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Parent | Victor Valley Transit Authority |
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Headquarters | 17150 Smoke Tree St. Hesperia, California |
Service area | Victor Valley [1] |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 32 |
Hubs | 1 maintenance, 1 bus storage facility |
Fleet | 64 active [2] |
Annual ridership | 1,476,600 (2023) [3] |
Operator | Keolis |
Website | vvta |
Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County (with over 1,020,119 passengers a year), is a transit agency providing bus service in the Victor Valley, California area. [4] [5] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,476,600.
In June 2015, VVTA was designated as a Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) for the High & North Desert regions of San Bernardino County. This represented an expanding role and commitment to the Authority's already established Mobility Management department and increased the VVTA service area from 425 to 950 square miles. [6]
VVTA operates local fixed-route, county commuter (discontinued in 2005), and ADA complementary paratransit bus services in the Victor Valley area. It has a maintenance facility located in Hesperia. The service structure consists of 23 local fixed and deviated routes, 3 County routes and ADA complementary paratransit service. VVTA was established through a Joint Powers Authority in 1991. The JPA includes the four cities of Adelanto, Apple Valley, Hesperia and Victorville and certain unincorporated portions of the County of San Bernardino including Oro Grande, Helendale, Lucerne Valley, Phelan, Piñon Hills, Wrightwood. Service is also provided to Barstow and Fort Irwin. The Fort Irwin service is branded as the NTC Commuter. The Board of Directors includes council members from the above cities and the San Bernardino 1st District Supervisor. Since 1998, the Board has held a management contract with McDonald Transit Associates, Inc. for administration of the system. In January 2005, the operations contract for all transit service in the Victor Valley area was consolidated under a separate contract with ATC (later Veoila, now Transdev). [7] In 2018, National Express Transit became the system operator. [8] Keolis Transit America (KTA), a subsidiary of Keolis North America, began operating the network Oct. 1, 2020. [9]
Parent | City of Barstow, San Bernardino Associated Governments |
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Headquarters | 1612 State St., |
Locale | Barstow, CA |
Service area | northern Mojave desert [1] |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 3 |
Annual ridership | 144,000 [10] |
Website | Barstow transportation [ permanent dead link ] |
Barstow Area Transit formerly ran the transportation service in Barstow and surrounding areas of San Bernardino County, including the communities of Hinkley, Lenwood, Grandview, Yermo, Harvard, Daggett and Newberry Springs. It was merged into VVTA in 2015. [11] [12]
MV Transportation, Inc. was contracted by the city to operate Barstow Area Transit. Barstow Area Transit operated Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and on the weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m; the system carried more than 144,000 passengers each year.
The system featured three routes: Central Barstow, which was called Route 1 while running as a clockwise loop and Route 2 while running counterclockwise; West Barstow/Grandview/Lenwood, which was called Route 3 while running clockwise and Route 4 while running counterclockwise; and Hwy 58 which traveled crosstown as Route 5.
In May 2023, the board of directors voted to replace its Battery Electric buses in favor of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses due to not meeting range requirements. Current plans are for eleven fuel cell buses [13]
Victor Valley Transit Authority is administered by a Board of Directors, consisting of Seven Members (each with an alternate). The five board members from the cities are elected council persons assigned to VVTA by their respective city councils. The two board members are the San Bernardino county Supervisors [14] (generally a staff person or the supervisor represents the county as the alternate). The Board is required under the JPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to meet at least one time each quarter of each fiscal year. Board meetings are generally monthly in Hesperia, with every third meeting in Barstow. All meetings are held in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act. Board meetings are presided by the Board-appointed Chair. The board of directors is responsible for such acts as adopting the budget, approving route and schedule changes, public hearings as required, appointing the CEO/General Manager, appointing a technical advisory committee, establishing policy, and adopting rules and regulations for the conduct of business. The VVTA Technical Advisory (TAC) committee is the working group for the VVTA Board. It is composed of a staff member from each of the cities and County who is generally appointed by the City Manager, County Supervisor. The TAC takes direction from the Board to make recommendations on policy issues. In addition, TAC reviews monthly all suggested Board agenda items and decides on what actions to recommend to the Board for approval. [15]
VVTA routes include Fixed, County, Intercity, and Commuter. County routes and some Fixed Routes can deviate as far as 3/4 mile to pick up passengers. County routes serve outlying rural areas. In August 2021, all routes at Lorene and 7th were moved to the Victor Valley Transportation Center (VVTC). On Sunday, October 2, 2022 VVTA returned to full-service.
Routes 1-9 are Barstow routes; 10-19 are Intercity routes; 20-29 are County routes; 30-39 are Routes primarily in Adelanto; 40-49 are Apple Valley, 50-59 are Victorville, 60-69 are Hesperia, and 100 series are the NTC Commuter. All routes operate 7 days a week except 50X (Monday-Thursday) and 111-118 (Weekdays only).
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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1 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Barstow Montara Rd & Armory Rd | Main St | |
2 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Barstow | Barstow Rd | |
3 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Barstow Lenwood Rd & Hampton Inn | Main St, Lenwood Rd | |
6 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Barstow Barstow Community College | Armory Rd | |
15 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | San Bernardino | I-10, I-15 | |
21P | Hesperia Main St & Cataba Rd | Pinon Hills Pinon Hills Community Center | Phelan Rd | |
21W | Hesperia Main St & Cataba Rd | Wrightwood Wrightwood Community Center | Phelan Rd | |
22 | Victorvilla | Silver Lakes Vista Rd & Helendale Rd | National Trails Hwy | |
23 | Apple Valley Apple Valley Post Office | Lucerne Valley Old Woman Springs Rd & Moss MHP | Old Woman Springs Rd | |
25 | Hesperia Main St & Cataba Rd | Hesperia G Ave & Olive St | Mesquite St | |
28 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Silver Lakes Vista Rd & Helendale Rd | National Trails Hwy | |
29 | Barstow Mountain View St & Belinda Av | Newberry Springs National Trails Hwy & Bagdad Cafe | I-40, Yermo Rd | |
31 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Adelanto Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way | I-15, Palmdale | |
32 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Adelanto Muskrat Av & El Mirage Rd | Air Base Rd | |
33 | Adelanto Bartlett Av & Greening St | Adelanto Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way | Bellflower St | |
40 | Apple Valley Apple Valley Post Office | Apple Valley Hwy 18 & Bass Hill Rd | Thunderbird Rd | |
41 | Apple Valley Apple Valley Post Office | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Outer Hwy 18 | |
42 | Victorvilla Victorvilla Valley College | Apple Valley Navajo Rd & Johnson Rd | Apple Valley Rd | |
43 | Victorvilla Victorvilla Valley College | Apple Valley Apple Valley Post Office | Bear Valley Rd | |
47 | Apple Valley Apple Valley Post Office | Apple Valley Bear Valley Rd & Navajo Rd | Kiowa Rd | |
50 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Hesperia Olive St & G Av | I Av | |
50X | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Victorvilla Victorvilla Valley College | Hesperia Rd | Express Service |
52 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Victorvilla Victor Valley Mall | Mojave Dr | |
53 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Mall | Victorvilla Victorvilla Valley College | Bear Valley Rd | |
54 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Mall | Adelanto Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way | Bear Valley Rd | |
55 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Victorvilla Victorvilla Valley College | 3rd Av | |
56 | Victorvilla Victor Valley Transportation Center | Victorvilla Lorene Dr & 7th St | 7th St | |
64 | Hesperia Olive St & G Av | Hesperia Muscatel St & Malibu Av | Willow St | |
66 (Loop) | Hesperia G Av & Olive St | C Av | ||
68 | Hesperia G Av & Olive St | Hesperia Main St & Cataba Rd | Main St | |
111 | Fort Irwin Fort Irwin Bus Lot | Barstow Wiliams Park & Ride | South Loop Rd | |
114 | Fort Irwin Fort Irwin Bus Lot | Hesperia Smoke Tree St - VVTA | South Loop Rd | |
115 | Fort Irwin Fort Irwin Bus Lot | Silver Lakes Vista Rd & Helendale Rd | South Loop Rd | |
118 | Fort Irwin Fort Irwin Bus Lot | South Loop Rd | To Smoke Tree St - VVTA Only |
On Monday, October 3, 2022, Micro-Link was introduced in three zones - Zone 1 South Victorville; Zone 2 North Victorville, and Zone 3 Hesperia.
Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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New Flyer XE40 | 301-307 | 2019 | Siemens ELFA2 | |||
New Flyer XE40 | 308-312 | 2022 | Siemens ELFA2 | |||
NABI 40-LFW CNG | 603-609 | 2008 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
NABI 40-LFW CNG | 610-615 | 2010 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 616-624 | 2014 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 625 | 2015 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
ElDorado National XHF 35' CNG | 626-627 | 2016 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 35' CNG | 628-629 | 2018 | Cummins Westport ISL G NZ | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 630-636 | 2018 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 35' CNG | 637-638 | 2018 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 639-643 | 2018 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
MCI D4500CT CNG | 812-816 | 2015 | Cummins Westport ISX12 G | Allison B500R | ||
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 817-819 | 2016 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II BRT 32' CNG | 2022-2027 | 2021 |
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