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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m S a n t a C r u z M e t r o )
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD), or simply Santa Cruz METRO , provides bus service throughout Santa Cruz County, California . In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,650,300, or about 14,800 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
Santa Cruz METRO also operates the Highway 17 Express service for Amtrak Thruway between the city of Santa Cruz and San Jose Diridon station , in partnership with Amtrak California and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority .
History
[ edit ] Highway 17 Express bus at San Jose Diridon
Santa Cruz METRO was created in 1968 as a special district within Santa Cruz County with taxing authority.[3]
In 1979, voters approved a measure to change the financing of Santa Cruz METRO from a property tax to a 1/2 cent sales tax.
The Amtrak Thruway Highway 17 Express service between Santa Cruz and San Jose started as an emergency bus service after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake closed Highway 17.
A strike in September 2005 lasted for 35 days and stranded up to 23,000 riders.[4]
In 2011 fixed route service was severely cut then restored mere months later.[5]
In 2012 Santa Cruz METRO received grant funding to construct the Judy K. Souza Operations Facility.[6]
On February 12, 2024, METRO has relocated from the Pacific Metro Center to the new Riverfront Transit Center, which is serving as a temporary transit center until 2026. The existing transit center will be demolished and redeveloped into housing units with a new transit center underneath.[7]
Routes
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Route 1 – Soquel/ Cabrillo/ Airport
Route 2 – Capitola/ Cabrillo/ Main
Route 3A/3B – Capitola Mall/ Live Oak
Route 4 – Harvey West
Route 4W – River/ Harvey West
Route 11 – UCSC via West Gate – High
Route 17 – Highway 17 Express
Route 18 – UCSC via Main Gate – Mission
Route 19 – UCSC via West Gate – Bay
Route 20 – UCSC via Main Gate – Delaware/Western
Route 35 – Highway 9/Scotts Valley
Route 35B – Highway 9/ Scotts Valley to Big Basin State Park
Route 40 – Highway 1 - Davenport
Route 41 – Empire Grade - Bonny Doon
Route 55 – Cabrillo – Rio Del Mar
Route 72 – Green Valley – Hospital
Route 72W – Green Valley – Corralitos
Route 73 – Soquel/ Freedom/ Cabrillo
Route 74S – Pajaro Valley High School/Hospital
Route 75 – Green Valley – Wheelock
Route 78 – Ohlone to Hospital / Freedom Centre
Route 79 – East Lake
Route 90X – Cabrillo Express[8]
References
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^ "History of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District" . Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-24 .
^ "Strikes halts Santa Cruz bus service, strands 23,000 riders" . Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-06-24 .
^ "Just-enacted METRO route cuts may be revisited: Unexpected revenues may lead to restored services" . Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-11-06 .
^ "Final portion of METROBase pie to break ground Oct. 26" . Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-11-06 .
^ "Santa Cruz Metro Pacific Station set to close for redevelopment" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-12 .
^ "METRO's December newsletter is here!" . us21.campaign-archive.com . Retrieved 2023-12-30 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Cruz_Metropolitan_Transit_District&oldid=1230507109 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● P u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n S a n t a C r u z C o u n t y , C a l i f o r n i a ● B u s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n C a l i f o r n i a ● T r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n S a n t a C l a r a C o u n t y , C a l i f o r n i a H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 3 J u n e 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 3 : 4 1 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
