Victor Valley Transit Authority

Transit agency in San Bernardino County, California, US

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Victor Valley Transit

Victor Valley Transit Vehicle in Fontana in 2022

Parent| Victor Valley Transit Authority
Headquarters| 17150 Smoke Tree St.
Hesperia, California
Service area| Victor Valley [1]
Service type| bus service, paratransit
Routes| 32
Hubs| 1 maintenance, 1 bus storage facility
Fleet| 64 active[2]
Annual ridership| 1,162,000 (2022)[3]
Operator| Keolis
Website| vvta.org

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 area.[4] [5] In 2022, the system had a ridership of 1,162,000.

In June 2015, VVTA was designated as a Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) for the High & North Desert regions of San Bernardino County. This represented an expanding role and commitment to the Authority's already established Mobility Management department and increased the VVTA service area from 425 to 950 square miles.[6]

## History[edit]

### Origins of the VVTA[edit]

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 23 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, Piñon Hills, Wrightwood. Service is also provided to Barstow and Fort Irwin. The Fort Irwin service is branded as the NTC Commuter. 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 system. In January 2005, the operations contract for all transit service in the Victor Valley area was consolidated under a separate contract with ATC (later Veoila, now Transdev).[7] In 2018, National Express Transit became the system operator.[8]

### Barstow Area Transit[edit]

Parent| City of Barstow, San Bernardino Associated Governments
Headquarters| 1612 State St.,
Locale| Barstow, CA
Service area| northern Mojave desert[1]
Service type| bus service, paratransit
Routes| 3
Annual ridership| 144,000[9]
Operator| MV Transportation
Website| Barstow transportation[permanent dead link]

Barstow Area Transit formerly ran the transportation service in Barstow and surrounding areas of San Bernardino County, including the communities of Hinkley, Lenwood, Grandview, Yermo, Harvard, Daggett and Newberry Springs. It was merged into VVTA in 2015.[10][11]

MV Transportation, Inc. was contracted by the city to operate Barstow Area Transit. Barstow Area Transit operated Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and on the weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m; the system carried more than 144,000 passengers each year.

The system featured three routes: Central Barstow, which was called Route 1 while running as a clockwise loop and Route 2 while running counterclockwise; West Barstow/Grandview/Lenwood, which was called Route 3 while running clockwise and Route 4 while running counterclockwise; and Hwy 58 which traveled crosstown as Route 5.

### Transition to Fuel Cell Buses[edit]

In May 2023, the board of directors voted to replace its Battery Electric buses in favor of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses due to not meeting range requirements. Current plans are for eleven fuel cell buses[12]

## Governance[edit]

Victor Valley Transit Authority is administered by a Board of Directors, consisting of Seven Members (each with an alternate). The five board members from the cities are elected council persons assigned to VVTA by their respective city councils. The two board members are the San Bernardino county Supervisors[13] (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 monthly in Hesperia, with every third meeting in Barstow. 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, 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.[14]

## Routes[edit]

VVTA routes include Fixed, County, Intercity, and Commuter. County routes and some Fixed Routes can deviate as far as 3/4 mile to pick up passengers. County routes serve outlying rural areas. In August 2021, all routes at Lorene and 7th were moved to the Victor Valley Transportation Center (VVTC). On Sunday, October 2, 2022 VVTA returned to full-service.

Routes 1-9 are Barstow routes; 10-19 are Intercity routes; 20-29 are County routes; 30-39 are Routes primarily in Adelanto; 40-49 are Apple Valley, 50-59 are Victorville, 60-69 are Hesperia, and 100 series are the NTC Commuter. All routes operate 7 days a week except 50X (Monday-Thursday) and 111-118 (Weekdays only).

Route  | Terminals  | Via  | Notes

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|
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1  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Barstow

Montara Rd & Armory Rd

| Main St  |
2  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Barstow

Barstow Community College

| Barstow Rd  |
3  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Barstow

Lenwood Rd & Hampton Inn

| Main St, Lenwood Rd  |
6  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Barstow

Barstow Community College

| Armory Rd  |
15  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

| I-10, I-15 |
21P  | Hesperia

Main St & Cataba Rd

| Pinon Hills

Pinon Hills Community Center

| Phelan Rd  |
21W  | Hesperia

Main St & Cataba Rd

| Wrightwood

Wrightwood Community Center

| Phelan Rd  |
22  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Silver Lakes

Vista Rd & Helendale Rd

| National Trails Hwy  |
23  | Apple Valley

Apple Valley Post Office

| Lucerne Valley

Old Woman Springs Rd & Moss MHP

| Old Woman Springs Rd  |
25  | Hesperia

Main St & Cataba Rd

| Hesperia

G Ave & Olive St

| Mesquite St  |
28  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Silver Lakes

Vista Rd & Helendale Rd

| National Trails Hwy  |
29  | Barstow

Mountain View St & Belinda Av

| Newberry Springs

National Trails Hwy & Bagdad Cafe

| I-40, Yermo Rd  |
31  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Adelanto

Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way

| I-15, Palmdale  |
32  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Adelanto

Muskrat Av & El Mirage Rd

| Air Base Rd  |
33  | Adelanto

Bartlett Av & Greening St

| Adelanto

Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way

| Bellflower St  |
40  | Apple Valley

Apple Valley Post Office

| Apple Valley

Hwy 18 & Bass Hill Rd

| Thunderbird Rd  |
41  | Apple Valley

Apple Valley Post Office

| Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Outer Hwy 18  |
42  | Victorvilla

Victorvilla Valley College

| Apple Valley

Navajo Rd & Johnson Rd

| Apple Valley Rd  |
43  | Victorvilla

Victorvilla Valley College

| Apple Valley

Apple Valley Post Office

| Bear Valley Rd  |
47  | Apple Valley

Apple Valley Post Office

| Apple Valley

Bear Valley Rd & Navajo Rd

| Kiowa Rd  |
50  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Hesperia

Olive St & G Av

| I Av  |
50X  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Victorvilla

Victorvilla Valley College

| Hesperia Rd  | Express Service
52  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Victorvilla

Victor Valley Mall

| Mojave Dr  |
53  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Mall

| Victorvilla

Victorvilla Valley College

| Bear Valley Rd  |
54  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Mall

| Adelanto

Hwy 395 & Crossroads Way

| Bear Valley Rd  |
55  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Victorvilla

Victorvilla Valley College

| 3rd Av  |
56  | Victorvilla

Victor Valley Transportation Center

| Victorvilla

Lorene Dr & 7th St

| 7th St  |
64  | Hesperia

Olive St & G Av

| Hesperia

Muscatel St & Malibu Av

| Willow St  |

(Loop)

| Hesperia

G Av & Olive St

| C Av  |
68  | Hesperia

G Av & Olive St

| Hesperia

Main St & Cataba Rd

| Main St  |
111  | Fort Irwin

Fort Irwin Bus Lot

| Barstow

Wiliams Park & Ride

| South Loop Rd  |
114  | Fort Irwin

Fort Irwin Bus Lot

| Hesperia

Smoke Tree St - VVTA

| South Loop Rd  |
115  | Fort Irwin

Fort Irwin Bus Lot

| Silver Lakes

Vista Rd & Helendale Rd

| South Loop Rd  |
118  | Fort Irwin

Fort Irwin Bus Lot

| South Loop Rd  | To Smoke Tree St - VVTA Only

### Micro-Link[edit]

On Monday, October 3, 2022, Micro-Link was introduced in three zones - Zone 1 South Victorville; Zone 2 North Victorville, and Zone 3 Hesperia.

## Bus fleet[edit]

### Active fleet[edit]

Make/Model  | Fleet Numbers  | Thumbnail  | Year  | Engine  | Transmission  | Notes

|
|
|
|
|
|

New Flyer XE40 | 301-307  |  | 2019  | Siemens ELFA2  |  |
New Flyer XE40 | 308-312  |  | 2022  | Siemens ELFA2  |  |
NABI 40-LFW CNG | 603-609  |  | 2008  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
NABI 40-LFW CNG | 610-615  |  | 2010  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 616-624  |  | 2014  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 625  |  | 2015  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
ElDorado National XHF 35' CNG | 626-627  |  | 2016  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 35' CNG | 628-629  |  | 2018  | Cummins Westport ISL G NZ  | Allison B3400 xFE  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 630-636  |  | 2018  | Cummins Westport L9N  | Allison B3400 xFE  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 35' CNG | 637-638  |  | 2018  | Cummins Westport L9N  | Allison B3400 xFE  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 639-643  |  | 2018  | Cummins Westport L9N  | Allison B3400 xFE  |
MCI D4500CT CNG | 812-816  |  | 2015  | Cummins Westport ISX12 G  | Allison B500R  |
ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG | 817-819  |  | 2016  | Cummins Westport ISL G  | Allison B400R  |
ElDorado National E-Z Rider II BRT 32' CNG | 2022-2027  |  | 2021  |  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "San Bernardino County Measure I Boundary Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
2. ^ "page 21 in report" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
4. ^ "VVTA – Public Transit for Victor Valley". Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
5. ^ "look in page 44" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
6. ^ "VVTA BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018" (PDF). VVTA. Retrieved 4 Jan 2022.
7. ^ "look in page 23" (PDF). Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
8. ^ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Meeting Agenda – August 20, 2018 – VVTA". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
9. ^ San Bernardino Associated Governments information on Barstow Area Transport Archived December 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "VVTA, Barstow Area Transit Merger Formalized". Mass Transit. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
11. ^ Staff Reports. "VVTA / Barstow Area Transit Merger Formalized, Two New Board Members Join VVTA – High Desert Daily". highdesertdaily.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
12. ^ "Victor Valley Transit Authority Regular meeting of the board of directors, may 15, 2023" (PDF). VVTA. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
13. ^ "Victory Valley Transit Authority public hearing and regular meeting of the board of directors, June 20, 2023" (PDF). VVTA. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
14. ^ "board members". Vvta.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Barstow Area Transport official website
* Sanbag info on public transit in san bernardino county
* SBCTA info on public transit in san bernardino county

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