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Culver CityBus is a public transport agency operating in Culver City, California
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...

, currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

, and the adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its entire fleet is painted bright green, distinguishing it from Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines, more commonly known as the Big Blue Bus, is a municipal bus operator in the Westside region of Los Angeles, providing both local and bus rapid transit service in Santa Monica and adjacent neighborhoods of Los Angeles...

, orange-colored Metro Local
Metro Local
Metro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...

 buses, and red-colored Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit service in Los Angeles County, California that operates in mixed traffic environments and has fewer stops than the Metro Local service. The system is mainly operated by LACMTA. Two routes are operated by Santa Monica Transit and one by Culver City Transit...

 buses, whose coverage areas overlap on Los Angeles's
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 Westside
West Los Angeles (region)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but, according to the Los Angeles Times, it comprises , encompassing 18 districts in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated neighborhoods, plus the cities of...

.

History

Culver CityBus and Big Blue Bus were founded in 1928, making them the oldest municipal transit agencies in California.

Service area

Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles, the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
  • Venice
    Venice, Los Angeles, California
    Venice is a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half mile pedestrian-only promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, artists, and vendors...

  • Westchester
    Westchester, Los Angeles, California
    Westchester is a suburban neighborhood in western Los Angeles, California, United States. It is home to Los Angeles International Airport , Loyola Marymount University , and Otis College of Art and Design.-Geography:...

  • Westwood
    Westwood, Los Angeles, California
    Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:...

  • West Los Angeles
  • Palms
    Palms, Los Angeles, California
    Palms is a community founded in 1886 in West Los Angeles, California, and was the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city of Los Angeles, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community...

  • Marina del Rey
    Marina del Rey, California
    -Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

  • Mar Vista
    Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California
    Mar Vista is a district on the West Side of Los Angeles, California.-Geography and transportation:Mar Vista is near the center of LA's West Side. The city of Santa Monica lies to the northwest, West Los Angeles to the north, Palms to the northeast, Culver City to the east, Del Rey to the southwest,...

  • Century City
    Century City, Los Angeles, California
    Century City is a 176-acre commercial and residential district on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It is bounded by Westwood on the west, Rancho Park on the southwest, Cheviot Hills and Beverlywood on the southeast, and the city of Beverly Hills on the northeast...

  • Culver City
    Culver City, California
    Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...


Routes

As of January 2011, the Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes and 5 weekend-only routes within Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

. Among its 5 weekday routes, the Culver CityBus operates an express routes (Rapid 6).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Route
! rowspan="2"|Direction
! colspan="2"|Terminals
! rowspan="2"|Via
! rowspan="2"|Days of Operation #
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! North/East Terminal
! South/West Terminal
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
Culver CityBus is a public transport agency operating in Culver City, California
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...

, currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

, and the adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its entire fleet is painted bright green, distinguishing it from Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines, more commonly known as the Big Blue Bus, is a municipal bus operator in the Westside region of Los Angeles, providing both local and bus rapid transit service in Santa Monica and adjacent neighborhoods of Los Angeles...

, orange-colored Metro Local
Metro Local
Metro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...

 buses, and red-colored Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit service in Los Angeles County, California that operates in mixed traffic environments and has fewer stops than the Metro Local service. The system is mainly operated by LACMTA. Two routes are operated by Santa Monica Transit and one by Culver City Transit...

 buses, whose coverage areas overlap on Los Angeles's
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 Westside
West Los Angeles (region)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but, according to the Los Angeles Times, it comprises , encompassing 18 districts in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated neighborhoods, plus the cities of...

.

History

Culver CityBus and Big Blue Bus were founded in 1928, making them the oldest municipal transit agencies in California.

Service area

Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles, the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
  • Venice
    Venice, Los Angeles, California
    Venice is a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half mile pedestrian-only promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, artists, and vendors...

  • Westchester
    Westchester, Los Angeles, California
    Westchester is a suburban neighborhood in western Los Angeles, California, United States. It is home to Los Angeles International Airport , Loyola Marymount University , and Otis College of Art and Design.-Geography:...

  • Westwood
    Westwood, Los Angeles, California
    Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:...

  • West Los Angeles
  • Palms
    Palms, Los Angeles, California
    Palms is a community founded in 1886 in West Los Angeles, California, and was the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city of Los Angeles, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community...

  • Marina del Rey
    Marina del Rey, California
    -Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

  • Mar Vista
    Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California
    Mar Vista is a district on the West Side of Los Angeles, California.-Geography and transportation:Mar Vista is near the center of LA's West Side. The city of Santa Monica lies to the northwest, West Los Angeles to the north, Palms to the northeast, Culver City to the east, Del Rey to the southwest,...

  • Century City
    Century City, Los Angeles, California
    Century City is a 176-acre commercial and residential district on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It is bounded by Westwood on the west, Rancho Park on the southwest, Cheviot Hills and Beverlywood on the southeast, and the city of Beverly Hills on the northeast...

  • Culver City
    Culver City, California
    Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...


Routes

As of January 2011, the Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes and 5 weekend-only routes within Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

. Among its 5 weekday routes, the Culver CityBus operates an express routes (Rapid 6).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Route
! rowspan="2"|Direction
! colspan="2"|Terminals
! rowspan="2"|Via
! rowspan="2"|Days of Operation #
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! North/East Terminal
! South/West Terminal
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
Culver CityBus is a public transport agency operating in Culver City, California
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...

, currently serving Culver City, the unincorporated community of Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

, and the adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods. Its entire fleet is painted bright green, distinguishing it from Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines, more commonly known as the Big Blue Bus, is a municipal bus operator in the Westside region of Los Angeles, providing both local and bus rapid transit service in Santa Monica and adjacent neighborhoods of Los Angeles...

, orange-colored Metro Local
Metro Local
Metro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...

 buses, and red-colored Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid
Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit service in Los Angeles County, California that operates in mixed traffic environments and has fewer stops than the Metro Local service. The system is mainly operated by LACMTA. Two routes are operated by Santa Monica Transit and one by Culver City Transit...

 buses, whose coverage areas overlap on Los Angeles's
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 Westside
West Los Angeles (region)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but, according to the Los Angeles Times, it comprises , encompassing 18 districts in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated neighborhoods, plus the cities of...

.

History

Culver CityBus and Big Blue Bus were founded in 1928, making them the oldest municipal transit agencies in California.

Service area

Within its service area of around 25.5 square miles, the Culver CityBus provides service to the communities of:
  • Venice
    Venice, Los Angeles, California
    Venice is a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half mile pedestrian-only promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, artists, and vendors...

  • Westchester
    Westchester, Los Angeles, California
    Westchester is a suburban neighborhood in western Los Angeles, California, United States. It is home to Los Angeles International Airport , Loyola Marymount University , and Otis College of Art and Design.-Geography:...

  • Westwood
    Westwood, Los Angeles, California
    Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:...

  • West Los Angeles
  • Palms
    Palms, Los Angeles, California
    Palms is a community founded in 1886 in West Los Angeles, California, and was the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city of Los Angeles, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community...

  • Marina del Rey
    Marina del Rey, California
    -Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

  • Mar Vista
    Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California
    Mar Vista is a district on the West Side of Los Angeles, California.-Geography and transportation:Mar Vista is near the center of LA's West Side. The city of Santa Monica lies to the northwest, West Los Angeles to the north, Palms to the northeast, Culver City to the east, Del Rey to the southwest,...

  • Century City
    Century City, Los Angeles, California
    Century City is a 176-acre commercial and residential district on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It is bounded by Westwood on the west, Rancho Park on the southwest, Cheviot Hills and Beverlywood on the southeast, and the city of Beverly Hills on the northeast...

  • Culver City
    Culver City, California
    Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...


Routes

As of January 2011, the Culver CityBus operates 3 daily routes and 5 weekend-only routes within Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

. Among its 5 weekday routes, the Culver CityBus operates an express routes (Rapid 6).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Route
! rowspan="2"|Direction
! colspan="2"|Terminals
! rowspan="2"|Via
! rowspan="2"|Days of Operation #
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! North/East Terminal
! South/West Terminal
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
1
|East-West
|Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub
|Venice
Windward Circle
|Washington Boulevard
|Daily
|
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
2
|East-West
|Fox Hills Mall
|Venice High School
Venice High School (Los Angeles)
Venice High School is a public high school located in western Los Angeles, California within the Los Angeles Unified School District . The school contains a Foreign Language and International Studies Magnet, Bilingual Business and Finance Academy and a New Media Academy...


|Inglewood Boulevard
|Weekdays only
|
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
3
|North-South
|Westfield Century City
Westfield Century City
Westfield Century City, formerly Century City Shopping Center & Marketplace, is a shopping mall in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California. It is owned by Westfield Group. Its anchor stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's...


|Culver City
Mesmer Avenue and Major Street
|Westwood Boulevard,
Motor Avenue,
Overland Avenue
|Daily
|
  • Also serves West Los Angeles College
    West Los Angeles College
    West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....

     on Weekdays and Saturdays

|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
4
|East-West
|Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub
|Fox Hills Mall
|Jefferson Boulevard
|Weekdays only
|
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
5
|East-West
|Blair Hills
Blair Hills, Culver City, California
Blair Hills is a small, quiet, predominately African American neighborhood of Culver City, California estimated at with a population density of 2956 people per sq. mile...


La Cienega Boulevard and Rodeo Road
|Culver City School
Culver City High School
Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District in Culver City, California. It was opened in 1951. The school's colors are primarily blue and silver, and the mascot is the centaur. As of 2008, the enrollment was 2,308...


|Braddock Drive
|Schooldays only
|
  • Operates 1 westbound AM trip and 2 eastbound PM trips per day
  • One of the eastbound PM trips departure from Venice High School
    Venice High School (Los Angeles)
    Venice High School is a public high school located in western Los Angeles, California within the Los Angeles Unified School District . The school contains a Foreign Language and International Studies Magnet, Bilingual Business and Finance Academy and a New Media Academy...


|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
6
|North-South
|UCLA
Ackerman Terminal
|Aviation Station
|Sepulveda Boulevard
|Daily
|
  • Operates alongside the Rapid 6
  • Also serves Los Angeles International Airport
    Los Angeles International Airport
    Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...


|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
Rapid 6
|North-South
|UCLA
Ackerman Terminal
|Aviation Station
|Sepulveda Boulevard
|Weekdays
peak periods only
|
  • Operates alongside Route 6
  • Also serves Los Angeles International Airport
    Los Angeles International Airport
    Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...

  • See also: Metro Rapid

|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
7
|East-West
|Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...


Venice Boulevard and Culver Boulevard
|Fisherman's Village
Fisherman's Village
Fisherman's Village is a waterfront mall, commercial boat anchorage and tourist attraction located in the world's largest man-made small boat harbor in Marina del Rey, California...


|Culver Boulevard
|Weekdays only
|
|}
  • # Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day
    New Year's Day
    New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...

    , Memorial Day
    Memorial Day
    Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...

    , Independence Day
    Independence Day
    An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another nation or state, and more rarely after the end of a military occupation...

    , Labor Day
    Labor Day
    Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...

    , Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Fares


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fare Type † !! Adult !! Student ‡ !! Senior(62+)/Disabled/Medicare ‡
|-
| One-way
| US$1.00
| US$0.75
| US$0.35
|-
| Local Transfer
|colspan=2| US$0.25
| US$0.10
|-
| Interagency Transfer
|colspan=2| US$0.40
| US$0.20
|-
| EZ transit pass
|colspan=2| US$84.00 per month
| US$35.00 per month
|}
  • † Blind and children five years of age and under may ride free, but maximum 2 children with an accompanying adult.
  • ‡ Proper identification must be presented to obtain the reduced Student and Senior/Disabled/Medicare fare.

UCLA Student and staff

Culver CityBus and Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines, more commonly known as the Big Blue Bus, is a municipal bus operator in the Westside region of Los Angeles, providing both local and bus rapid transit service in Santa Monica and adjacent neighborhoods of Los Angeles...

 participate in BruinGo program, in which UCLA students and staff can show their BruinCard (university ID) to the driver so that the university pays a part of the fare.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Type !! Fare
|-
| One-way (not available during summer quarter)
| US$0.50
|-
| BruinGo! Flash Pass
| US$33.00 per quarter
|}

Fleet

Culver CityBus currently operates 46 buses. All, except for 7092-7097, are New Flyer C40LF. All buses run on CNG and have been acquired in 1998 and 2002. Buses acquired in 2002 have LED Luminators. Culver CityBus has retired its old fleet, mostly made of buses by Flxible
Flxible
The Flxible Co. was a motorcycle sidecar, funeral car, ambulance, intercity coach and transit bus manufacturing company based in the United States that was founded in 1913, and which closed in 1996.-History:In 1913, Hugo H. Young and Carl F...

, TMC/RTS
Rapid Transit Series
The Rapid Transit Series bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors and is currently produced by Millennium Transit Services as the RTS Legend. Millennium had produced the buses from 2006 until it shut down production in 2009, only to be bought back...

, and Gillig
Gillig
Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...

.

All buses are numbered 70—and 71--.

Buses were originally painted green and white, but all buses were repainted to all green in 2000.

In 2008, large decals honoring Culver CityBus's 80th year of service were affixed to buses and were later removed in 2009.

Culver CityBus began operating six New Flyer C40LFR buses on the new Rapid 6 starting on January 4, 2010.

External links

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