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Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority

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The Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority, branded as The S, is a public transportation bus system serving Modesto, California and surrounding Stanislaus County. It was formed in 2021 from the merger of the Modesto Area Express (MAX) and Stanislaus Regional Transit (StaRT) systems. Most routes connect at the downtown Modesto Transportation Center; the Vintage Faire Mall serves as a secondary hub.

Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority
StanRTA bus at Modesto Transportation Center in May 2022
Founded2021
DefunctCity Transit (1927–1932), Modesto Motor Bus Service (1932–1973), Intracity Transit (1973–1990), Modesto Area Express (1990–2021), Stanislaus Regional Transit
Headquarters1001 9th Street
LocaleModesto, California
Service areaModesto and Stanislaus County, California
Service typeBus service, Dial-a-Ride
Routes30
HubsModesto Transportation Center, Vintage Faire Mall
FleetMCI, Gillig, Proterra
OperatorTransdev North America
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Modesto intracity service

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Originally, passengers in Modesto were served by streetcars over the short-line Modesto Interurban Railway from 1911 to 1917, operated intermittently first by the Tidewater Southern Railway; the Modesto and Empire Traction Company was founded on October 7, 1911, and began regularly scheduled passenger service between Modesto and Empire on November 1 of that year. Passenger service was discontinued in 1917 after freight became more important.[1]

Public bus transportation service in Modesto started on September 19, 1927, when the City Transit Company (CTC), a private venture, began operations under a city franchise. CTC ran a single bus on a 30-minute schedule, but soon added two more buses to expand service throughout Modesto.[2]

City Transit told the City Council they would renew its liability insurance in June 1932 as a condition to keep the franchise;[3] however, struggling with profitability, the franchise was transferred to a new owner three months later in September 1932. The privately owned Modesto Motor Bus Service (MBS) took over and ran transit operations in Modesto through 1973, serving a peak of one million riders in 1945 due to wartime shortages of gasoline and automobiles. The 1955 map of four routes resembled a cloverleaf in shape;[2] that year, MBS petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission to raise fares from 15 to 20 cents, with losses projected to be US$7,000 (equivalent to $80,000 in 2023) that year.[4]

 
ex-Intracity Transit GM New Look bus #20126 (photographed in 2006)

By 1968, the unreliability of the aging MBS fleet led the city to purchase four new GM "old-look" transit buses,[5][6]: 120  which were then leased to MBS to improve its financial health. At the time, MBS was owned and operated by Willis M. Kleinenbroich, who was responsible for maintaining, driving, and dispatching the buses.[6]: 120  By 1973, with the service continuing to lose money, Kleinenbroich attempted to sell the company but found no private buyers; instead, it was acquired by the city of Modesto in 1973 and renamed to Intracity Transit.[2] The city would continue to purchase several GM New Look buses in 1973 and 1976.[7][8] Modesto subsequently rebranded it as Modesto Area Express in 1990.[2]

As the New Look fleet aged, Modesto replaced them with mid-size Rapid Transit Series (1980),[9] Gillig Phantom, and Gillig Low Floor buses; for the longer suburban/commuter express routes, Modesto has used MCI D-Series highway coaches.

Stanislaus County intercity services

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Stanislaus Regional Transit was a division of the Stanislaus County Department of Public Works, which operated fixed intercity routes, mainly within the county; one route connected to neighboring Merced County. [10]

Merger

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A 2019 Transit Efficiency and Innovations Study recommended the merger of MAX and StaRT[11] and on January 26, 2021, the Modesto City Council and the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors each approved the merger, forming the new Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority.[12]

Routes

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Route Name Legacy system Terminus via (Destinations) Terminus Typ. headway (minutes) Notes / Refs.
10 Modesto/Turlock StaRT Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 99
(CSUS) 		Turlock (Transit Center) 60 [13]
21 Downtown to Robertson Road MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) H, Sutter, Robertson, and Paradise
(Modesto HS) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 15 (M-F)
30 (Sa)
60 (Su)		 [14]
22 Downtown to McHenry/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) McHenry and Standiford
(McHenry Village, Vintage Faire Mall) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [15]
23 Downtown to McHenry MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) McHenry Modesto (McKenry & Kiernan) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [16]
24 Downtown to Sylvan Avenue MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Scenic, Surrey, and Lakewood
(Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, Enochs HS) 		Modesto (Roselle & Sylvan) 60 (M-F) [17]
25 Downtown to Orangeburg/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Miller, Claus, Orangeburg & Sisk
(Amtrak) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [18]
26 Downtown to Carpenter Road MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Paradise, Carpenter & Maze
(Central Catholic HS) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [19]
28 Downtown to Salida and Mall MAX Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) Dale, Pirrone/Kiernan & Broadway
(Gregori HS) 		Modesto (Bacon & Toomes) 60 (M–F) [20]
29 Downtown to Crows Landing/JFK Training Center MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 9th, Nadine & Hatch Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [21]
29T

(Former 15)

Modesto, Ceres, Keyes, Turlock StaRT Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 99
(Ceres, Keyes, CSUS) 		Turlock (Transit Center) 60 [22]
30 Downtown to Modesto Junior College East Campus/Prescott Road/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) College, Roseburg, Carver & Standiford
(Modesto Junior College East) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [23]
31 Downtown to Modesto Junior College East/Tully/Pelandale Ave/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 9th, Tully & Pelandale
(Davis HS, Modesto Junior College East) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [24]
32 Downtown to Mable Avenue MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Scenic, Coffee, & Mable
(Downey HS, Beyer HS) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-F)
60 (Sa,Su)		 [25]
33 Downtown to Poust Road/Modesto Junior College West Campus MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 9th, Woodland, Carpenter, & California
(Modesto Junior College East & West, Central Catholic HS, Modesto HS) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [26]
35 Escalon Transit (eTrans) eTrans / MAX Escalon McHenry Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 3 daily trips [27]
36 Downtown to Central Valley Plaza/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Rouse, Carpenter, & Sisk
(Modesto Junior College West, Central Catholic HS) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-F)
60 (Sa,Su)		 [28]
37 Downtown to Rumble Road/Vintage Faire Mall MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Yosemite, Oakdale, Sylvan, & Rumble
(Beyer HS, Davis HS) 		Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall) 30 (M-F)
60 (Sa,Su)		 [29]
38 Airport neighborhood (Empire & Oregon) - Downtown Modesto MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 9th, D, & Yosemite
(Modesto City–County Airport) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [30]
40 Modesto, Grayson, Westley, Patterson StaRT Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) Crows Landing, Grayson, & SR 33
(Ceres, Grayson, Westley, Patterson, Modesto Junior College East) 		Patterson (Veterans Memorial Park) 105 (M–F) [31]
41 Downtown to Vintage Faire Mall Express MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 99
(Vintage Faire Mall) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-F)
60 (Sa,Su)		 [32]
42 Downtown to Tucson Avenue/Community Services Building MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 99, Crows Landing, Whitmore, & Hatch
(Community Services Agency) 		Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) 30 (M-Sa)
60 (Su)		 [33]
44 Formerly Ceres Area Transit – Blacker & Hackett to Herndon & Hatch Ceres Area Transit / MAX Ceres (Herndon & Hatch) Hatch, Mitchell, & Whitmore Ceres (Blaker & Hackett) 60 [34]
45E Patterson to Turlock StaRT Patterson (Veterans Memorial Park) E. Las Palmas & West Main
(CSUS) 		Turlock (Transit Center) 8 round trips (M–F) [35]
45W Gustine, Newman, Crows Landing, Patterson StaRT Gustine (City Park) SR 33
(Newman, Crows Landing) 		Patterson (Veterans Memorial Park) 9 round trips (M–F)
5 round trips (Sa)		 [36]
60 Modesto, Riverbank, Oakdale StaRT Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) College, McHenry, Claribel, Oakdale, Patterson, & SR 108
SR 99, Dale, & Kiernan (Sat)
(Riverbank, Oakdale) 		Oakdale (Maag & F) Mon-Fri every hour (Saturday Sunday every hour) [37]
61 Modesto, Empire, Waterford, Hickman, Hughson, Ceres StaRT Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 132, Hickman, & Whitmore
(Modesto City–County Airport, Empire, Waterford, Hickman, Hughson, Ceres) 		Waterford (Yosemite & Western) 120 (M–Sa) [38]
70 ACE Commuter Modesto, Vintage Faire Park & Ride, Lathrop ACE station MAX Modesto (Vintage Faire Mall; some routes originate from Modesto Transportation Center and stop at Vintage Faire) SR 120, Airport, & Yosemite Lathrop (Lathrop/Manteca station) 7 round trips (M–F) [39]
90 BART Commuter - Modesto Modesto, Vintage Faire Park & Ride, Dublin/Pleasanton BART station MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center & Vintage Faire Mall) I-580 Dublin (Dublin/Pleasanton BART station) 3 round trips (M–F) saturday 6 round trip Sunday 3 round trips [40]
100 BART Commuter - Turlock / Patterson Turlock, Patterson, Dublin/Pleasanton BART station StaRT Turlock (Fall Transit Center) & Patterson (Walmart) West Main, I-5, & I-580 Dublin (Dublin/Pleasanton BART station) 1 round trip (M–F) [41]
80 Stockton Commuter Modesto, Vintage Faire Park & Ride, Manteca, Stockton MAX Modesto (Modesto Transportation Center) SR 99
(Vintage Faire Mall, Manteca) 		Stockton (Stockton Transit Center) 3 round trips (M–F) [42]

References

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  1. ^ "The History of Beard". Modesto and Empire Traction Company. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "History of Modesto Area Express". Modesto Area Express. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Bus Line to Renew Its Insurance to Keep permit". Oakland Tribune. June 19, 1932. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Modesto Bus Co. Wants Fair Raise". Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 18, 1955. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "GM TDH3501 U.S. Production List". Ohio Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b Conder, Darrell W. (2014). "Six: By Jove! That's a Jefferson Transit Bus I See Coming!". Meet Me At The Bus Stop: 125 Years of Public Transit in Jefferson County, Washington (1889–2014) (PDF) (Report). Port Townsend, Washington: Jefferson County Historical Society. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "GM TDH3302 U.S. Production List". Ohio Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ "GM T6H4523 A/N U.S. Production List". Ohio Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "GM RTS Production List: T7J-603". Ohio Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Stanislaus Regional Transit System" (PDF). Transit Systems Management Report (PDF) (Report). Stanislaus Council of Governments. October 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ^ Adams, Alyssa (March 18, 2021). "Bus Services Merging to Provide a Better Rider Experience". City Manager's Blog. City of Modesto, California. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Route 10 - Modesto/Turlock". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Route 21". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Route 22". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Route 23". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Route 24". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Route 25". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Route 26". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Route 28". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Route 29". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Route 15 - Modesto, Ceres, Keyes, Turlock". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Route 30". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Route 31". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Route 32". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Route 33". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  27. ^ "Route 35 — Escalon Transit (eTrans)". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Route 36". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  29. ^ "Route 37". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Route 38". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Route 40 - Modesto, Grayson, Westley, Patterson". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  32. ^ "Route 41". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  33. ^ "Route 42". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  34. ^ "Route 35 — Formerly Ceres Area Transit". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  35. ^ "Route 45E - Patterson/Turlock". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  36. ^ "Route 45W - Gustine, Newman, Crows Landing, Patterson". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  37. ^ "Route 60 - Modesto / Riverbank / Oakdale". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  38. ^ "Route 61 - Modesto, Empire, Waterford, Hickman, Hughson, Ceres". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  39. ^ "ACE Commuter". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  40. ^ "BART Commuter - Modesto". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  41. ^ "BART Commuter - Turlock/Patterson". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  42. ^ "Stockton Commuter". Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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