Big Blue Bus

Bus service serving Santa Monica and surrounding region in Los Angeles, California

For other uses of "Blue Bus", see Blue Bus (disambiguation).

Big Blue Bus

Big Blue Bus at UCLA Hilgard Terminal

Parent| City of Santa Monica, Department of Transportation
Founded| 1928 (as Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines)
Headquarters| Santa Monica, California
Locale| Santa Monica, Westwood, and Venice, California
Service area| United States
Service type| Transit Bus
Routes| 20[1]
Fleet| 195
Daily ridership| 26,900 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Annual ridership| 8,289,600 (2023)[3]
Fuel type| CNG, Electric
Operator| City of Santa Monica
Chief executive| Anuj Gupta (Interim)
Website| bigbluebus.com

Big Blue Bus (stylized in lowercase) is a public transit agency that provides public bus services for the city of Santa Monica and the greater Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. The service, operated by the city of Santa Monica, was founded on April 14, 1928 and throughout its existence has used a blue color scheme for its buses, leading to the Big Blue Bus nickname that would later become the official name of the agency. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,289,600, or about 26,900 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Big Blue Bus receives funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and offers connections to its Metro Bus and Metro Rail systems, but is operated independently from Metro.

## History

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A now-retired GMC "New Look" bus in service for what was then-called the "Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines".

The agency was founded on April 14, 1928 as the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines and the agency picked a unique blue color scheme for its buses, later leading to the Big Blue Bus nickname.[4] It holds the distinction of being the second oldest public transit bus system still operating in Los Angeles County; only the neighboring Culver CityBus (founded March 4, 1928) is older.[5]

Santa Monica established the bus line in response to a fare increase on the Pacific Electric interurban trains between Santa Monica and Los Angeles.[6]

While independent from other agencies in the Los Angeles area, the Big Blue Bus has always offered connections to the other systems, most notably near the intersections of Pico and Rimpau Boulevards in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles. The historic transfer point was established by Santa Monica, the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric Railway and is known today as the Pico/Rimpau Transit Center and is used the Big Blue Bus and Metro Bus.[6]

In 1978, Santa Monica became the first transit operator in California to operate a bus with a wheelchair lift, the Grumman-Flxible Model 870. It was the third agency to order the bus after Atlanta's MARTA, and Connecticut's CT Transit. The Big Blue Bus was one of the last transit agencies using the iconic GMC New Look "fishbowl" bus, the last of which was retired in 2005.

The Big Blue Bus has been honored with the American Public Transportation Association’s Outstanding Transportation System award in 1987, 1992, 1997, 2000 and 2011.[7]

## Routes

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Big Blue Bus operates 18 bus lines: 12 regular routes, 4 rapid routes, and 2 circulator routes. On weekends and holidays with weekend service, the agency operates 10 bus lines: 9 regular routes and 1 rapid route.[8]

The agency is currently undergoing a COA (Comprehensive Operational Analysis) which will inform service and route changes over the next five years. These aim to help the agency better connect with future Metro Rail extensions, most notably the D and K lines, adjust to new travel patterns, increase service frequency, and make service blocks compatible with a zero emissions bus fleet. [9]

### Local routes

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Sunday schedules are operated on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Route  | Terminals  | Via  | Days of Operation# | Notes

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1  | Westwood
UCLA | Venice
Grand Bl & Riviera Av  | Santa Monica Bl, Main St  | Daily  |

* Operates alongside LA Metro 4 (24‑hour service)
* Serves Downtown Santa Monica station

2  | Westwood
UCLA  | Santa Monica
Main St & Olympic Dr  | Wilshire Bl  | Daily  |

* Operates alongside LA Metro 20 (24‑hour service)
* Operates alongside LA Metro Rapid 720
* Serves Downtown Santa Monica station

3  | Santa Monica
Arizona Av & 5th St  | Los Angeles
Aviation/LAX station | Lincoln Bl  | Daily  |

* Operates alongside Rapid 3
* Serves LAX City Bus Center

5  | Santa Monica
Main St & Olympic Dr  | Palms
Palms station | Colorado Av, Olympic Bl, Motor Av  | Weekdays  |

* Operates hourly
* Serves Downtown Santa Monica station, 17th Street/SMC station, 26th Street/Bergamot station, Expo/Bundy station and Westfield Century City

7  | Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl  | Mid-Wilshire
Wilshire/Western station | Pico Bl  | Daily  |

* Operates alongside Rapid 7 & Express 7
* Serves Santa Monica College, Expo/Sepulveda station and Rimpau Transit Center
* Three trips westbound in the morning and three trips eastbound in the afternoon deviate from Pico Bl to serve Beverlywood

8  | Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl  | Palms
Overland Av & Venice Bl  | Ocean Park Bl, National Bl, Overland Av  | Daily  |
9  | Pacific Palisades
Sunset Bl & Marquez Av  | Santa Monica
Main St & Olympic Dr  | Sunset Bl, Chatauqua Bl, 4th St  | Daily  |
14  | Brentwood
Bringham Av & Gorham Av  | Inglewood
Westchester/Veterans station | Bundy Dr, Centinela Av  | Daily  |

* Select trips extend from Brentwood north to Paul Revere Middle School
* Serves Expo/Bundy station and Santa Monica College Bundy Campus

15  | Brentwood
Barrington Pl & Chayote St  | West LA
Expo/Bundy station
(Pico Bl & Bundy Dr) | Barrington Av  | Weekdays  |
16  | Playa del Rey
Culver Bl & Vista Del Mar  | West LA
Saltair Av & Wilshire Bl  | Walgrove Av, 23rd St, 20th St  | Weekdays  |

* Serves 26th Street/Bergamot station, Expo/Bundy station and Westfield Century City

17  | Westwood
UCLA
(Macgowan Hall) | Culver City

Culver City station

| Sawtelle Bl, Palms Bl  | Daily  |

* Serves Expo/Sepulveda station and Palms station

18  | Westwood
UCLA
(Gateway Plaza) | Marina Del Rey
Via Marina & Admiralty Wy  | Montana Av, 4th St  | Daily  |

* Serves Downtown Santa Monica Station

41  | Santa Monica
Santa Monica College  | 14th St, 20th St  | Weekdays  |

* Service operates in a clockwise loop and terminates at 14th St & Pico Bl
* Operates opposite of Line 42
* Serves 17th Street/SMC station

42  | Santa Monica
Santa Monica College  | 20th St, 14th St  | Weekdays  |

* Service suspended until further notice
* Service operates in a counterclockwise loop and terminates at Santa Monica College (16th St & Pico Bl)
* Operates opposite of Line 41

43  | Santa Monica
Santa Monica College  | Santa Monica
San Vicente Bl & 14th St  | 26th St, San Vicente Bl  | Weekdays, peak hours  |

* Select eastbound trips serve Paul Revere Middle School
* Serves 26th Street/Bergamot station

44  | Santa Monica
17th Street/SMC station  | West LA
Santa Monica College Bundy Campus  | Bundy Dr, Ocean Park Bl, 17th St  | School days  |

* Service currently suspended, slated to return in Fall 2024
* Connects 17th Street/Santa Monica College station, Santa Monica College Main Campus, and Santa Monica College Bundy Campus
* Limited service when Santa Monica College is not in session

### Rapid & Express routes

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Route  | Terminals  | Via  | Days of Operation  | Notes

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Rapid 3  | Santa Monica
Arizona Av & 5th St  | Los Angeles
Aviation/LAX station  | Lincoln Bl  | Weekdays, peak hours  |

* Operates alongside Line 3
* Serves LAX City Bus Center

Rapid 7  | Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl  | Mid-Wilshire
Wilshire/Western station  | Pico Bl  | Weekdays  |

* Operates alongside Line 7 & Express 7
* Serves Santa Monica College, Expo/Sepulveda station and Rimpau Transit Center

Express 7  | Santa Monica
7th St & Olympic Bl  | Mid-Wilshire
Wilshire/Western station  | Pico Bl  | Weekdays  |

* Service suspended until further notice
* Operates alongside Line 7 & Rapid 7
* Makes five intermediate stops at major transfer points: Downtown Santa Monica station, Santa Monica College, Expo/Sepulveda station, Pico/Rimpau Transit Center, Pico & Crenshaw

Express 9  | Pacific Palisades
Sunset Bl & Marquez Av  | Santa Monica
4th & Colorado  | Pacific Coast Highway | School days  |

* To/from Palisades Charter High School

Rapid 10  | Santa Monica
Broadway & 5th St  | Downtown LA
Main St & Alameda St  | In Santa Monica: Santa Monica Bl, Bundy Dr
Express Portion: I-10
In Downtown LA: Grand Av/Olive St, Figueroa St/Flower St, Temple St  | Weekday, peak hours  |

* Operates into Downtown LA in the AM rush and into Downtown Santa Monica in the PM rush
* Serves Expo/Bundy station

Rapid 12  | Westwood
UCLA
(Gateway Plaza) | Culver City
Overland Av & Venice Bl  | Westwood Bl, Overland Av  | Daily  |

* Evening peak hour trips are sometimes platooned

## Bus fleet

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Big Blue Bus currently maintains a fleet of 195 buses of various lengths including 29', 40', and 60' articulated, with 35-footers set to be delivered in 2025.[10] In 2018, Big Blue Bus received its last ever internal combustion vehicle. 19 buses out of its total fleet are currently battery-electric.[11] All buses feature destination signs. Newer buses (units 1801 and later) feature white LED destination signs, while older units feature a variety of other colors. In 2024, the fleet was equipped with passenger information displays[12] in place of the older dot-light signs. These are part of a fleet-wide communications system replacement with Clever Devices systems. The passenger displays currently feature a three-day weather forecast, upcoming stops with time to arrival, and the line's final destination. As part of this upgrade, electric buses also gain access to Clever's EV fleet integration software during the agency's transition to a zero-emissions fleet. This also enables [12] vehicles to generate more frequent and accurate GPS data for tracking purposes, such as the Transit app. Buses 1808-1827 and 2101-2118 came standard with free passenger Wi-Fi; this was added to the rest of the fleet with the installation of the new fleet comms systems.

Big Blue Bus has evaluated two main options for zero-emissions propulsion of its buses in an effort to decarbonize its fleet by 2030. Both hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses have been considered.[13] The agency has determined that battery-electric buses can replace their CNG buses at current service levels with a 1:1 replacement ratio.[10] Big Blue Bus is installing charging for 100+ buses at its depot using a canopy with overhead reel dispensers, a project set to be complete by the end of 2024.[11] 2010 and 2011 El Dorado EZR II- BRT 32' CNG models are set to be replaced with 15 35-foot Gillig Low Floor Plus EV models.[10] Moreover, Big Blue Bus' 2011 NABI LFW 40' and NABI BRT 60' units have already exceeded their design life.[14] The agency has subsequently delayed its fleet electrification deadline to 2031.

### Active fleet

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Manufacturer  | Model  | Length (ft)  | Fleet Numbers  | Thumbnail  | Year  | Fuel  | Notes

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Gillig | BRT | 40  | 1300  |  | 2012  | CNG  |
1301-1344  | 2013  |
1345-1357  | 2014  |
1500-1510  | 2015  |
New Flyer | XN60 | 60  | 1560-1566  |  | 2015  |

* Used primarily on Rapid services

Gillig | BRT | 29  | 1600-1603  |  | 2015  |
40  | 1701-1725  |  | 2016-2017  |
29  | 1801-1807  |  | 2018  |
40  | 1808-1826  |  | 2018  |
Low Floor Plus | 1827  |  | 2018  | Electric  |

* Unit 1827 is a Gillig prototype and features the old livery and interior design
* Units 2101-2118 and newer feature the redesigned livery with dark blue on the bottom third and light blue on the top. Up until these buses, the primary livery consisted of a bottom and top section connected by a downwards facing curve, but these buses now have a straight line separating the bottom and top two thirds
* Units 1827 and 2101 are equipped with the old interior layout with forward facing seating in the low-floor section of the bus. These do not include the powered wheelchair securement devices from Quantum. The former has its interior in the green color that had been standard up until the 2100 series. 2101 is configured with the old interior layout with the new light blue color seating.
* Units 2102 and later feature the powered Quantum wheelchair securement devices and only 2 forward facing seats in the low-floor section of the bus, and instead feature more longitudinal seating. This interior configuration is always in light blue.

2101-2118  |  | 2021
ENC | E-Z Rider II BRT | 32  | 2900-2904  |  | 2010  | CNG  |

* Originally powered with a gasoline electric hybrid system. Later converted to CNG.
* Soon to be retired and replaced by Gillig 35-footers[10]
* Regularly suffer mechanical issues during revenue service leading to 40-foot buses to be occasionally used on 30-foot routes

2905-2914  | 2012
NABI | LFW | 40  | 3868-3876  |  | 2011  |
BRT | 60  | 5300-5310  |  |  |

* Used primarily on Rapid services
* Soon to be retired

5311-5320  |  |

* Used primarily on Rapid services
* Soon to be retired

### Awaiting Delivery

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Manufacturer  | Model  | Length (ft)  | Year  | Quantity (Fleet Numbers)  | Drive  | Notes

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Gillig | Low Floor Plus | 35  | 2025  | 15 (2501–2515)  | Electric  |

* Set to replace ElDorado 32-footers from 2010 through 2012 which are at end of useful lives

40  | 2027  | 73 (2701–2773)  |

### Future and Electrification

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Following the success of Big Blue Bus' pilot with a prototype Gillig/Cummins BEB (unit 1827), the agency committed to only purchasing zero-emission vehicles moving forward. Big Blue Bus charges its electric fleet with 100 percent renewable energy. The second batch of battery-electric buses are expected in 2025. The agency has set itself a 2030 deadline for full conversion to zero-emissions operation, which as of February 2023, it has determined it can achieve with exclusively battery-electric buses.[10]

The agency is slated to replace vehicles as they reach the end of their useful service lives. Next to be replaced are El Dorado 32' BRT models, with delivery of replacement Gillig 35' Low Floor EVs slated for 2025. The agency's fleet of remaining NABI vehicles is the next group of buses to be replaced.

Due to dynamic service changes, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ridership changes, amongst other factors, the agency is pursuing a more dynamic fleet replacement timeline than that which was outlined in their original CARB document.

## Incidents

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On November 20, 2012, a Big Blue Bus turned left in front of an oncoming motorcyclist, which resulted in the 25-year-old man's death. The accident occurred at approximately 10:33 a.m. at the triangular intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Marquez in the Pacific Palisades. Only buses are allowed to make the left turn, a maneuver that has been determined to be too dangerous for other vehicles.

On June 7, 2013, Bus 4057 of Big Blue Bus was among several vehicles fired at during a thirteen-minute killing spree that left six people dead, including the gunman, and four others wounded. Three women suffered minor injuries aboard the bus, one from shrapnel-type injuries and the other two from injuries unrelated to the gunfire.[15] Approximately two dozen people were inside the bus at the time of the shooting. The attack on Bus 4057 marked the first time a Big Blue Bus came under attack by a gunman in its 85-year service.[16]

## In popular culture

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### Speed

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Main article: Speed (1994 film)

Two humorous slogans Santa Monica Bank used on Big Blue Buses appeared in the film Speed.[17] The bus operator in the movie is called the Santa Monica Intercity Bus Lines, a fictionalized version of the Big Blue Bus's official name, the Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines.

### Raymond Chandler

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In Raymond Chandler's novel Farewell, My Lovely, first published in 1940, he writes as protagonist Philip Marlowe, describing a scene in Bay City (Chandler's version of the City of Santa Monica):

"Outside the narrow street fumed, the sidewalks swarmed with fat stomachs. Across the street a bingo parlor was going full blast and beside it a couple of sailors with girls were coming out of a photographer's shop where they had probably been having their photos taken riding on camels. The voice of the hot dog merchant split the dusk like an axe. A big blue bus blared down the street to the little circle where the street car used to turn on a turntable. I walked that way."

### Curb Your Enthusiasm

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In the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode ”Namaste" (season 9, episode 7), Larry David is forced to catch a bus, an activity he is not accustomed to. The endeavor ends with Larry being kicked off the bus. The bus station is the Montana/San-Vincente station in Brentwood which serves lines 14 and 18.[18]

### The Doors

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The lyric from The Doors song “The End” “The blue bus is calling us” is sometimes said to refer to the Big Blue Buses but according Ray Manzarek this is apocryphal.[19]

## References

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1. ^ "Routes and Schedules". Big Blue Bus. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
4. ^ "Our History – Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
5. ^ "Public Transit Ridership, Los Angeles County, California". www.laalmanac.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
6. ^ a b Hobbs, Charles P. (September 6, 2011). "Big Blue Bus Breakthrough | More Than Red Cars – The Obscure, Offbeat and Half-Forgotten Transportation History of Southern California". Retrieved December 14, 2020.
7. ^ "2011 APTA Awards Program" (PDF). October 4, 2011. pp. 25–26.
8. ^ "Routes and Schedules - Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
9. ^ "Brighter Blue".
10. ^ a b c d e "Santa Monica City Council: Approval of Agreement with Gillig LLC to Purchase Fifteen 35-foot Battery Electric Buses".
11. ^ a b "Big Blue Bus Receives $22.9 Million State Grant for Fleet Electrification, Workforce Development, and Customer Experience Enhancements - Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
12. ^ a b "We're Upgrading Our Fleet Communications System - Big Blue Bus". www.bigbluebus.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
13. ^ "Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan" (PDF). California Air Resources Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2022.
14. ^ "Bus Testing Procedures- GovInfo" (PDF).
15. ^ "Injured victims of Santa Monica shooting". Cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
16. ^ ""City of Santa Monica: July 7th, 2013 Shooting Incident After-Action Report"" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2019.
17. ^ Pool, Bob (December 1, 1999). "Bus Line's One-Liners to Stop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
18. ^ Surrey, Miles (November 13, 2017). "Who Won 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Week 7?". The Ringer. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
19. ^ "SongFacts: "The End" by The Doors".

## Further reading

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Ayer, Bob. History of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus. Santa Monica, CA: City of Santa Monica, 1992.

## External links

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Media related to Big Blue Bus at Wikimedia Commons

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