Victor Valley Transit Authority

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Victor Valley Transit
File:Victor Valley Transit Authority.png
ParentVictor Valley Transit Authority
Headquarters17150 Smoke Tree St.
Hesperia, California
Service areaVictor Valley [1]
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes32
Hubs1 maintenance, 1 bus storage facility
Fleet64 active[2]
Annual ridership1,012,700 (2021)[3]
OperatorKeolis
Websitevvta.org

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 2021, the system had a ridership of 1,012,700.

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]

Origins of the VVTA[edit]

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]

Barstow Area Transit[edit]

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ParentCity of Barstow, San Bernardino Associated Governments
Headquarters1612 State St.,
LocaleBarstow, CA
Service areanorthern Mojave desert[1]
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes3
Annual ridership144,000[9]
OperatorMV Transportation
WebsiteBarstow 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.[10][11]

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.

Routes[edit]

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 Adelant; 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).

Routes[edit]

  • 1 - Barstow City Hall-Walmart
  • 2 - Barstwow City Hall-Barstow College
  • 3 - Barstow City Hall-Lenwood
  • 15 - Barstow-VVTC-San Bernardino
  • 21P - Hesperia Super Target-Pinon Hills via Phelan
  • 21W - Hesperia Super Target-Wrightwood via Phelan
  • 22 - Helendale-VVTC
  • 23 - Apple Valley-Lucerne Valley
  • 25 - Hesperia Post Office-Hesperia Super Target via Ranchero Rd
  • 28 - Barstow City Hall-Helendale
  • 29 - Barstow City Hall-Newberry Springs
  • 31 - VVTC-Highway 395 & Palmdale via South Adelanto
  • 32 - VVTC-North Adelanto
  • 33 - Highway 395 & Palmdale-Bartlett & Greening (Deviation)
  • 40 - Apple Valley Post Office-Walmart (Deviation)
  • 41 - Apple Valley Post Office-VVTC
  • 42 - Victor Valley College-Publioc Safety Training Center
  • 43 - Apple Valley Post Office-Victor Valley College
  • 47 - Apple Valley Post Office-Bear Valley & Kiowa (Deviation)
  • 50 - VVTC-Hesperia Post Office
  • 50X - VVTC-Victor Valley College Express
  • 52 - VVTC-Victor Valley Mall
  • 53 - Victor Valley College-Victor Valley Mall
  • 54 - Highway 395 & Palmdale-Victor Valley Mall (Deviation)
  • 55 - VVTC-Victor Valley College
  • 56 - VVTC-Lorene & 7th
  • 64 - Hesperia Post Office-Super Target
  • 66 - Hesperia East Deviation
  • 68 - Hesperia Post Office-Super Target via Main St
  • 111 - Barstow-Fort Irwin
  • 114 - Hesperia/Victorville-Fort Irwin
  • 115 - Helendale-Fort Irwin
  • 118 - Fort Irwin-Victorville/Hesperia

Micro-Link[edit]

On Monday, October 3, 2022, Micro-Link was introduced in three zones - Zone 1 South Victorville; Zone 2 North Victorville, and Zone 3 Hesperia.

Fleet[edit]

Fleet # Builder Model Date Engine Fuel Signs
155-156 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2010 Ford Gas None
162-166 Chevy Arboc Spirit of Mobility 2011 Chevy CNG None
177-182 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2015 Ford Gas None
183-184 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2016 Ford Gas None
185-191 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2017 Ford CNG None
192-209 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2019 Ford CNG None
301-307 New Flyer XE40 2019 BEB Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
308-312 New Flyer XE40 2021 BEB Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
507-509 ElDorado Axess 35' BRT 2022 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
603 NABI 040.40 2008 Cummins CNG TwinVision Chroma Front, Side, Rear, Amber Dash
610, 612-614 NABI 040.50 2010 Cummins CNG TwinVision Smart Series Chroma Front, Side, Rear, Amber Dash
616-620 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2013 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear
621-624 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2014 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear
625 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2015 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
626-627 ElDorado XHF 35' 2016 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
628-636 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2018 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
637-638 ElDorado Axess 35' BRT 2018 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
639-643 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2018 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
644-647 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT 2022 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
812-816 MCI D4500 2015 Cummins ISX G CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side
817-819 ElDorado Axess 40' BRT Suburban 2016 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
1003, 1008, 1009 Dodge Caravan 2010 Dodge Gas None
1011-1013 Lone Star ProMaster 3500 2020 Gas None
2022-2027 ElDorado EZ-Rider 32' BRT 2020 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
2028-2031 ElDorado EZ-Rider 32' BRT 2022 Cummins CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side, Rear, Dash
8188-8195 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2015 Ford Gas None
8196 Ford E450 ElDorado Aerotech 240 2016 Ford CNG Hanover Amber Front, Side

155-209, 1003-1009. 8188-8195 are used on Direct Access. 1011-1013 are used on the new Micro-Link service.

Governance[edit]

Victor Valley Transit Authority is administered by a Board of Directors, consisting of five Members (each with an alternate). The four board members from the cities are elected council persons assigned to VVTA by their respective city councils. The fifth Board member is the San Bernardino 1st District Supervisor (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.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "San Bernardino County Measure I Boundary Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  2. ^ "page 21 in report" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2021" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 10, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "VVTA – Public Transit for Victor Valley". Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ^ "look in page 44" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. ^ "VVTA BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018" (PDF). VVTA. Retrieved 4 Jan 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "look in page 23" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. ^ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Meeting Agenda – August 20, 2018 – VVTA". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  9. ^ San Bernardino Associated Governments information on Barstow Area Transport Archived December 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "VVTA, Barstow Area Transit Merger Formalized". Mass Transit. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  11. ^ Staff Reports. "VVTA / Barstow Area Transit Merger Formalized, Two New Board Members Join VVTA – High Desert Daily". highdesertdaily.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  12. ^ "board members". Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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