Monterey–Salinas Transit
Monterey–Salinas Transit (MST) is a bus service operating in Monterey County, California. Service is primarily to the greater Monterey and Salinas areas, but extends as far south as Paso Robles and Big Sur and as far north as Watsonville and San Jose. Most lines follow a hub-and-spoke system, connecting at hubs in Monterey or Salinas. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . History The first public transportation services for Monterey County were provided by Southern Pacific Railroad passenger trains, including the ''Del Monte'' to and from San Francisco along the Monterey Branch Line connecting Pacific Grove to Castroville. The Monterey and Pacific Grove Railway provided the first intra-county services using horse cars starting on August 5, 1891. Independent streetcar systems in Monterey (the Monterey and Del Monte Heights Railway Company, connecting Monterey to Seaside) and Salinas (the "Dingy" for Spreckels Sugar Company employees and their f ...
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Monterey, California
Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both Spain (1804–1821) and Mexico (1822–1846). During this period, Monterey hosted California's first theater, public building, public library, publicly-funded school, printing-press, and newspaper. It was originally the only port of entry for all taxable goods in California. In 1846, during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848, the United States Flag was raised over the Customs House. After Mexico ceded California to the U.S. at the end of the war, Monterey hosted California's first constitutional convention in 1849. The city occupies a land area of and the city hall is at above sea level. The 2020 census recorded a population of 30,218. Monterey and the surrounding area have attracted artists since the late 19th-century, an ...
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