Gold Coast Transit

Gold Coast Transit District, formerly known as South Coast Area Transit (SCAT), is a local bus operator in western Ventura County, California, serving Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and the adjoining areas of unincorporated Ventura County.

Gold Coast Transit District
Founded1973
Headquarters301 East Third Street,
Oxnard, CA
Service areaVentura County, CA
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes20[1]
Fleet57 transit buses[1]
24 paratransit vans[1]
Daily ridership11,893 (Weekday, 2013/2014); 7,644 (Saturday, 2013/2014); 7,011 (Sunday, 2013/2014)
Websitegoldcoasttransit.org

History

Gold Coast Transit District was founded in 1973 as South Coast Area Transit with the merger of the Ventura City Transit Lines and the Oxnard Municipal Bus Lines.[2] Until 1994, SCAT also served Santa Paula. Service to Santa Paula has since been replaced with VISTA routes and a dial-a-ride service within the City of Santa Paula. The system adopted the name Gold Coast Transit effective July 1, 2007.[3] This accompanied a change in bus livery and the acquisition of 26 new buses.[4]

In October 2013, Assembly Bill 664 was chartered as the enabling legislation to transition Gold Coast Transit from a Joint Powers Authority to a Special Purpose Transit District. On July 1, 2014, Gold Coast Transit officially transitioned to become the Gold Coast Transit District.[5] The District founding member jurisdictions includes the cities of Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura and the County of Ventura. The bill allows other cities in the County of Ventura to subsequently join the district.[6]

In 2014, GCTD leadership was recognized with the District being honored as the “Transit Agency of the Year” at the Small Operators award ceremony hosted by the California Transit Association (CTA) [7] as part of its 49th Annual Conference and Expo in Monterey, California.

On May 10, 2017 Gold Coast Transit District broke ground on the new Operations and Maintenance Facility.[8][9] The facility opened in July 2019.[10]

Service area

Gold Coast Transit District provides bus service to these cities and communities:

Routes

As of July 2015, Gold Coast Transit District operates 19 Fixed Routes and ACCESS Paratransit Service.

Fixed Routes
RouteTerminalsViaHeadwayNotes
1AOxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Port HuenemeC Street, Saviers Road
  • 20 minutes daily
  • Clockwise loop along Hueneme Rd, Surfside Dr, Ventura Rd, Ponoma St, and Bard Rd.
  • Serves Centerpoint Mall and Oxnard DMV
1B
  • Counter-clockwise loop along Bard Rd, Ventura Rd, Ponoma St, Surfside Dr, and Hueneme Rd
  • Serves Centerpoint Mall and Oxnard DMV
2Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Colonia3rd Street, Colonia Rd, 1st Street
  • 45 minutes daily
  • Clockwise loop within the neighborhood
  • Interlined with Route 3
3Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Naval Base
Ventura Road and Bard Road		J street, C Street Transfer Center
  • 45-50 minutes daily
  • Clockwise loop After C Street along Teakwood, Ventura Rd, and Channel Islands Bl
  • Interlined with Route 2
4AOxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		North Oxnard
Loop		4th Street, Doris St, Ventura Rd, Gonzales Rd, Rose Ave
  • 50 minutes daily
  • Clockwise loop along listed streets
4B
  • 30 minutes daily
  • Counter-clockwise loop along listed streets
5Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Seabridge
Victoria Avenue and Wooley Road		5th Street, Ventura Rd, Wooley Rd
  • 45 minutes daily
  • Performs a clockwise loop beginning at Novato Dr. along Hemlock St. and Victoria
6Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Ventura
Ventura Avenue and Seneca Avenue		C Street, Victoria Ave, Telegraph Road, Main Street, Ventura Ave
  • 25 minutes weekdays, 15-20 minutes peak
  • 25-35 minutes Saturday
  • 25-35 minutes Sunday
7C Street Transfer Center
Centerpoint Mall		South Oxnard
Butler Road and Pleasant Valley Road		Saviers Rd, Pleasant Valley Rd, Bard Rd
  • 45 minutes daily
  • Serves Oxnard College and Oxnard DMV
  • Performs loop around mobile home parks
8Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		C Street Transfer Center
Centerpoint Mall		Rose Ave, Bard Rd, Saviers Rd
  • 45 minutes daily
  • Serves Oxnard College and Oxnard DMV
9Lemonwood
San Mateo and El Dorado		Cal Giesler
Giesler Avenue and Date Street		Saviers Rd, Giesler Ave, Channel Islands Bl, Rose Ave
  • 50 minutes daily
  • Performs loop at both ends of the line along Ash St, Gisler Ave, and Laurel St on the West end and Ives, San Mateo, and El Dorado on the East End
10Ventura Transfer Center
Pacific View Mall		Wells Center
Wells Road and Carlos Street		Telegraph Road
  • 60 minutes daily
  • Serves Ventura College
  • Performs loop in Saticoy along Darling Rd, Campanula Ave, Violeta St, and Los Angeles Ave
  • Interlined with Route 16
11Ventura Transfer Center
Pacific View Mall		Wells Center
Wells Road and Carlos Street		Telephone Road
  • 30 minutes weekdays
  • 40 minutes weekends
  • Serves Ventura DMV and Government Center
15Esplanade Shopping Center
West Esplanade Drive and Wagon Wheel Road		St John's Regional Medical Center
Rose Avenue and Gonzales Road		Vineyard Ave, Simon Way, Alvarado St, Auto Center Dr, Rose Ave, Nyeland Acres
  • 60 minutes daily
  • Serves El Rio and Nyeland Acres
  • Performs a loop around Auto Center Shopping Plaza
  • Interlined with Route 17
16Ventura Transfer Center
Pacific View Mall		Downtown Ojai
Ojai Avenue and Fox Street (Park & Ride)		Thompson Blvd, Ventura Ave, HWY 33, Ojai Avenue
  • 60 minutes daily
17Esplanade Shopping Center
West Esplanade Drive and Wagon Wheel Road,
Oxnard Blvd and Clyde River (The Collection)		Oxnard College
The Collection(Riverpark)

Rose Avenue and Gonzales (St. John's), Rose and Westar, Rose Avenue and Bard Road

Ventura Boulevard, Rose Ave
  • 60 minutes daily
19Oxnard Transit Center
4th Street and Meta Street		Central Oxnard Loop5th Street, Victoria Ave, Gonzales Rd, Rice Ave, 3rd Street, Sturgis Ave
  • 60 minutes daily
  • Performs clockwise loop
20
  • Performs counter-clockwise loop
  • Route 20 operates on weekdays only
21C Street Transfer Center

Centerpoint Mall

Ventura Transfer Center
Pacific View Mall		Channel Islands Boulevard, Victoria Avenue, Telegraph Rd
  • 60 minutes daily
  • 30 minutes weekday peak periods
  • Serves C Street Transfer Center, Ventura College, Naval Base and Government Center

School Trippers

Along with normal fixed routes, Gold Coast Transit District operates 4 "School Trippers" that supplement school bus service to the local high schools. Anyone can ride them, but they only operate on weekdays, one trip in the morning towards the school, and once in the afternoon away from the school.

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
18AOxnard High School
Gonzales Road and Merion Way		C Street Transfer CenterM Street, Doris Street
  • Performs a loop along Victoria Ave and Patterson Rd
18COxnard High School
Gonzales Road and Merion Way		5th Street and Ventura RoadJ Street, Wooley Rd, Ventura Rd, Vineyard Ave
  • Performs a loop along Victoria Ave and Patterson Rd
18FVentura High School
Main Street and Catalina Street		Ventura Avenue and Norway DriveMain Street and Figueroa Street
  • Morning trip continues on to Ventura Transfer Center
18GRio Mesa High School
Central at Rio Mesa HS		Vineyard at St. Mary's, Ventura Road at Gonzales5th Street, H Street, Ventura Rd, Vineyard Ave, Gonzales Rd, Rice Ave, 3rd Street
  • Morning trip goes along H Street and M Street
  • No afternoon trip as of August 24, 2014

References
  1. About Gold Coast Transit District
  2. Vandervoort, Bill. "TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA: LOS ANGELES AREA/OUTLYING COUNTIES". Chicago Transit & Railfan Website. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. Announcement on front page of official site: http://www.goldcoasttransit.org/
  4. "Transit service gets new name, colors". Ventura County Star. July 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  5. "Assembly Bill No. 664" California State Legislative Information Accessed 18 November 2014
  6. Public Utilities Code: DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS: PART 18. GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT § 107000
  7. "Transit Agency of the Year". California Transit Association. 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  8. Coverly, Lynnette. "New Facility Groundbreaking". www.goldcoasttransit.org. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  9. Harris, Mike (April 22, 2019). "Gold Coast Transit prepares for clean air future with electric bus test run". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  10. Harris, Mike (July 12, 2019). "Grand opening Saturday for Gold Coast Transit's new 15-acre headquarters in Oxnard". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

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