Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District or MTD is a transit agency in the southern portion of Santa Barbara County, California , serving the cities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta as well as the unincorporated areas of Montecito, Summerland, and Isla Vista. Commuter service to Buellton and Solvang is provided through the Valley Express service.

History

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District was created in 1968 after the passage of a ballot measure. The district was created in order to develop a single transit system in the area and protect the public interest. MTD first began operation with 12 buses.^[1]

Routes

Schedules/System map

1 West Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Junior High, San Andres, Anapamu, Santa Barbara High School, Milpas, Salinas
2 East Santa Barbara - Salinas, Milpas, Santa Barbara High School, Anapamu, San Andres, La Cumbre Junior High
3 Oak Park - Transit Center, Cottage Hospital, Samarkand, La Cumbre
4 Mesa/SBCC - Transit Center, Carrillo, Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara City College
5 Mesa/La Cumbre - Transit Center, Santa Barbara City College, Hidden Valley, La Cumbre
6 Goleta - Transit Center, State, La Cumbre, Hollister, Downtown Goleta, Camino Real Marketplace
7 Calle Real/Fairview - Transit Center, La Cumbre, Sansum Clinic, County Health Care, Turnpike, Fairview
8 Calle Real/Turnpike - Transit Center, La Cumbre, Sansum Clinic, County Health Care, Turnpike
9 Calle Real/Old Town Shuttle - Calle Real Center, Fairview Center, Goleta Valley Community Center, Patterson
10 Cathedral Oaks (Mon-Fri) - La Cumbre, Cathedral Oaks, Dos Pueblos High School, Camino Real Marketplace
11 State/Hollister/UCSB - Transit Center, State, La Cumbre, Hollister, Downtown Goleta, Airport, UCSB
12X Goleta Express - Transit Center, Downtown Goleta, Camino Real Marketplace
14 Montecito - Transit Center, Milpas, Coast Village, East Valley, Sheffield, San Ysidro
15X SBCC/UCSB Express (Mon-Fri) - Mesa, Carrillo Hill, Isla Vista, UCSB, Santa Barbara City College
16 City College Shuttle (Mon-Fri) - Transit Center, De la Vina, Haley, Santa Barbara City College
17 Lower West/SBCC - Transit Center, San Pascual, Santa Barbara City College
20 Carpinteria - Transit Center, Milpas, Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria
21X Carpinteria Express (Mon-Sat) - Transit Center, Milpas, Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria
22 Old Mission - Transit Center, Old Mission, Museum of Natural History, Botanic Garden (weekends only)
23 Winchester Canyon - UCSB, El Colegio, Storke, Camino Real Marketplace, Winchester Canyon
24X UCSB Express - Transit Center, UCSB, Isla Vista, Santa Catalina, Camino Real Marketplace
25 Ellwood - UCSB, Storke Family Apartments, Hollister, Ellwood
27 Isla Vista Shuttle - UCSB, Sabado Tarde, Santa Catalina, Camino Real Marketplace
36 Seaside Shuttle - Sandyland, Linden, Carpinteria Ave., Casitas Pass Rd., El Carro Lane, Santa Ynez Rd.
37 Crosstown Shuttle (Mon-Fri) - Mountain, Micheltorena, Anacapa, Cota, Milpas, Franklin Center, Soledad, Cota, Chapala, Transit Center

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 550 Olive St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1610
Phone: 805-963-3364

Downtown Transit Center

Address: 1020 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805-963-3366

Roster

Accurate as of 9/2020.

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
30-43	2017	BYD	K7M
434-450	2003-2004	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G20D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	Ex-SamTrans 301, 303, 306, 307, 317-319, 327, 329, 344-346, 348, 350, 351, 353 & 355; bought in early 2018 as temporary replacements to some of the remaining Nova Bus LFS's.
600-614	2004	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G20D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	Currently being retired & auctioned off, starting in 2019.
615-621	2011	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
622-624	2013	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
625-634	2014	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
635-642	2016	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
643-652	2019	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B3400 xFE
700-710	2004	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G19E102N2)	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	703 was repowered with a Cummins B6.7 engine. Currently being retired & auctioned off, starting in 2019.
711-713	2006	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G19E102N2)	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
715-717	2009	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB	Allison E^P40
900-907	2007	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G19D102N4)	Cummins ISB	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Purchased via San Joaquin RTD Purchasing Consortium.
908-910, 912-915	2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP	915 was originally numbered 911. 913 was repowered with a Cummins B6.7 engine.
1001-1003	2014	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Allison B500R

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
(9 buses)		New Flyer Industries	XE40			^[2]

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-2	1990	Bus Manufacturing USA				22' Battery Electric Trolley Replica
3-8, 11	1992	SVMC				22' Battery Electric Trolley Replica
10	1994	APS Systems				22' Battery Electric Trolley Replica
12-21, 26-29	2000-2001	Ebus	Ebus22			22' Battery Electric Trolley Replica Retired & auctioned off in 2019.
22	4/1993	Bus Manufacturing USA	TE-BUS			22' Battery Electric shuttle bus
100-108 (1st)	1974	Mercedes-Benz	O309D
105 (2nd), #?	1996	APS Systems	P10-01A			Electric buses
109-117	1976	Mercedes-Benz	O309D
200-211	1968	GMC	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	202 was part of Ralph Cantos's "Comatose Bus Collection" (taken over by Egon Kafka). It was acquired by Scott Richards/Regional Transit Service in September 2017 and is currently undergoing repairs. 210 was bought by a private owner (who was a driver at Golden Gate Transit) (Lic. Plate: 1RNF328). It was sold to Peninsula Charter Lines as 304^[3] and later Laddie Vitek around the late 1990's. It was eventually scrapped.
212-221	1975	GMC	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
222-241	1977	AMG	Metropolitan (9640B-8)	Detroit Diesel 8V71TAE	Allison V730	The last active units in the fleet were repowered with Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines. They retired in 1998. Retired circa 1992-1998. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
242-256	1981	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596T6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	Third order of Gillig Phantoms ever placed by an agency Sported the original Gillig Phantom A/C grill design on the rear end Initially sported a paint scheme based off of the 1980 Gillig Phantom demo livery Retired circa 1992-1998. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
257-276	1984	Gillig	Phantom 40' (40TB966V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747	257-261, 268-270, 273, 274 & 276 were used as supplemental buses for South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) during the SCAT CNG Crisis of March 2005.^[4] Retired in 2005-2007. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
301-320	1988	Stewart & Stevenson	Villager	Caterpillar 3208T		Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis. Custom built buses designed in 1987 by a joint venture of MTD and Stewart & Stevenson. 314 was converted to battery power by APS Systems in 1993 and renumbered E314. 315, 316, 318 & 319 were used as supplemental buses for South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) during the SCAT CNG Crisis of March 2005.^[4] Retired in the mid 2000's. 1 former unit (possibly privately owned) was spotted in Ventura, CA in the 2010's.
401-428	1998	Nova Bus	LFS	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R	406, 412, 415, 423 & 428 were auctioned off in 2011. 408 was dismantled for parts in 2011. Last units retired in 2019.
429-433	1999-2000	Nova Bus	LFS	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R	Suburban configuration and A/C. Last units retired in 2019.
501-508	1992	Flxible	Metro "C" (40102-6C)	Cummins ISM	Voith D863.2	Ex-Santa Clara VTA 9285, 9250, 9263, 9268, 9261, 9281, 9279 & 9267; bought in 2007. Retired in 2011. 1 known unit was spotted at Zacher's Auto Salvage in Harbor City, CA and was still there as of 2015. It eventually was scrapped.
800-801	2004	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Used for Valley Express until 8/19/2011, then used for Coastal Express Limited. Sold to Clean Air Express circa 2019.
802-804	2004	MCI	D4000	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Used for Valley Express until 8/19/2011, then used for Coastal Express Limited. Sold to Clean Air Express circa 2019.

Demonstrators

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
			Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL 9	ZF 6AP1700B	In service from February to March 2012 on lines 15X & 24X.

External Links

www.sbmtd.gov
http://www.sbmtd.gov/download/board/agendas/11-11/20111101-BoardPacket.pdf Includes current fleet information.
https://www.facebook.com/RideSantaBarbaraMTD Facebook page
http://twitter.com/#!/santabarbaramtd Twitter page
http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/htm/mtd.htm MTD photography, including retired fleets
http://www.streetcarmike.com/index_sbmtd.html MTD photography, including retired fleets

References

Los Angeles Area Transit Agencies
Public Transit
Los Angeles County	Alhambra Community Transit • Antelope Valley Transit Authority • Artesia Transit • Azusa Transit • Baldwin Park Transit • Beach Cities Transit • Burbank Bus • Cerritos on Wheels • City of Commerce Municipal Bus • City of Santa Clarita Transit • Compton Renaissance Transit • Culver CityBus • DowneyLINK • El Monte Transit • Foothill Transit • Glendale Beeline • GTrans • Los Angeles County Department of Public Works • Long Beach Transit • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Lynwood Breeze • Montebello Bus Lines • Monterey Park Spirit • Norwalk Transit System • Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority • Pasadena Transit • Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus • Torrance Transit
Orange County	Anaheim Resort Transportation • Orange County Transportation Authority
Riverside County	Banning Transit System • Beaumont Transit • Corona Cruiser • Riverside Transit Agency • SunLine Transit Agency
San Bernardino County	Morongo Basin Transit Authority • Mountain Transit • Omnitrans • Victor Valley Transit Authority
Santa Barbara County	Clean Air Express • Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
Ventura County	Camarillo Area Transit • Gold Coast Transit • Moorpark City Transit • Ojai Trolley • Simi Valley Transit • Thousand Oaks Transit • Ventura County Transportation Commission
Region-Wide	Los Angeles Department of Transportation
College Shuttles
Los Angeles County	UCLA Bruin Bus • University of Southern California Transportation
Orange County	Anteater Express
Airport Shuttles
Los Angeles County	Los Angeles World Airports
San Bernardino County	Ontario International Airport Shuttle

[1] Andrew Novak - Rapid Transit Press

[2] 2022 NFI XE40 order

[3] rcalbusfans.jalbum.net

[RTP_2005-2006_Auction_Book-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Rapid Transit Press - 2005-2006 Bus Auction and Sales Report Book

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Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District

Contents

History

Routes

Fares