Pasadena Transit

Pasadena Transit

Parent	Pasadena DOT
Founded	1994
Headquarters	221 E. Walnut St, Pasadena
Service area	Pasadena, CA
Service type	bus service
Routes	8
Annual ridership	1,531,527 (2012)[1]
Fuel type	CNG
Operator	First Transit
Website	Pasadena Transit

System Map (as of December 2015)

Pasadena Transit, formerly known as Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS), is a city-operated local bus service in Pasadena, California, United States. It was formed in 1994 coinciding with the kickoff of the World Cup at the Rose Bowl as a free service of the City of Pasadena.^[2] In 2003, fares were introduced. In December 2015, the agency changed its name to Pasadena Transit.^[3]

Fixed-route service

Pasadena ARTS consists of 8 routes in the City of Pasadena. All routes connect with the Metro Gold Line.^[4]

Route overview

Route	Direction	Terminals		via	Days of Operation [lower-alpha 1]	Schedule Information
		Westbound / Northbound	Eastbound / Southbound
10	West / East	Old Pasadena Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard	Allen Station	Green Street, Del Mar Boulevard, Allen Street, Colorado Boulevard	Weekdays, Saturdays	Schedule
20	Clockwise / Counter-clockwise	Altadena [lower-alpha 2] Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road		Woodbury Road, Lake Avenue, California Boulevard, Fair Oaks Avenue	Weekdays, Saturdays	Schedule
31	West / East	Altadena Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road	Sierra Madre Villa Station	Washington Boulevard, Altadena Drive	Weekdays, Saturdays	Schedule
32				Washington Boulevard, New York Avenue
40	West / East	Old Pasadena Raymond Street and Holly Street	Sierra Madre Villa Station	Villa Street, Orange Grove Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard	Weekdays, Saturdays	Schedule
51	North / South	Art Center College of Design North Campus	Fillmore Station	Fiar Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street, Linda Vista Street	Weekdays	Schedule
		Rose Bowl	Memorial Park Station	Fiar Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street	Saturdays
52	North [lower-alpha 3]	Art Center College of Design / JPL [lower-alpha 3]	N/A	Fair Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Seco Street, Oak Grove Drive	Weekdays peak periods [lower-alpha 4]	Schedule
60	West / East	Pasadena City College	Hastings Ranch Sierra Madre Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue	Del Mar Boulevard, San Gabriel Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard	Weekdays peak periods	Schedule

Notes

1. No service is provided on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
2. All counterclockwise buses will recover at Woodbury Road & Raymond Lane for several minutes before proceeding to Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road.
3. Route 52 runs north form Fillmore Station to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, then turn south to Art Center. The bus will stop at the Art Center terminal for 6 - 7 minutes, then continues as southbound Route 51 back to Fillmore Station.
4. Route 52 operates 1 am trip and 2 pm trips during weekdays.

Fares

Fare Type †	Regular	Student ‡	Senior (62+) / Disabled / Medicare ‡
One-way	$0.75	$0.50	$0.35
Local Transfer	Free
Interagency Transfer	$0.25		$0.10

• TAP is now accepted aboard all Pasadena Transit buses.
• † children five years of age and under may ride free (maximum 2 children w/ accompanying adult).
• ‡ Proper identification must be presented to obtain the reduced Student and Senior/Disabled/Medicare fare.
• Inter-agency paper transfers are used to transfer to Metro and Foothill Transit buses, TAP (Transit Access Pass) card transfers are used to transfer to Metro Gold Line only.

Future Development

The Pasadena-Altadena Regional Trolley System is a recently proposed heritage streetcar system that would connect Altadena, Downtown, and Pasadena City College. No dates for this proposal have been set.^[5]

References

1. Maps & Reports. Pasadena DOT http://cityofpasadena.net/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=6442470680. Retrieved 22 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. public transit in pasadena
3. Miller, Terry (December 1, 2015). "ARTS Bus in Pasadena Morphs into Pasadena Transit". Pasadena Independent. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
4. City of Montebello - Bus Lines, City of Montebello, retrieved April 30, 2015
5. Thal Armathura. "Avenue to the Sky - Lake Avenue, Pasadena".

See also

• Gold Line (Los Angeles Metro)