Basin Transit

Basin Transit,[3] formerly Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA), is the transit agency that serves the Morongo Basin in San Bernardino County, California.[4] It is a joint powers authority between Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, and San Bernardino County. In addition to service within the Morongo Basin, it connects the Morongo Basin to Palm Springs International Airport. Basin Transit Service Area is of 1,300 square miles[5]

MBTA Ready Ride vehicle in Yucca Valley in 2021
Headquarters62405 Verbena Road
Joshua Tree, California
Service areaMorongo Basin[1]
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes8
Hubs2
Fleet24 buses
Annual ridership154,894[2]
Fuel typeCNG
Websitebasin-transit.com

History

In 2015, MBTA faced unionization efforts by the coach operators. MBTA responded by such unionization efforts by employee outreach programs and adjusted pay to stave off unionization efforts.[6]

MBTA used to operate Joshua Tree National Park's RoadRunner shuttle during fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Service was terminated due to low ridership.[7]

In 2022, MBTA changed its name to Basin Transit.[8]

Routes
  • Route 1 Yucca Valley – Twentynine Palms
  • Route 3A Twentynine Palms Marine Base
  • Route 3B Twentynine Palms Neighborhood
  • Route 7A North Yucca Valley
  • Route 7B South Yucca Valley
  • Route 12 Yucca Valley – Palm Springs
  • Route 15 M.C.A.G.C.C – Palm Springs
  • Route 21 Landers – Yucca Valley

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "regular board meeting of the board of Directors, Thursday, July 27, 2023" (PDF). Basin Transit. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "Morongo Basin Transit Authority is now Basin Transit". 15 August 2022.
  4. "San Bernardino associated governments information on MBTA". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  5. "Agenda - Thursday, August 10, 2023" (PDF). SBCTA. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. "Transit Committee meeting september 9, 2021" (PDF). San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. "Transit Committee meeting september 9, 2021" (PDF). San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. Doolittle, Nydia (2022-08-15). "Morongo Basin Transit Authority is now Basin Transit". SBCTA. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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