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Public Transportation In San Diego County, California
The following is a list of transportation options in San Diego County, California. Rail services Local San Diego Trolley The San Diego Trolley is a light rail that serves the metropolitan area including central San Diego, East County, South County to the border. COASTER commuter rail The San Diego Coast Express Rail, or COASTER is a forty-one-mile commuter rail line that connects the North County (San Diego area), North County to central San Diego. Eight stations in total are served, between Oceanside and downtown San Diego. SPRINTER hybrid rail The SPRINTER is a 22-mile light rail line between Oceanside, California, Oceanside and Escondido, California. Fifteen stations are served, including stops in the cities of Oceanside (western terminus), Vista, California, Vista, San Marcos, California, San Marcos, and Escondido (eastern terminus). SPRINTER service is operated with Siemens Desiro diesel multiple units manufactured in Germany, where they are widely used. Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SD Trolley Green Line
SD may refer to: Military and weaponry * Smith & Wesson SD, a line of pistol (first made 2010) * SD radar, an early US Navy radar system * Southern Cross Decoration (SD), a South African military award Organisations Political parties * Democratic Left (Italy) (2007–2010; ) * Social Democrats (Slovenia) (founded 1993) * Solidarity (Brazil) (founded 2012) * Democratic Party (Poland) (founded 1937; ) * Sweden Democrats (founded 1988) * Swiss Democrats, Switzerland (renamed 1990; ) * Serbian Right (founded 2018; ) Other organisations * ''Sicherheitsdienst'', Nazi intelligence service (1931–1945) * Sisters of the Destitute, a Syro-Malabar Catholic order (founded 1927) * Sudan Airways (founded 1946; IATA:SD) Places * Sudan (ISO 3166 country code:SD) * A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of San Diego, San Diego, California and the San Diego Padres—the city's Major League Baseball team * Shandong, a province of China * South Dakota, a US state * Eswatini (formerly ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis Obispo
; ; ; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway between the San Francisco Bay Area in the north and Greater Los Angeles in the south. The population was 47,063 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. San Luis Obispo was founded by the Spanish in 1772, when Junípero Serra, Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The town grew steadily through the Mexican period before a rapid expansion of San Luis Obispo following the American Conquest of California. San Luis Obispo is a popular tourist destination, known for its historic architecture, California wine, vineyards, and hospitality, as well as for being home to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. History The earliest human inhabitants of the local area were the Chumash people. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Transit Agency
The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) is the main transit agency for western Riverside County, California, United States. RTA provides both local and regional services throughout the region with 32 fixed-routes ,3 CommuterLink routes, Micro Transit in the Hemet San Jacinto area, and Dial-A-Ride services using a fleet of 339 vehicles. In the cities of Corona, Beaumont and Banning, RTA coordinates regional services with municipal transit systems. In Riverside, RTA coordinates with the city's Riverside Special Services, which provides ADA complementary service to RTA's fixed-route services. RTA was established as a joint powers agency on August 15, 1975, and began operating bus service on March 16, 1977. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Governance RTA is governed by a board of directors composed of 22 elected officials from 18 cities in western Riverside County and four members of the County Board of Supervisors. The member jurisdictions include the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coaster (rail Service)
Coaster (stylized in all caps) is a commuter rail service in the central and North County, San Diego, northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States, operated by the North County Transit District (NCTD). The commuter rail line features eight stops, with a travel time of about one hour and one minute end-to-end. The service operates seven days a week except nights, with slightly greater frequency during weekday peak periods. Coaster first entered service on February 27, 1995, and has since grown in ridership and capacity. In , the line had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . History The North San Diego County Transit Development Board was created in 1975 to consolidate and improve transit in northern San Diego County. Planning began for a San Diego–Oceanside commuter rail line, then called Coast Express Rail, in 1982. Funding for right-of-way acquisition and construction costs came from TransNet, a 1987 measure that imposed a 0.5% sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North County Transit District
The North County Transit - San Diego Railroad (NCTD) is the agency responsible for public transportation in Northern San Diego County, California. The agency manages the COASTER commuter rail service between Oceanside and San Diego, the SPRINTER hybrid rail service between Escondido and Oceanside, the BREEZE transit bus service, LIFT paratransit service, FLEX and NCTD+ on-demand services.. NCTD owns of mainline railroad track (the Surf Line) from the Orange County/San Diego County line to Santa Fe Depot (used by COASTER, Metrolink, and ''Pacific Surfliner'' passenger trains along with BNSF Railway freight trains) along with the Escondido Subdivision (used by the SPRINTER and BNSF freight trains). NCTD works closely with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), which operates public transit services in Southern San Diego County, and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), which plans, develops, and constructs transit projects for both NCTD and MTS. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chula Vista
Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh-most populous city in Southern California, the 15th-most populous city in the state of California, and the 81st-most populous city in the United States. The population was 275,487 as of the 2020 census, up from 243,916 as of the 2010 census. It is located in the South Bay, about halfway——between the two downtowns of the San Diego–Tijuana region. Chula Vista is named for its scenic location between San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills. The area, along with San Diego, was inhabited by the Kumeyaay before contact from the Spanish, who later claimed the area. In 1821, Chula Vista became part of the newly declared Mexican Empire, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later. California became part of the United States in 1848 as a result of the Mexican–American War, and was admitted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americans With Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA () is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. In 1986, the National Council on Disability had recommended the enactment of an Americans with Disabilities Act and drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in the House and Senate in 1988. A broad bipartisan coalition of legislators supported the ADA, while the bill was opposed by business interests (who argued the bill imposed costs on business) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Transit
First Transit was an American transportation company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, it operated over 300 locations, carrying more than 350 million passengers annually throughout the United States in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Panama, India and four Canadian provinces. In 2023 it was purchased by Transdev with the brand retired. History American Transportation Enterprises was founded in 1955. It was acquired by Ryder in 1986. First Transit was formed in 1999 when FirstGroup acquired Ryder. In 2007, First Transit acquired Cognisa, a company specializing in shuttle services. Also in 2007, FirstGroup acquired Laidlaw, and merged Laidlaw's transit operations with First Transit. In April 2016, First Transit commenced operating a five-year contract for Hinjewadi Techzone IT Park in India. In October 2016, First Transit commenced its first rail contract operating the A-train (Denton County), A-train for the Denton County Transportation Authority for a period of nine years. In Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transdev
Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020. Transdev was formed on 3 April 2011 via the merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev S.A., being initially equally owned by Veolia Environnement and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), the former soon announced plans to divest its holding in the business. Early priorities of Transdev were to largely focus upon its four core markets (France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States) while disposing of its less profitable ventures based in most other countries to consolidate. At the time of merger, Transdev operated in 27 countries to varying extents. During January 2019, Veolia sold on its remaining 30% shareholding in Transdev to the Rethmann Group; the company has since integrated some of its subsidiaries with those of Transdev. History Transdev was formed through the mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a light rail system serving San Diego County, California. The trolley's operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. , is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The trolley operates as a critical component of MTS, with connections to and integrated travel tickets with the local bus systems. The trolley system serves 62 stations, over about of route, using four primary lines (Blue, Orange, Green, and Copper) that operate daily, and a "downtown loop" heritage streetcar line (Silver) that operates on holidays. There is one downtown station where all major lines connect, and thirteen other stations that provide transfers to a second line (two of these also provide connections to commuter rail systems). The trolley began service on July 26, 1981, making it the oldest of the second-generation light rail systems in the United States, and the success of the system helped spark a nationwide revival of light rail. In , the trolley had the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is a public transit service provider for San Diego County, California. The agency operates a transit system that includes the San Diego MTS bus system, San Diego Trolley, and Rapid (San Diego), Rapid (bus rapid transit). MTS also controls the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway, San Diego and Arizona Eastern (SD&AE) freight railway and regulates Taxi, taxicabs, Share taxi, jitneys, and other private for-hire passenger transportation services. MTS is one of the oldest transit systems in Southern California, with predecessors dating back as early as the 1880s. The current agency started operations in 1976 as the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) and changed to its current name in 2005. MTS works closely with the North County Transit District (NCTD), which operates public transit services in North County (San Diego area), Northern San Diego County, and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego County
San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of California, north to its border with Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634; it is the second-most populous county in California and the fifth-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is San Diego, the second-most populous city in California and the eighth-most populous in the United States. It is the southwesternmost county in the 48 contiguous United States, and is a border county. It is home to 18 Indian reservations, the most of any county in the United States. There are 16 military installations of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the county. San Diego County comprises the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is the 17th most populous metropolitan statistical area and the 18th most populous primary statistical area in the United States. San Diego County is also part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
