About:Big Blue Bus/service change/2-19-2017

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Big Blue Bus 2-19-2017

SANTA MONICA, CA – Big Blue Bus (BBB) will adjust its service to better connect customers to the places they live, work and play. BBB will be adding service to six bus routes, and improving schedules on seven others, beginning February 19, 2017.

Major changes include:

The reinstatement of service to downtown Santa Monica on Route 5, seven days per week. The route will serve Santa Monica via Colorado Blvd., and Palms Expo Line Station all day on weekdays creating more service connections to Century City; weekend service will also improve to every 40 minutes.

Route 7 weekday service will increase to every 15 minutes all day, to help meet customer demand for more local service on Pico Blvd.

Route 43 will connect to 17th St./SMC Expo Line Station, Santa Monica College’s Main Campus, and both Route 7 and Rapid 7 service on Pico Blvd.

Rapid 10 service will be discontinued west of Broadway and 4th St. in downtown Santa Monica and offer 20-minute weekday service during peak hours.

UCLA students will see more service on Rapid 12, for better connectivity to Metro’s Expo Line, and schedule adjustments on weekends. Route 17 will serve UCLA’s Charles E. Young Terminal, instead of Hilgard Terminal; weekday service will increase to every 20 minutes. Furthermore, Route 18 will see schedule adjustments on weekday morning trips to UCLA and evening trips to Marina del Rey.

Customers can also expect to see scheduling changes and improvements on Routes 9, 14, 15, 41 and 42.