Santa Rosa CityBus

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Santa Rosa CityBus
Santa Rosa CityBus logo.png
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Parent City of Santa Rosa
Service area Santa Rosa, California, United States
Service type Bus service
Paratransit
Routes18
StopsOver 400 [1]
Hubs Santa Rosa Transit Mall
Fleet29 buses [1]
Fuel typeDiesel
Gasoline
Website srcitybus.org

Santa Rosa CityBus is a public transportation agency providing bus service in the northern California city of Santa Rosa. It provides service for over 2.8 million passenger trips annually. [1]

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Routes

A total of 18 routes are operated by Santa Rosa CityBus, most of them operating in loops (usually in a clockwise direction). Note that streets and areas indicated in italics means that the area is served by a one-way loop, not a return service.

On May 21, 2017, Santa Rosa City Bus was scheduled to adjust its network significantly as a result of the agency's Reimagining Project, held in collaboration with the City of Santa Rosa and its residents. [2]

The routes below are valid since May 2017.

RouteMain road/area servedAttractions servedPrimary terminal/s
1Mendocino Avenue/Coddingtown Mall Santa Rosa Junior College, Mendocino Marketplace, Kaiser Hospital, Northside Transfer Center (for Coddingtown Mall)Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Northside Transfer Center
2/2BSebastopol Road/Corporate CenterRailroad Square, Santa Rosa Industrial Park West, Stony Point Plaza, Northpoint Business Park, Corporate CenterSanta Rosa Transit Mall
Sebastopol Road/North Wright RoadSanta Rosa Plaza, Railroad Square, Santa Rosa Industrial Park West, Stony Point Plaza, Sam Jones Hall
3Santa Rosa AvenueDowntown, Santa Rosa Marketplace, Santa Rosa Town CenterSanta Rosa Transit Mall
4/4BRincon Valley/Mission Blvd/Calistoga RoadDowntown, Eastside Transfer Station (for Montgomery Village), Montecito Shopping Center, St. Francis Shopping CenterSanta Rosa Transit Mall
5Petaluma Hill RoadDowntown, Santa Rosa MarketplaceSanta Rosa Transit Mall
6Fulton RoadRailroad Square, Stony Point Plaza, A Place to Play Park, Fulton Marketplace, Youth Community Park, Rosewood Village Shopping Center, Schulz Museum, Coddingtown MallSanta Rosa Transit Mall, Northside Transfer Center
7 8 Montgomery Village/Coddingtown MallCoddingtown Mall, Mendocino Center, Santa Rosa Junior College, Flamingo One Stop Center, Eastside Transfer Station, Montgomery VillageNorthside Transfer Center
8Bennett ValleySanta Rosa YMCA, Flamingo One Stop Center, Eastside Transfer Station, Montgomery Village, Sutter Warrack Hospital, Annadel Shopping Center, Bennett Valley Shopping Center, Mayette Shopping CenterSanta Rosa Transit Mall
9/9EWest Ninth Street/Finley Community CenterRailroad Square, Westside Transfer Center (for Finley Community Center)Santa Rosa Transit Mall
West Ninth Street/E StreetClockwise loop: Railroad Square, Westside Transfer Center (for Finley Community Center)
10Coddingtown Mall/Coffey LaneSanta Rosa Plaza, Northside Transfer Station, Coddingtown Mall, Schulz Museum, KMART Northside Center, Round Barn Boulevard 7 , Kaiser Hospital, Golden Gate Transit TerminalSanta Rosa Transit Mall, Northside Transfer Center
12RoselandRailroad Square, Auto Mall , Department of Motor Vehicles, Southside Transfer Center, Santa Rosa Industrial Park WestSanta Rosa Transit Mall, Southside Transfer Center
15Stony Point RoadCoddingtown Mall, Marlow Shopping Center, Finley Community Center, Westside Transfer Center, Stony Point Business Park, Stony Point Center, Southside Transfer CenterNorthside Transfer Center, Southside Transfer Center
16Oakmont Shuttle WestOperates in the western part of Oakmont, shuttling passengers between Berger Center, West Recreation Center, and several malls (Saint Francis Center, Montgomery Village, Montecito Shopping Center, and CVS Pharmacy (at Farmers Lane)).Berger Center
Oakmont Shuttle EastOperates in the eastern part Oakmont, shuttling passengers between Berger Center, East Recreation Center, West Golf Course, and several malls (Saint Francis Center, Montgomery Village, Montecito Shopping Center, and CVS Pharmacy (at Farmers Lane)).
18East CirculatorSenior Center, Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Park-and-Ride), Farmers Lane Plaza, Eastside Transfer Center (for Montgomery Village), Mayette Shopping CenterSanta Rosa Transit Mall
19 8 North Circulator/Chanate Rd/Guerneville RoadCoddingtown Mall, Mendocino Center, Fountaingrove Golf Course, Westside Transfer Center, Marlow Shopping Center, Fulton MarketplaceNorthside Transfer Center
A Santa Rosa CityBus operating as Route 10 (Coddingtown) Srcitybus santarosa.jpg
A Santa Rosa CityBus operating as Route 10 (Coddingtown)

Transit Mall and transfer centers

Santa Rosa Transit Mall Santa Rosa Transit Mall 7817ed.JPG
Santa Rosa Transit Mall

The downtown Transit Mall , a segment of Second Street between Santa Rosa Avenue and B Street, is the main transfer point for several bus agencies, including Sonoma County Transit, Golden Gate Transit, [3] and Mendocino Transit Authority, and most CityBus routes begin and end their trips there.

In May 2000, the city opened the Westside Transfer Center as an additional transfer point, [4] where Routes 3, 6, and 15 make stops. There are also several transfer centers within the city, including:

Fleet

Active

Fleet
number(s)
ThumbnailBuild
date
ManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
021-022 Santa Rosa CityBus 024.jpg 2002 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL
0262002Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102R2)
Cummins ISL
814 & 8162008Gillig BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102R2)
Cummins ISB Allison EP40 hybrid system815 pulled from service in 2022.
24113-241192011 NFI XDE40 Cummins ISL9 BAE Systems HDS 200Some units were sold to North County Transit District circa 2014.
24403-244082013-2014NFIXD40Cummins ISL92013 models
24606-246092016NFIXD40Cummins ISL9
24817-248202018 ElDorado Axess Cummins ISL
24200-242032022 Proterra ZX5 HVIP powered (hybrid and zero-emission)

Retired

This roster is incomplete.

Fleet
number(s)
ThumbnailBuild
date
ManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
001-0062000 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R
  • 002, 003 & 005 pulled from service in 2017.
  • 001, 004 & 006 returned to service in early 2018 and pulled from service in April 2019
0081999 Thomas Dennis SLF 230 Cummins ISB Allison
1031960 GMC TGH-3102 GMC 270
1051960GMCTGH-3102GMC 270
106-1071964GMC TGH-3501 GMC 451GMC Hydramatic
1081966GMC TGH-3501 GMC 451GMC Hydramatic
1091968GMC TGH-3502 GMC 451
3402003 OBI Orion V
701-7022007 CCW Phantom 35'
Gasoline-Electric Hybrid
Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt hybrid system
  • Ex 911-912; refurbished 1991 Gillig Phantom (3596TB6V92TA). [6]
  • 702 was auctioned off as a non-runner on August 22, 2015; [7] more than likely scrapped.
  • 701 was also more than likely scrapped.
831-8391983 Grumman Flxible 870
(35096-6T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
  • Delivered in May 1983.
  • 831 & an unknown unit were bought by a private owner/GTMC Express and were used for the Watsonville County Fair. They were listed on Craigslist in Hollister, CA on 8/22/2018. [8]
  • 834 was bought by a private owner in Davis, CA. It was still regularly seen around the area as of 2016. [9] [10]
841-8461984 Gillig Phantom 35'
(35TB966V92)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TAAllison HT-747
  • 842 & 841 to Waukesha Metro Transit 139-140.
  • 843 was bought by Academy of Truck Driving in Oakland, CA and became 7. It was last spotted active in April 2014; [11] [12] however, it was spotted in their yard intact on 11/26/2017.
871-8745/1987GilligPhantom 35'
(3596TB6V92T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TAAllison HT-747
911-9121991GilligPhantom 35'
(3596TB6V92TA)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TAAllison HT-748 Both units became 701-702 around late 2007.
914-9172009 NFI GE40LFR Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt hybrid systemSold to Gardena Municipal Bus Lines 2915-2918 in 2013.
9801-9813 Srcitybus santarosa.jpg 1998NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
  • Retired in 2014 & 2016.
  • 9803, 9804 & 9809 to Petaluma Transit 43, 42, 41 in early 2014.
  • 9806 retired in 2014 and was auctioned off as a non-runner on June 28, 2014; [13] bought by Complete Coach Works in Los Angeles, CA for parts.
  • 9802, 9807, 9808 & 9811 (damaged in an accident) were auctioned off as non-runners on June 25, 2016. [14]
  • 9801, 9805 & 9810 retired in July–August 2016 and were auctioned off on August 20, 2016. [15]
    • 9805 was bought by McCloud And Picchi Enterprises Inc. DBA Thunderstar Stages in Windsor, CA. It was painted grey and has been spotted multiple times in the Sonoma and Santa Rosa areas throughout 2017. [16] [17] [18]
  • 9812's & 9813's fates remain unknown.

Paratransit

Santa Rosa Paratransit, the paratransit arm of Santa Rosa CityBus and the city of Santa Rosa, provides dial-a-ride (i.e. curb to curb) transportation services within the Santa Rosa city limits and the unincorporated Roseland area. [19] Eligibility requirements require the passenger's disability prevents him/her from using fixed route transit (Santa Rosa CityBus or other transit systems). MV Transportation is the contractor of all paratransit services in Santa Rosa.

One of CityBus' routes, Route 16 (Oakmont Shuttles), picks up Oakmont residents who are ADA Paratransit Certified at their homes for free to take them to and from locations within Oakmont. It also lets residents to get a ride home for free as well. They can go on the daily shopping trips to:

It works as the Route 16 bus that serves Oakmont. However, as the bus travels along its regular route, it simply makes small detours to pick up ADA Paratransit Certified Oakmont residents at their homes, and then return to the regular route.

Reservations are accepted up to seven days in advance or between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. on the same day as the ride. Reservations are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

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