Omnitrans

File:Omni Trans Logo.jpg
250px An Omnitrans bus at the 4th Street Transfer Center in San Bernardino, CA
Slogan	Connecting our community.
Parent	San Bernardino Associated Governments
Headquarters	1700 West Fifth Street, San Bernardino, California
Locale	San Bernardino Valley, Pomona Valley
Service area	San Bernardino Valley, Pomona Valley
Service type	Bus Bus rapid transit Paratransit
Routes	35
Stations	16 BRT
Fleet	267
Daily ridership	43,836
Fuel type	CNG, diesel
Operator	First Transit (paratransit only)
Website	http://www.omnitrans.org/

Omnitrans is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 14 million passengers per year, and although the system has enjoyed strong growth in recent years, the trend has leveled off and ridership has actually declined slightly in the most recent 24-month period. Omnitrans currently operates 27 fixed routes as well as a general public dial-a-ride service, “Omnilink,” and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 456 square miles (1,180 km²). Major destinations within the Omnitrans service area include transportation centers, medical centers, educational facilities, shopping malls, business parks, and community centers.

Services

Fixed route

The fixed-route services consist of 28 local fixed routes including one peak-hour only service, two peak-hour trippers, and one regional express route. Routes are operated with 40-foot (12 m) buses (and 12 30-foot buses) running primarily along major east-west and north-south corridors. Headways vary from 15-minute to hourly service, with approximately 18 hours of service on weekdays, 13 hours on Saturdays, and 12 hours on Sundays. Omnitrans recently had major changes in the West Valley by adjusting routes to run more North to South (80s) and East to West (60s).

List of fixed routes

• Route 1: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) - Downtown San Bernardino - Del Rosa - San Manuel Casino
• Route 2: Kendall & Palm - Cal State - E Street - Loma Linda
• Routes 3/4: Downtown San Bernardino - Baseline - Highland
• Route 5: Waterman & Barton Rd - Del Rosa - Cal State
• Route 7: San Bernardino Transit Center - Sierra Way - Cal State
• Route 8: San Bernardino Transit Center - Redlands - Mentone - Crafton Hills College
• Route 10: San Bernardino Transit Center - Baseline Rd. - Fontana
• Route 11: San Bernardino Transit Center - Muscoy - Cal State
• Route 14: San Bernardino Transit Center - Foothill Blvd. - Fontana
• Route 15: Fontana - Rialto - SBTC - Highland - Redlands
• Route 19: Fontana - Colton - Redlands - Yucaipa
• Route 20: Fontana Metrolink - Hemlock Ave. - Kaiser Hospital (South Fontana Transit Center)
• Route 22: North Rialto - Riverside Ave - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
• Route 29: Kaiser Hospital - Valley Blvd. - Bloomington
• Route 61: Fontana - Ontario - Pomona
• Route 66: Fontana - Foothill - Montclair Transcenter
• Route 67: Fontana - Baseline - Chaffey College
• Route 80: Ontairo - Ontario Convention Center - Chaffey College
• Route 81: Chino Transit Center - Ontario - Ontario Mills - Chaffey College
• Route 82: Rancho Cucamonga(Victoria Gardens) - Fontana - Sierra Lakes
• Route 83: Upland - Euclid - Chino
• Route 84: Upland - Mountain Avenue - Chino
• Route 85: Chaffey College - Montclair Transcenter - Chino
• Route 86: San Antonio Hospital - Ontairo - S. Ontario
• Route 88: Montclair Transcenter - Chino - Chino Hills
• Route 215: San Bernardino - Centrepointe Shopping Center - Riverside
• Route 290: San Bernardino Transit Center - ARMC - Ontairo Mills - Montclair Transcenter

Bus rapid transit

Omnitrans developed a bus rapid transit route titled sbX that will traverse the San Bernardino Valley from north to south.

OmniGo

OmniGo is a general-public circular fixed route service for the low density/ low demand cities of Chino hills, Yucaipa, and Grand Terrace.

List of OmniGo routes

• Route 308/309: Yucaipa Circular (South)
• Route 310: Yucaipa Circular (North)
• Route 325: Highgrove - Grand Terrace - VA Hospital
• Route 365: Chino Hills - Chino Transit Center

Demand response

Access

Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb to- curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3/4 mile on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate.

OmniLink

Omnilink is a general-public, demand-response service that operates in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. This service circulates through a defined, low-density service-area with minibuses picking up and dropping off passengers. Every hour, the bus returns to a timed-transfer point, for direct, timed connections to the fixed-route system. This type of service is a more efficient way to provide coverage in low-density areas compared to traditional fixed-route service. Service operates approximately 11 hours on weekdays, 10 hours on Saturdays, and six hours on Sundays.

Fares

Omnitrans offers both standard daily fares and discounted multi-trip and multi-day passes. Special fares are also offered to seniors, persons with disabilities, and students.

Rider	Type of Fare	As of September 2013
Full Fare Rider
	Cash	$1.75
	Day Pass	$5
	7-Day Pass	$18
	31-Day Pass	$55
Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
	Cash	$0.75
(includes Measure I subsidies)	Day Pass	$2.25
	7-Day Pass	$8
	31-Day Pass	$27.50
Students
	Cash	$1.75
(Youths taller than 46 inches (120 cm),	Day Pass	$5
under 19, and in school)	7-Day Pass	$14
	31-Day Pass	$41

Children under 46 inches (120 cm) ride free of charge. (Limit 2 per fare-paying adult)

Ridership

Year	Ridership	%Change
2000	15,118,778	+2.5%
2001	16,754,115	+9.2%
2002	16,925,613	+1.0%%
2003	16,671,990	-1.5%
2004	15,902,857	-4.6%
2005	15,420,783	-3.0%
2006	15,497,166	+0.5%
2007	15,480,043	-0.1%
2008	14,826,501	-4.2%
2009	15,452,794	+4.2%
2010	14,652,000	-5.1% Projected
2011	14,254,000	-2.7% Projected

Fleet

Omnitrans also operates a Restored Vintage Coach (named Old Blue) which is a 1958 GMC diesel bus on special occasions.

The roster below excludes the 101 Omnilink/Access vehicles.

Make/ Model	Picture	Year	Numbers (Quantity Ordered)	Engine/ Transmission	Fuel Propulsion	Assigned Depot	Notes
GMC Old Look		1958	5876 (1 bus)		Diesel		Known as "Old Blue" Restored coach Used only on special occasions.
NFI C40LF		2000	0001-0044 (44 buses)	John Deere 8.1L CNG Allison B400R	CNG	0001-0034, 0042-0043-East Valley 0035-0044(?)- West Valley	Originally had Cummins C Gas Plus. Some retired
NFI GE40LF		2000	0045-0047 (3 buses)	Ford Triton V-10 ISE Thundervolt hybrid system	Hybrid	East Valley	Gas-Electric Hybrid test buses Uses ISE Thundervolt Hybrid System 0045 & 0047 retired
NFI C40LF		2001	0101-0127 (27 buses)	John Deere 8.1L CNG Allison B400R	CNG	0101-0119 - West Valley 0120-0127 - East Valley	Originally had Cummins C Gas Plus.
NFI C40LF		2001	0131-0141 (11 buses)	John Deere 8.1L CNG Allison B400R	CNG	East Valley	Originally had Cummins C Gas Plus.
NFI C40LF		2003	0151-0172 (32 buses)	Cummins C Gas Plus John Deere 8.1L CNG ZF 5HP592C	CNG	0161-0169 - West Valley 0151-0160, 0170-0172 - East Valley
Thomas Dennis SLF230		2004	501-512 (12 buses)	Cummins B Gas Plus Allison B300R	CNG	West Valley	502 retired
NFI C40LF		2005	0175-0198 (24 buses)	John Deere 6081H ZF 5HP592C	CNG	East Valley
NFI C40LFR		2009	1201–1227 (28 buses)	Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R	CNG	East Valley
NFI C40LFR		2011	1231-1247 (17 buses)	Cummins Westport ISL G Voith D864.5	CNG	West Valley
NFI XN40		2012	1251-1270 (20 buses)	Cummins Westport ISL G  ?	CNG	1251-1270 East Valley;1261,1262,1263,1264,1265,1266,1267 West Valley.	Features new Blue and Green livery.

Retired fleet

Make/ Model	Picture	Year	Numbers (Quantity Ordered)	Engine/ Transmission	Fuel Propulsion	Formerly Assigned Depot	Retired	Notes
GMC TDH-5105		1957-1958	5101-5104 (4 buses)					Ex-Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines
Flxible 411-HD-D1-1		1967	800-814 (15 buses)					Ex-San Bernardino Municipal Transit System
Flxible 45102-8-1		1975	1000-1015 (16 buses)					Ex-San Bernardino Municipal Transit System
Mercedes-Benz O309D		1975	101-104 (4 buses)					Ex-San Bernardino Municipal Transit System
Mercedes-Benz O309D		1975	20700-20719 (20 buses)
Dodge Tradesman 300 Van		1975	20720-20723 (4 buses)
Chance RT-50		1977	700-706 (7 buses)
AMG 10235B-8		1977	1100–1118 (19 buses)		Diesel
GMC T8J-204 RTS-04		1980	400-440 (41 buses)	Detroit Diesel 8V92TA Allison V731	Diesel		2000	Renumbered 1400-1440
TMC T70-206 RTS-06		1989	600-633 (34 buses)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731	Diesel		2003
TMC T80-206 RTS-06		1992	640-683 (44 buses)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731	Diesel		2005	Renumbered 1640-1683
TMC T80-206 RTS-06		1993	684-698 (15 buses)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison V731	Diesel		2009	Renumbered 2684-2698
Orion 05.501		1996	700-723 (24 buses)	Cummins C8.3G ZF Ecomat-2 4HP592C	CNG	East Valley	2009	Originally had Cummins L10G engines.
Neoplan AN440A		1997	9701-9707 (7 buses)	Cummins L10G Allison B400R	CNG		2008
SVMC Trolley 3000		2003	1101-1103 (3 buses)					Formerly used on Redlands Trolley

Governance

Omnitrans is administered by a Board of Directors, made up of the Mayor or Council Member from each member-City and all five Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino. Each City has one alternate Board Member who is designated by the City Council. The County representatives have no alternates. The alternates vote only in the absence of the official representatives. It is required under the JPA that the Board of Directors meet at least one time each quarter of each fiscal year. The Board of Directors holds its regularly scheduled meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. in Omnitrans Metro Facility (San Bernardino) Board Room. All meetings are held in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act. Board meetings are presided by the Board-appointed Chair. In addition, a Vice-Chair is elected by the Board. The CEO/General Manager is the Secretary to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for such acts as adopting the budget, appointing the CEO/General Manager, appointing a technical committee, establishing policy, and adopting rules and regulations for the conduct of business.

External links

• Omnitrans