San Joaquin Regional Transit District
Encyclopedia
San Joaquin Regional Transit District (known as "San Joaquin RTD" or simply as RTD) is a transit district
that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California
and the surrounding communities of Lodi
, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp
, Lathrop
, Manteca
, and Tracy
.
San Joaquin RTD operates 36 fixed routes to the Stockton metropolitan area, including Metro Express, RTD’s Bus Rapid Transit service, and one Downtown trolley-replica
route. RTD currently contracts with MV Transportation for the operations of 14 RTD Interregional Commuter routes that serve Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Dublin/Pleasanton’s BART
station, with subscription service available for commuters. In addition, MV operates five RTD deviated fixed routes that are served by Metro Hopper buses connecting Ripon, Manteca, Lathrop, Thornton, Woodbridge, French Camp, Morada, and Linden to Stockton, Tracy, and Lodi. MV also operates two RTD Intercity routes connecting Stockton with Lodi, Tracy, and Manteca. Total annual ridership for calendar year 2008 was 5 million trips, and Interregional ridership for fiscal year 2008 totaled 328,476 trips.
In late 1979, SMTD moved operations from Grant and Channel Streets to its current Lindsay Street facility.
In 1985, SMTD adopted the nickname “SMART.”
In 1990, SMART began providing fully accessible fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services for the elderly and persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
In 1994, enabling legislation expanded SMART’s service area to the San Joaquin County border, bringing with it a name change to reflect its expansion - San Joaquin Regional Transit District, or SJRTD for short. That same year, SJRTD expanded its Interregional Commuter service to offer additional routes to commuters traveling to the Bay Area and Sacramento.
In 2004, SJRTD adopted “San Joaquin RTD” as its new corporate identity and developed a new logo. That same year, RTD introduced low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses via its “Flower Bus,” with a full-wrap sunflower display designed to complement the slogan “A Breath of Fresh Air.”
At the end of 2006, RTD opened the Downtown Transit Center for the public, with a floor for employee offices.
The 2004/05 San Joaquin County Grand Jury received complaints from RTD staff about the General Manager's handling of the termination of Union Officials, procurement practices, and the use of agency credit cards. The case (#1904) was further investigated by the 2005/06 Grand Jury.
In November 2007, as a result of further complaints by RTD staff, another Grand Jury investigation was launched into agency practices and procedures. Issues under investigation included: the GM's use of agency credit cards for the purchase of personal gifts and meals, and other agency cards being used for over $11,000 in meals, the use of a consultant who had a conflict of interest to negotiate for construction of the Downtown Transit Center, the ongoing use of a sole-sourced training consultant for several years in a row at the rate of $9,000/month not including expenses, ongoing practice of hiring employees and consultant without going through a competitive process, the GM not providing updates to the Board of Directors of contracts executed by her and exceeding her authority in executing contracts, consultants consistently paid for undocumented services against a retainer, the agency deliberately withholding contracts from the Grand Jury and had to be subpoenaed, GM not following proper procedures for change orders.
On Friday, June 20, 2008, it released a nine-page report for finding, among other things, inappropriately spending taxpayer money. The report cites excessive use of consultants, credit card abuse and inappropriate hiring practices.
Further in the report RTD was cited for having “some witnesses were evasive, self-serving and deliberately misleading in their testimony and did an inadequate job in providing documents," Furthermore the grand jury goes on to state. "this made the investigation more difficult and lengthier than it should have been" and in turn required the grand jury to obtain a subpoena.
RTD is publicly funded and has a $37.5 million budget. RTD is citing that this coming fiscal year in the state budget that they are being cut out of $3.5 million in state funding. RTD has already implemented an Inter-regional Commuter service fare increase to help offset the impacts associated with the increase in fuel costs and the decrease in available state operational funds.
The jury cited RTD for inappropriate use of credit and purchase cards. It goes to state that American Express cards held by Donna Kelsay, General Manager/CEO of RTD and her administrative assistant were used to buy gifts and meals for RTD employees. The district spent $1,038 for a dinner for 40 employees at the now defunct Stockton restaurant, Mallard’s. Kelsay has also admitted to going to Costco and spending $500 on 40 lidded coffee mugs so her employees wouldn’t spill coffee on the new carpet in the Downtown Transit Center facility. Also cited were the fact that purchase cards were used to spend $8,790 on movie tickets which were given to employees for their birthdays or resold at the cost paid. Kelsay was also accused of awarding contracts without the consent of RTD’s board of directors.
The 2008/09 Grand Jury launched yet another follow-up investigation (Case #09-08A) finding that: itemization of consultant deliverables continues to be inadequate, a training and labor relations consultant is still under contract for his fifth consecutive year and now being paid approximately $6,000 per month, and the agency still budgets excessive amounts for legal services ($960,000) and two security staff ($200,000) and may influence the entire budget process and could result in unnecessary increased fares and cuts in services.
Further adding to the controversy, Bobby Kuhn, former Director of Maintenance for RTD, and three other RTD staff members were terminated just after they testified to the Grand Jury. Mr. Kuhn and two of the other terminated employees have filed a civil action against the District and Donna Kelsay (Case #39-2008-00192086-CU-OE-STK) claiming that their employment with RTD was terminated as the result of their cooperation with the Grand Jury. Donna Kelsay states in an interview with News 10’s Tim Daly, that there was “absolutely no retaliation” but instead attributes it to the rising cost of fuel.
It has been noted publicly that, since the rise of Ms. Kelsay to the GM position at RTD, attrition of management employees has been unusually high, and can be attributed to the departure of employees who did not agree with the procedures and operation of the District that has come under such scrutiny from the Grad Jury.
, and ABQ RIDE of Albuquerque, New Mexico
. ABQ RIDE eventually backed out of the consortium, choosing to order buses directly from New Flyer instead. San Joaquin RTD's first low-emission hybrid bus was delivered and introduced into service in 2004. In September 2007, RTD had 33 hybrid buses, representing 30% of its full-size Metro fleet.
RTD chose hybrid buses because they use an electric motor and a smaller diesel engine to save fuel and protect the environment. RTD’s low-emission hybrid buses reduce carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and particulate matter (PM) up to 90%, and oxides of nitrogen (Nox) up to 50%.
At the present time RTD has several different configurations of its Gillig
Advantage Diesel/Electric Hybrid buses
The 6000 series is currently the buses being operated on RTD's Metro Express Route 40. These buses produced by Gillig
have been specifically designed for Bus Rapid Transit. They have a unique design to distinguish them from other RTD coaches. The 6000 series buses have a low floor special design that is wider in the front of the coach to create easier access for wheelchair users. Wheelchair users board the coach using a ramp deployed out the front door. These buses also have a wider rear door for faster boarding/exiting.
The 6200 series is RTD's 29 feet (8.8 m) configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have one door for entering/exiting.
The 6300 series is RTD's 35 feet (10.7 m) low floor configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have dual door access for boarding and alighting.
The 6400 series is RTD's 40 feet (12.2 m) low floor configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have dual door access for boarding and alighting.
These hybrid buses are equipped with Continental-Siemens TransitMaster CAD\AVL technology which provides ADA-compliant voice announcement and interior LED destination signs. For passenger and operator safety, the buses are equipped with GE Digital Security cameras. Hybrid bus headsigns are produced by TwinVision. Each hybrid bus is equipped with bike racks for two bikes.
service, and uses uniquely-branded, low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses that arrive at their stops every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 30 minutes on weeknights, weekends, and holidays.
Metro Express passengers are required to have a valid, pre-paid RTD bus pass or ticket to ride. Fare Vending Machines, located at Metro Express stops and the Downtown Transit Center (DTC), are available for passengers to purchase single ride, 10 ride, 1-day, and 31-day unlimited ride passes before boarding. Metro Express uses the same fare structure and passes as RTD’s regular fixed routes, and passes issued by the Fare Vending Machines can be used on any of RTD’s regular fixed routes.
The first floor of the DTC has a waiting area, public restrooms, and a customer service center where riders can get maps and schedules, purchase fares, and make customer comments. RTD leases 2100 square feet (195.1 m²) of retail space for a restaurant on the east end, and a police satellite station provides the DTC with two RTD-contracted police officers. A boardroom available for public meetings occupies the west end of the first floor and RTD administrative offices occupy the rest of the building.
On average, 6,000 people use the DTC each weekday.
40 - Metro Express - Downtown Transit Center (DTC) - Pacific Avenue -Hammer Lane
44 - Metro Express - Downtown Transit Center (DTC) - Airport Way -Stockton Metro Airport
51 - El Dorado - San Joaquin - Malls - Amtrak - SJ Co. Hosp.
52 - California - West Lane - Kaiser - DTC - Honor Farm
54 - San Joaquin - Houston - Manthey / Lincoln - Amtrak - DTC
55 - MLK Jr. Blvd - Stanislaus - DTC / Stanislaus - Weston Ranch
60 - West Fremont - DTC - Monte Diablo - Pixie Woods
61 - Fontana - Alpine - Malls - Pershing - Country Club - DTC
61 - Fontana - Pershing - Malls - Country Club - Section/Oro (Weekday Night Service interlined with Route 80 after 7:05 PM)
63 - Malls - Ben Holt - Cumberland / Cumberland - Ben Holt - Robinhood - Malls
65 - Kelley - Don - Otto / Swain - Malls (Weekdays Only)
65 - Pershing - Don - Wagner Heights / Otto - Meadow - Malls (Weekend/Holiday)
66 - Ponce de Leon - Hickcock - Spanos Park West / Davis - Woodcreek - Hammer
68 - Ben Holt - Plymouth - Malls / Swain - Ben Holt - Cumberland - Worchester (Weekend/Holiday)
71 - West Lane - Kaiser - Holman - Bianchi - Malls
73 - West Hammer - Mariners / East Hammer - Holman
74 - West March Lane - Malls - Hammer Lane - Morada / East March Lane - Malls - Social Security (Weekdays)
75 - CalWORKs - Cherokee - Holman - Malls - Bryant - DTC (Weekdays)
76 - Eastland Plaza - Sanguinetti - Wilson - DTC / Wilson - DTC - Los Angeles
77 - Eastland Plaza - Filbert - Waterloo - DTC / Miner - DTC
80 - DTC - Pershing - Malls - Oro / Fontana - Pershing - Malls - Country Club - Section/Oro (Weekday Night Service interlined with Route 61 after 7:05 PM)
81 - El Dorado - Malls - Knickerbocker / El Dorado - Malls - DTC
83 - Airport Way - DTC - Myrtle - Main/Gertrude
85 - Togninali - "B" Street - Airport Way / Ralph - Transworld - Stockton Airport
Stockton Metropolitan Area (Limited Weekday Service) -
310 - Grant - MLK - DTC / MLK - El Dorado - 8th
315 - MLK Blvd - San Joaquin - DTC / Arognaut - Eighth - Houston (Summer Service Suspended: See Route 54)
325 - Pacific - Waterloo - Myrtle / Eastbound - (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 77 & 83)
330 - Picardy - Pershing - Malls / Pershing - Monte Diablo - DTC (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 60, 61, & 80)
335 - Pershing - Worchester - Thornton / Otto - Kelley - Meadow - Malls
340 - Morada - Holman - Bianchi / Bianchi - Holman - Morada (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 23, 71 & 73)
345 - Kermit - Hammer - Kaiser / Tam O'Shanter - Kermit - Malls
360 - Alpine - March - Holman / West Lane - Sanguinetti - Cherokee (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 75 & 76)
370 - Airport - Myrtle - Rosemarie / DTC - Airport (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 55, 80, 83 & 85)
380 - Myrtle - DTC - Charter / Myrtle - 10th Street (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 80, 83 & 85)
390 - Pock - Oro - Myrtle / Cardinal - Togninali - Frontage 99 (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 77, 83 & 85)
Trolley Service (Evening/Special Events Loop)
19 - Downtown Stockton (Operates only when an event occurs)
Metro Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)
1 - Northwest Stockton / Malls - West March Lane - Social Security - Quail Lakes - Robinhood
2 - Northwest Stockton / Malls - Pershing - Don - Lincoln Center - Inglewood
3 - Northeast Stockton / Malls - Kaiser - Montauban - East March Lane (Roundtrip)
4 - Central Stockton / Flora - Acacia - Pacific (Miracle Mile) - Malls / University of the Pacific - Pacific (Miracle Mile) - Commerce - DTC
5 - Central Stockton / University Park - California - Fulton - Malls / Essex - Fulton - California - DTC
6 - Northeast Stockton / Malls - Lorraine - Walmart - East March Lane (Roundtrip)
7 - South Stockton - South El Dorado - South San Joaquin - Commerce - DTC / Eastland Plaza - South San Joaquin - VA Clinic - San Joaquin County Hospital
Intercity Service
23 - Stockton - Lodi via Lower Sacramento
27 - Manteca - Stockton Airport - Lathrop - Tracy
County Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)
90 - Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy
91 - Stockton - Manteca - Ripon
92 - Stockton - French Camp - West Lathrop
93 - Stockton - Lodi
Interregional Commuter Service (Weekdays Only)
151 - Livermore 1 / Stockton - Manteca - Livermore
152 - Livermore 2 / Stockton - Manteca - Livermore
153 - Manteca - Tracy - Livermore #1
154 - Manteca - Livermore #2
160 - BART 1 / Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - BART (Dublin/Pleasanton)
163 - Stockton - Lodi - Downtown Sacramento via Highway 99
164 - Lockheed 2 / Manteca - Sunnyvale (Lockheed Martin VTA Transit Center)
165 - Stockton - Downtown Sacramento via Interstate 5
166 - Lockheed 3 / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Pleasanton (Park-N-Ride) - Sunnyvale
167 - Ripon - Manteca - Tracy - Livermore - Dublin/Pleasanton (BART) - Pleasanton Walmart
171 - BART 2 / Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - BART (Dublin/Pleasanton) - (This bus provides one trip with direct service to BART from the DTC at 5:05 PM and service from BART to the DTC with an arrival time of 8:10 PM)
172 - Lockheed 4 - Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - Sunnyvale
173 - Northrup Grumman & Sunnyvale / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Sunnyvale
174 - Mountain View & Palo Alto / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Mountain View - Palo Alto
176 - Sacramento 2 / Stockton - Lodi - Downtown Sacramento
Transit district
A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region....
that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
and the surrounding communities of Lodi
Lodi, California
Lodi is a city located in , in the northern portion of California's Central Valley. The population was 62,134 at the 2010 census. The California Department of Finance's population estimate as of January 1, 2011 is 62,473....
, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp
French Camp, California
French Camp is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 3,376 at the 2010 census, down from 4,109 at the 2000 census. San Joaquin General Hospital is located in French Camp....
, Lathrop
Lathrop, California
Lathrop is a city located in . At the 2010 census Lathrop’s population was 18,023, and has a projected “build out” population of 70,000. The city is located in Northern California at the intersection of I-5 and 120 freeways.-Geography:...
, Manteca
Manteca, California
Manteca is a city in , USA. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 67,096.- History :Manteca is a city in the Central Valley of California, 76 miles east of San Francisco. It was founded in 1861 by Joshua Cowell. Cowell claimed around and built houses on what is now the corner of Main...
, and Tracy
Tracy, California
Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, United States and an exurb of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census.-History:...
.
San Joaquin RTD operates 36 fixed routes to the Stockton metropolitan area, including Metro Express, RTD’s Bus Rapid Transit service, and one Downtown trolley-replica
Tourist trolley
A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus , which is made to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram....
route. RTD currently contracts with MV Transportation for the operations of 14 RTD Interregional Commuter routes that serve Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Dublin/Pleasanton’s BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
station, with subscription service available for commuters. In addition, MV operates five RTD deviated fixed routes that are served by Metro Hopper buses connecting Ripon, Manteca, Lathrop, Thornton, Woodbridge, French Camp, Morada, and Linden to Stockton, Tracy, and Lodi. MV also operates two RTD Intercity routes connecting Stockton with Lodi, Tracy, and Manteca. Total annual ridership for calendar year 2008 was 5 million trips, and Interregional ridership for fiscal year 2008 totaled 328,476 trips.
History
In 1963, legislative groundwork began for the establishment of a public transit special district in Stockton, and in 1965, the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District (SMTD) began providing service for the residents of Stockton.In late 1979, SMTD moved operations from Grant and Channel Streets to its current Lindsay Street facility.
In 1985, SMTD adopted the nickname “SMART.”
In 1990, SMART began providing fully accessible fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services for the elderly and persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
In 1994, enabling legislation expanded SMART’s service area to the San Joaquin County border, bringing with it a name change to reflect its expansion - San Joaquin Regional Transit District, or SJRTD for short. That same year, SJRTD expanded its Interregional Commuter service to offer additional routes to commuters traveling to the Bay Area and Sacramento.
In 2004, SJRTD adopted “San Joaquin RTD” as its new corporate identity and developed a new logo. That same year, RTD introduced low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses via its “Flower Bus,” with a full-wrap sunflower display designed to complement the slogan “A Breath of Fresh Air.”
At the end of 2006, RTD opened the Downtown Transit Center for the public, with a floor for employee offices.
Multiple Grand Jury Investigations
The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (and specifically RTD's embattled General Manager, Donna Kelsay DeMartino) have been the subject of Multiple Grand Jury Investigations and a lawsuit.The 2004/05 San Joaquin County Grand Jury received complaints from RTD staff about the General Manager's handling of the termination of Union Officials, procurement practices, and the use of agency credit cards. The case (#1904) was further investigated by the 2005/06 Grand Jury.
In November 2007, as a result of further complaints by RTD staff, another Grand Jury investigation was launched into agency practices and procedures. Issues under investigation included: the GM's use of agency credit cards for the purchase of personal gifts and meals, and other agency cards being used for over $11,000 in meals, the use of a consultant who had a conflict of interest to negotiate for construction of the Downtown Transit Center, the ongoing use of a sole-sourced training consultant for several years in a row at the rate of $9,000/month not including expenses, ongoing practice of hiring employees and consultant without going through a competitive process, the GM not providing updates to the Board of Directors of contracts executed by her and exceeding her authority in executing contracts, consultants consistently paid for undocumented services against a retainer, the agency deliberately withholding contracts from the Grand Jury and had to be subpoenaed, GM not following proper procedures for change orders.
On Friday, June 20, 2008, it released a nine-page report for finding, among other things, inappropriately spending taxpayer money. The report cites excessive use of consultants, credit card abuse and inappropriate hiring practices.
Further in the report RTD was cited for having “some witnesses were evasive, self-serving and deliberately misleading in their testimony and did an inadequate job in providing documents," Furthermore the grand jury goes on to state. "this made the investigation more difficult and lengthier than it should have been" and in turn required the grand jury to obtain a subpoena.
RTD is publicly funded and has a $37.5 million budget. RTD is citing that this coming fiscal year in the state budget that they are being cut out of $3.5 million in state funding. RTD has already implemented an Inter-regional Commuter service fare increase to help offset the impacts associated with the increase in fuel costs and the decrease in available state operational funds.
The jury cited RTD for inappropriate use of credit and purchase cards. It goes to state that American Express cards held by Donna Kelsay, General Manager/CEO of RTD and her administrative assistant were used to buy gifts and meals for RTD employees. The district spent $1,038 for a dinner for 40 employees at the now defunct Stockton restaurant, Mallard’s. Kelsay has also admitted to going to Costco and spending $500 on 40 lidded coffee mugs so her employees wouldn’t spill coffee on the new carpet in the Downtown Transit Center facility. Also cited were the fact that purchase cards were used to spend $8,790 on movie tickets which were given to employees for their birthdays or resold at the cost paid. Kelsay was also accused of awarding contracts without the consent of RTD’s board of directors.
The 2008/09 Grand Jury launched yet another follow-up investigation (Case #09-08A) finding that: itemization of consultant deliverables continues to be inadequate, a training and labor relations consultant is still under contract for his fifth consecutive year and now being paid approximately $6,000 per month, and the agency still budgets excessive amounts for legal services ($960,000) and two security staff ($200,000) and may influence the entire budget process and could result in unnecessary increased fares and cuts in services.
Further adding to the controversy, Bobby Kuhn, former Director of Maintenance for RTD, and three other RTD staff members were terminated just after they testified to the Grand Jury. Mr. Kuhn and two of the other terminated employees have filed a civil action against the District and Donna Kelsay (Case #39-2008-00192086-CU-OE-STK) claiming that their employment with RTD was terminated as the result of their cooperation with the Grand Jury. Donna Kelsay states in an interview with News 10’s Tim Daly, that there was “absolutely no retaliation” but instead attributes it to the rising cost of fuel.
It has been noted publicly that, since the rise of Ms. Kelsay to the GM position at RTD, attrition of management employees has been unusually high, and can be attributed to the departure of employees who did not agree with the procedures and operation of the District that has come under such scrutiny from the Grad Jury.
RTD's Hybrid Buses
In 2006, RTD led a consortium of 11 transit agencies in purchasing 157 GM diesel-electric hybrid buses consisting of eight other California transit authorities, RTC RIDE (formerly Citifare) of Reno, NevadaReno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, and ABQ RIDE of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. ABQ RIDE eventually backed out of the consortium, choosing to order buses directly from New Flyer instead. San Joaquin RTD's first low-emission hybrid bus was delivered and introduced into service in 2004. In September 2007, RTD had 33 hybrid buses, representing 30% of its full-size Metro fleet.
RTD chose hybrid buses because they use an electric motor and a smaller diesel engine to save fuel and protect the environment. RTD’s low-emission hybrid buses reduce carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and particulate matter (PM) up to 90%, and oxides of nitrogen (Nox) up to 50%.
At the present time RTD has several different configurations of its 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:...
Advantage Diesel/Electric Hybrid buses
The 6000 series is currently the buses being operated on RTD's Metro Express Route 40. These buses produced by 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:...
have been specifically designed for Bus Rapid Transit. They have a unique design to distinguish them from other RTD coaches. The 6000 series buses have a low floor special design that is wider in the front of the coach to create easier access for wheelchair users. Wheelchair users board the coach using a ramp deployed out the front door. These buses also have a wider rear door for faster boarding/exiting.
The 6200 series is RTD's 29 feet (8.8 m) configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have one door for entering/exiting.
The 6300 series is RTD's 35 feet (10.7 m) low floor configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have dual door access for boarding and alighting.
The 6400 series is RTD's 40 feet (12.2 m) low floor configuration of the hybrid bus. These buses have dual door access for boarding and alighting.
These hybrid buses are equipped with Continental-Siemens TransitMaster CAD\AVL technology which provides ADA-compliant voice announcement and interior LED destination signs. For passenger and operator safety, the buses are equipped with GE Digital Security cameras. Hybrid bus headsigns are produced by TwinVision. Each hybrid bus is equipped with bike racks for two bikes.
Metro Express
Metro Express is RTD’s Bus Rapid TransitBus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
service, and uses uniquely-branded, low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses that arrive at their stops every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 30 minutes on weeknights, weekends, and holidays.
Metro Express passengers are required to have a valid, pre-paid RTD bus pass or ticket to ride. Fare Vending Machines, located at Metro Express stops and the Downtown Transit Center (DTC), are available for passengers to purchase single ride, 10 ride, 1-day, and 31-day unlimited ride passes before boarding. Metro Express uses the same fare structure and passes as RTD’s regular fixed routes, and passes issued by the Fare Vending Machines can be used on any of RTD’s regular fixed routes.
The Downtown Transit Center (DTC)
Completed December 2006, the DTC has three off-street bus lanes, two passenger boarding platforms, and a two-story building. Nearly all RTD routes connect at the DTC, which has 20 sheltered, off-street bus stops as well as additional streetside stops on the north and south sides. The DTC building incorporates the façades of three historic buildings (Hart & Thrift, Bower, and Delta) on its front elevation.The first floor of the DTC has a waiting area, public restrooms, and a customer service center where riders can get maps and schedules, purchase fares, and make customer comments. RTD leases 2100 square feet (195.1 m²) of retail space for a restaurant on the east end, and a police satellite station provides the DTC with two RTD-contracted police officers. A boardroom available for public meetings occupies the west end of the first floor and RTD administrative offices occupy the rest of the building.
On average, 6,000 people use the DTC each weekday.
Route List
Stockton Metropolitan Area Service40 - Metro Express - Downtown Transit Center (DTC) - Pacific Avenue -Hammer Lane
44 - Metro Express - Downtown Transit Center (DTC) - Airport Way -Stockton Metro Airport
51 - El Dorado - San Joaquin - Malls - Amtrak - SJ Co. Hosp.
52 - California - West Lane - Kaiser - DTC - Honor Farm
54 - San Joaquin - Houston - Manthey / Lincoln - Amtrak - DTC
55 - MLK Jr. Blvd - Stanislaus - DTC / Stanislaus - Weston Ranch
60 - West Fremont - DTC - Monte Diablo - Pixie Woods
61 - Fontana - Alpine - Malls - Pershing - Country Club - DTC
61 - Fontana - Pershing - Malls - Country Club - Section/Oro (Weekday Night Service interlined with Route 80 after 7:05 PM)
63 - Malls - Ben Holt - Cumberland / Cumberland - Ben Holt - Robinhood - Malls
65 - Kelley - Don - Otto / Swain - Malls (Weekdays Only)
65 - Pershing - Don - Wagner Heights / Otto - Meadow - Malls (Weekend/Holiday)
66 - Ponce de Leon - Hickcock - Spanos Park West / Davis - Woodcreek - Hammer
68 - Ben Holt - Plymouth - Malls / Swain - Ben Holt - Cumberland - Worchester (Weekend/Holiday)
71 - West Lane - Kaiser - Holman - Bianchi - Malls
73 - West Hammer - Mariners / East Hammer - Holman
74 - West March Lane - Malls - Hammer Lane - Morada / East March Lane - Malls - Social Security (Weekdays)
75 - CalWORKs - Cherokee - Holman - Malls - Bryant - DTC (Weekdays)
76 - Eastland Plaza - Sanguinetti - Wilson - DTC / Wilson - DTC - Los Angeles
77 - Eastland Plaza - Filbert - Waterloo - DTC / Miner - DTC
80 - DTC - Pershing - Malls - Oro / Fontana - Pershing - Malls - Country Club - Section/Oro (Weekday Night Service interlined with Route 61 after 7:05 PM)
81 - El Dorado - Malls - Knickerbocker / El Dorado - Malls - DTC
83 - Airport Way - DTC - Myrtle - Main/Gertrude
85 - Togninali - "B" Street - Airport Way / Ralph - Transworld - Stockton Airport
Stockton Metropolitan Area (Limited Weekday Service) -
310 - Grant - MLK - DTC / MLK - El Dorado - 8th
315 - MLK Blvd - San Joaquin - DTC / Arognaut - Eighth - Houston (Summer Service Suspended: See Route 54)
325 - Pacific - Waterloo - Myrtle / Eastbound - (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 77 & 83)
330 - Picardy - Pershing - Malls / Pershing - Monte Diablo - DTC (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 60, 61, & 80)
335 - Pershing - Worchester - Thornton / Otto - Kelley - Meadow - Malls
340 - Morada - Holman - Bianchi / Bianchi - Holman - Morada (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 23, 71 & 73)
345 - Kermit - Hammer - Kaiser / Tam O'Shanter - Kermit - Malls
360 - Alpine - March - Holman / West Lane - Sanguinetti - Cherokee (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 75 & 76)
370 - Airport - Myrtle - Rosemarie / DTC - Airport (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 55, 80, 83 & 85)
380 - Myrtle - DTC - Charter / Myrtle - 10th Street (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 80, 83 & 85)
390 - Pock - Oro - Myrtle / Cardinal - Togninali - Frontage 99 (Summer Service Suspended: See Routes 77, 83 & 85)
Trolley Service (Evening/Special Events Loop)
19 - Downtown Stockton (Operates only when an event occurs)
Metro Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)
1 - Northwest Stockton / Malls - West March Lane - Social Security - Quail Lakes - Robinhood
2 - Northwest Stockton / Malls - Pershing - Don - Lincoln Center - Inglewood
3 - Northeast Stockton / Malls - Kaiser - Montauban - East March Lane (Roundtrip)
4 - Central Stockton / Flora - Acacia - Pacific (Miracle Mile) - Malls / University of the Pacific - Pacific (Miracle Mile) - Commerce - DTC
5 - Central Stockton / University Park - California - Fulton - Malls / Essex - Fulton - California - DTC
6 - Northeast Stockton / Malls - Lorraine - Walmart - East March Lane (Roundtrip)
7 - South Stockton - South El Dorado - South San Joaquin - Commerce - DTC / Eastland Plaza - South San Joaquin - VA Clinic - San Joaquin County Hospital
Intercity Service
23 - Stockton - Lodi via Lower Sacramento
27 - Manteca - Stockton Airport - Lathrop - Tracy
County Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)
90 - Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy
91 - Stockton - Manteca - Ripon
92 - Stockton - French Camp - West Lathrop
93 - Stockton - Lodi
Interregional Commuter Service (Weekdays Only)
151 - Livermore 1 / Stockton - Manteca - Livermore
152 - Livermore 2 / Stockton - Manteca - Livermore
153 - Manteca - Tracy - Livermore #1
154 - Manteca - Livermore #2
160 - BART 1 / Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - BART (Dublin/Pleasanton)
163 - Stockton - Lodi - Downtown Sacramento via Highway 99
164 - Lockheed 2 / Manteca - Sunnyvale (Lockheed Martin VTA Transit Center)
165 - Stockton - Downtown Sacramento via Interstate 5
166 - Lockheed 3 / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Pleasanton (Park-N-Ride) - Sunnyvale
167 - Ripon - Manteca - Tracy - Livermore - Dublin/Pleasanton (BART) - Pleasanton Walmart
171 - BART 2 / Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - BART (Dublin/Pleasanton) - (This bus provides one trip with direct service to BART from the DTC at 5:05 PM and service from BART to the DTC with an arrival time of 8:10 PM)
172 - Lockheed 4 - Stockton - Lathrop - Tracy - Sunnyvale
173 - Northrup Grumman & Sunnyvale / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Sunnyvale
174 - Mountain View & Palo Alto / Stockton - Manteca - Tracy - Mountain View - Palo Alto
176 - Sacramento 2 / Stockton - Lodi - Downtown Sacramento
External links
- RTD Main Site
- RTD Wins APTA Grand Award for Electronic Media
- Stockton Record, October 6, 2009 RTD Introduces Metro Hopper Service
- Grand Opening of RTD's Mall Transfer Station, April 23, 2009
- RTD's Response to the grand jury report
- Official Grand Jury Report
- Stockton Record, June 21, 2008 article detailing the grand jury report
- News 10, June 20, 2008 Interview
- Stockton Record, July 7, 2008 article about RTD's plans to increase fares across the board
- List of San Joaquin RTD routes and descriptions