SbX

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sbX
Logo San Bernardino Express.svg
SbX bus at Palm station.jpg
sbX bus at Kendall/Palm station
Overview
Operator Omnitrans
GarageSan Bernardino/East Valley
Began serviceApril 28, 2014
PredecessorsRoute 2 (still in operation)
Route
Communities served
Landmarks served
Length15.7 mi (25 km)
Service
Frequency20-30 minutes (weekdays)
30 minutes (Saturday)
Operates5 am–10 pm (weekdays)
6 am–9 pm (Saturday)
Route map
SbX Green Line highlighted in green

Contents

BSicon PARKING.svg
BSicon uKBHFa.svg
Kendall/Palm
BSicon ubAKBHFl+l.svg
California State University,
San Bernardino
BSicon uBHF.svg
Kendall/Little Mountain
BSicon uBHF.svg
Kendall/Shandin Hills
BSicon PARKING.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Marshall
BSicon uSKRZ-G4o.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Highland
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Baseline
BSicon PARKING.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Court
BSicon PARKING.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Rialto (
San Bernardino
Transit Center
) Metrolink icon.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
E Street/Inland Center
BSicon uBHF.svg
Hospitality/Hunts Lane
BSicon uBHF.svg
Hospitality/Carnegie
BSicon uBHF.svg
Hospitality/Tippecanoe
BSicon uSKRZ-G4u.svg
BSicon PARKING.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
Anderson/Court Street
BSicon uBHF.svg
Prospect/Anderson (
Loma Linda University/
Medical Center
)
BSicon uKBHFe.svg
VA Hospital

Wheelchair symbol.svg All stations are accessible
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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. [1]

sbX is intended to be a brand of bus rapid transit service that will eventually traverse major surface streets throughout Omnitrans' service area. [2] [3] [4]

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the sbX corridor a Bronze ranking. [5]

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. [6] [7]

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. [8] [9]

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). [10]

Network expansion

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, [11] with 21 stations at launch along Holt Boulevard. [12] [13]

The Purple Line is slated to replace Omnitrans Route 82 west of the Ontario Mills mall with 15 minute frequencies. [14]

Mid Valley Connector

The Mid Valley Connector is a planned bus rapid transit route that will connect the Purple Line with the Green Line. [15]

Green Line stations

StationTypeLocationNotes and ConnectionsPhoto
Kendall/PalmC
PR
Kendall Drive and Palm AvenueAiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
California State University, San Bernardino M5500 University Parkway
CSUSB Station (sbX).png
Kendall/Little MountainCKendall Drive at Little Mountain DriveClosest station to Cajon High School (walking distance)
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
Kendall/Shandin Hills CKendall Drive at Shandin Hills Drive/40th StreetAiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2 Shandin Hills Station.png
E Street/MarshallC
PR
E Street at Marshall BoulevardAiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
E Street/HighlandCE Street at Highland AvenueServes San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Adult School
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2, 3/4
E Street/BaselineCE Street at Baseline StreetExclusive sbX bus lanes begin two blocks south near 10th Street
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
E Street/CourtM
PR
E Street at Court StreetServes Downtown, City Hall, and San Bernardino County Court House
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
DowntownSB North Station.jpg
E Street/Rialto (San Bernardino Transit Center)M
PR
174 South E Street at Rialto Avenue
SBTC sign.jpg
E Street/Inland Center ME Street at North Mall WayNear National Orange Show Events Center
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
Hospitality/Hunts LaneMHospitality Lane at Hunts LaneServes County Hall of Records
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
Hospitality West Station.png
Hospitality/CarnegieMHospitality Lane near Carnegie DriveAiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
Hospitality/TippecanoeMHospitality Lane at Tippecanoe AvenueSouthernmost sbX station in San Bernardino city limits
Exclusive bus lanes end here
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2, 8
Anderson/Court StreetC
PR
Anderson Street at Court StreetNorthernmost station in Loma Linda
Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2, 8
Prospect/Anderson (Loma Linda University (northbound)
Loma Linda University Medical Center (southbound))
CAnderson Street at Prospect StreetAiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2
VA HospitalCBarton Road at Benton Street
  • Aiga bus trans.svg Omnitrans: 2, 19
  • Aiga bus trans.svg Beaumont Transit: Commuter Link 125
  • Aiga bus trans.svg Riverside Transit Agency: 14
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. [16] Construction of the line began with construction of the Palm station and-neo the CSUSB Transit Center. [17] 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. [18]

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