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

Victor Valley, California

Victor Valley is a subregion of Southern California north of the San Bernardino Mountains in the Mojave Desert. It is located in San Bernardino County and situated east of the Antelope Valley and north of the Cucamonga Valley. The Victor Valley is part of the 14th largest metropolitan area, the...

 area.

Origins of the VVTA

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 15 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, Pinon Hills, and Wrightwood. 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 syatem. In January 2005 the operations contract for all
transit service in the Victor Valley area was consolidated under a separate contract with ATC
(now Veoila).

Routes

VVTA routes are grouped into three different categories: Fixed routes, Deviated routes, and County routes. The fixed routes are standard city bus service- they serve a pre-determined route and stop at designated stops only. Deviated routes serve a pre-determined route and stops, but can deviate as far as 3/4 mile off that route to pick up passengers with advanced reservation. County routes are similar to Deviated routes, but they serve outlying rural areas and charge a higher fare. County routes do not charge a deviation fee for deviated trips to designated locations within outlying communities.

County Routes

• 21 Tri-Community (Phelan, and Piñon Hills and Wrightwood by reservation)
• 22 Helendale
• 23 Lucerne Valley

Fixed Routes

• 31 Adelanto-Victorville
• 32 Adelanto-Victorville North
• 41 Apple Valley-Victorville
• 43 Apple Valley-Victor Valley College
• 44 Victor Valley Mall-Hesperia
• 45 Victorville-Hesperia
• 48 Hesperia West
• 51 Victorville
• 52 Victorville-Victor Valley Mall
• 53 Victor Valley College-Victor Valley Mall
• 54 West Victorville Circulator

Deviated Routes

• 33 Adelanto
• 40 Apple Valley North
• 46 Hesperia Deviation
• 47 Apple Valley South

Fares

Fares are higher on the three County routes, which serve rural areas of the surrounding San Bernardino County. County route passes are also accepted on Suburban routes.

Type of Fare	Cash Fare	Day Pass	31-Day Pass
General Fixed-Route	$1.25	$3.50	$50
Student Fixed-Route	$1.00	$3.25	$40
Senior/Disabled Fixed Route	$0.60	$1.75	$25
General County	$2.25	$5.50	$75
Student County	$2.00	$4.50	$65
Senior/Disabled County	$1.00	$2.75	$35

Passengers who require a deviation on either Deviated or County routes must pay a service charge:

Type of Fare	Deviated Service Charge
General	$2.00
Student	$2.00
Senior/Disabled	$1.00

Since no regularly scheduled service stops in either Piñon Hills or Wrightwood, there is no additional charge for trips to the Piñon Hills Post Office or the Piñon Hills or Wrightwood Community Centers.

VVTA also provides Direct Access Dial-A-Ride service to persons with disabilities. The fares are charged on a zone basis as follows:

# of Zones	Single Ride	Monthly Subscription Pass
1	$2.50	$130
2	$4.50	$160
3	$6.00	$180

Fleet

The VVTA operates over 64 active and spare buses in its system with the addition of 7 new(NABI) buses as of 2008 the fleet was composed of:

Model	Length	Year	Quantity	Fuel Type	Notes
Blue Bird Transhuttle		1999–2001	2	Diesel
Blue Bird XLF 35		2007	5	LNG
Blue Bird xcl 102		2003	2	CNG Compressed natural gas Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...
NABI Nabi Nabi may refer to:* Prophets of Islam, humans who, in the Islamic faith, have been chosen as prophets by God**Nabi * Butterfly in the Korean language** Nabi , a 2001 South Korean film** The Korean language title of Mr...  LFW-29.02		2002–2008	13	CNG Compressed natural gas Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...
ElDorado National ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...		2000	8	Diesel
ElDorado ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...  Aerotech 220		2001	6	Diesel	ADA service vehicle
ElDorado ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...  Aerotech III		2002	1	Diesel	ADA service vehicle
ElDorado ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...  CalTrans TypeVI		2003	8	Diesel	ADA service vehicle
ElDorado ElDorado National ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...  Aerotech		2002–2005	22	Diesel	ADA service vehicle

Governance

Victor Valley Transit Authority is administered by a Board of Directors, made up 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 held every month . 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, holding the yearly unmet needs hearings, 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..

Website

VVTA is also actively utilizing the web to improve its services to customers and the general public. Information about routes and schedules and new programs and press releases.