuys Airport. Buses are owned and operated by third-party contractors. FlyAway is part of the LAWA ground transportation initiative to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions pollutants by encouraging high-occupancy vehicle ridership.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Beach Transit</span>

Long Beach Transit (LBT) is a municipal transit company providing fixed and flexible bus transit services in Long Beach, California, United States, in other communities in south and southeast Los Angeles County, and northwestern Orange County. Long Beach Transit also operates the Passport shuttle, Aquabus, and Aqualink. The service, while operated on behalf of the City of Long Beach, is not operated directly by the city, but by a separate nonprofit corporation, the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, operated for that purpose. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 17,767,700, or about 57,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Q10 (New York City bus)</span> Bus route in Queens, New York

The Q10 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Lefferts Boulevard between a transfer with the New York City Subway in Kew Gardens to the AirTrain JFK's Lefferts Boulevard station at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines, the route is currently city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Q35 (New York City bus)</span> Bus route in New York City

The Q35 bus route constitutes a public transit line in southeast Brooklyn as well as the Rockaway Peninsula of southern Queens in New York City. The Q35 is operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand, but was formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines. The bus provides service between Midwood in central Brooklyn to Rockaway Park on the Rockaway Peninsula, running mainly along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn and Newport Avenue on the Rockaway Peninsula. The route utilizes the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge to cross between Brooklyn and Queens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Q37 (New York City bus)</span> Bus route in Queens, New York

The Q37 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along 111th Street between Kew Gardens and South Ozone Park. The Q37 was formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines, under a subsidized franchise with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The route is now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DeCamp Bus Lines</span> Bus company of New Jersey

DeCamp Bus Lines is an apportioned bus company serving Essex County, New Jersey and Passaic County, New Jersey, with charter services. Until 2023, DeCamp also operated commuter line-run services to and from Manhattan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Q70 (New York City bus)</span> Bus route in Queens, New York

The LaGuardia Link Q70 Select Bus Service bus route is a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. It runs between the 61st Street–Woodside station—with transfers to the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road—and Terminals B and C at LaGuardia Airport, with one intermediate stop at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station. This route is operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toronto Transit Commission incidents</span> Major incidents involving the Toronto Transit Commission

This article lists major incidents of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) since 1954, such as accidents and other notable unplanned events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards buses</span> Bus routes in Queens, New York

The Q11, Q21, Q52, and Q53 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in Queens, New York City. The corridor extends primarily along the length of the two boulevards through "mainland" Queens, a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km) between Elmhurst and the Jamaica Bay shore in Howard Beach. The Q52 and Q53 buses, which provide Select Bus Service along the corridor, continue south across Jamaica Bay to the Rockaway peninsula, one of the few public transit options between the peninsula and the rest of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Q25 and Q34 buses</span> Bus routes in Queens, New York City

The Q25 and Q34 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The south-to-north route runs primarily on Parsons Boulevard and Kissena Boulevard, serving two major bus-subway hubs: Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–Jamaica and Flushing–Main Street. The Q25 terminates in College Point, and the Q34 in Whitestone, both in northern Queens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–2021 New York City transit crisis</span>

In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City. This order applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most severely affected by dilapidated infrastructure, causing overcrowding and delays. With many parts of the system approaching or exceeding 100 years of age, general deterioration could be seen in many subway stations. By 2017, only 65% of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s. To a lesser extent, New York City buses operated by the MTA were also affected. Both the subway and the buses are run by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a subsidiary of the MTA. A separate crisis at Penn Station affected the routes of the three railroad agencies that provided service into the station. Media outlets deemed these crises "the summer of hell".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport</span> Effects of COVID-19 viral outbreak on public transport

The COVID-19 pandemic had a large impact on public transport. Many countries advised that public transport should only be used when essential; passenger numbers fell drastically, and services were reduced. Provision of a reasonable service for the much smaller number of fare-paying passengers incurred large financial losses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferrisburgh–Vergennes station</span> Train station in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, US

Ferrisburgh–Vergennes station is an intermodal Amtrak and bus station in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, adjacent to the city of Vergennes. The facility opened in 2007 as a free park and ride lot operated by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). Bus service is provided by Tri-Valley Transit and Vermont Translines. The historic station building serves passengers at the Amtrak platform located along the southwest corner of the facility. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021 as the Vergennes Station House. Rail service began on July 29, 2022, when the Ethan Allen Express was extended from Rutland to Burlington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porterville Transit</span> Bus agency in California, United States

Porterville Transit (PT) was the primary bus agency serving residents and visitors to Porterville, the second-largest city in Tulare County, California. It was operated by the city and offered both fixed routes and dial-a-ride local service within Porterville, with all fixed routes operating out of a central transit center. Buses connecting Porterville's transit hub to nearby census-designated places were handled by Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT), including services to Tulare and Visalia, Springville, Terra Bella (80), and Poplar and Woodville (90).

References

  1. "City of Carson City Council Meeting, September 17, 2019". City of Carson. September 17, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. "City of Carson City Council Meeting, July 20, 2021". City of Carson. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. "City of Carson City Council Meeting, September 7, 2021". City of Carson. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. "Carson relaunches city bus service Jan. 3". 23 December 2021.


[1]


  1. "Carson Circuit Transit System 2008 ElDorado National Passport CNG #1217". YouTube .