Pasadena Transit

Pasadena Transit
Parent Pasadena DOT
Founded 1994
Headquarters 221 E. Walnut St, Pasadena
Service area Pasadena, CA
Service type bus service
Routes 8
Annual ridership 1,531,527 (2012)[1]
Fuel type CNG
Operator First Transit
Website Pasadena Transit
System Map (as of December 2015)

Pasadena Transit, formerly known as Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS), is a city-operated local bus service in Pasadena, California, United States. It was formed in 1994 coinciding with the kickoff of the World Cup at the Rose Bowl as a free service of the City of Pasadena.[2] In 2003, fares were introduced. In December 2015, the agency changed its name to Pasadena Transit.[3]

Fixed-route service

Pasadena ARTS consists of 8 routes in the City of Pasadena. All routes connect with the Metro Gold Line.[4]

Route overview

Route Direction Terminals via Days of Operation [lower-alpha 1] Schedule Information
Westbound / Northbound Eastbound / Southbound
10
 West / East Old Pasadena
Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard		 Allen Station Green Street, Del Mar Boulevard, Allen Street, Colorado Boulevard Weekdays, Saturdays Schedule
20
 Clockwise / Counter-clockwise Altadena [lower-alpha 2]
Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road		 Woodbury Road, Lake Avenue, California Boulevard, Fair Oaks Avenue Weekdays, Saturdays Schedule
31
 West / East Altadena
Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road		 Sierra Madre Villa Station Washington Boulevard, Altadena Drive Weekdays, Saturdays Schedule
32 Washington Boulevard, New York Avenue
40
 West / East Old Pasadena
Raymond Street and Holly Street		 Sierra Madre Villa Station Villa Street, Orange Grove Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard Weekdays, Saturdays Schedule
51
 North / South Art Center College of Design
North Campus		 Fillmore Station Fiar Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street, Linda Vista Street Weekdays Schedule
Rose Bowl Memorial Park Station Fiar Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street Saturdays
52
 North [lower-alpha 3] Art Center College of Design / JPL [lower-alpha 3] N/A Fair Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street, Oak Grove Drive Weekdays peak periods [lower-alpha 4] Schedule
60
 West / East Pasadena City College Hastings Ranch
Sierra Madre Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue		 Del Mar Boulevard, San Gabriel Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard Weekdays peak periods Schedule

Notes

  1. ↑ No service is provided on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
  2. ↑ All counterclockwise buses will recover at Woodbury Road & Raymond Lane for several minutes before proceeding to Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road.
  3. 1 2 Route 52 runs north form Fillmore Station to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, then turn south to Art Center. The bus will stop at the Art Center terminal for 6 - 7 minutes, then continues as southbound Route 51 back to Fillmore Station.
  4. ↑ Route 52 operates 1 am trip and 2 pm trips during weekdays.

Fares

Fare Type † Regular Student ‡ Senior (62+) /
Disabled /
Medicare ‡
One-way $0.75 $0.50 $0.35
Local Transfer Free
Interagency Transfer $0.25 $0.10

Future Development

The Pasadena-Altadena Regional Trolley System is a recently proposed heritage streetcar system that would connect Altadena, Downtown, and Pasadena City College. No dates for this proposal have been set.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Maps & Reports. Pasadena DOT http://cityofpasadena.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=6442470680. Retrieved 22 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ public transit in pasadena
  3. ↑ Miller, Terry (December 1, 2015). "ARTS Bus in Pasadena Morphs into Pasadena Transit". Pasadena Independent. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ City of Montebello - Bus Lines, City of Montebello, retrieved April 30, 2015
  5. ↑ Thal Armathura. "Avenue to the Sky - Lake Avenue, Pasadena".

See also

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