Service area Ventura County, CA Headquarters Oxnard Fleet 57 Service types Transit bus, Paratransit | Website goldcoasttransit.org Founded 1973 Routes 20 | |
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Daily ridership 11,893 (Weekday, 2013/2014); 7,644 (Saturday, 2013/2014); 7,011 (Sunday, 2013/2014) Profiles | ||
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.
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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. 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. This accompanied a change in bus livery and the acquisition of 26 new buses.
In October 2013, Assembly Bill 664 was chaptered 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. 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.
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) as part of its 49th Annual Conference and Expo in Monterey, California.
Service Area
Gold Coast Transit District provides bus service to the cities and communities of:
Routes
As of July 2015, Gold Coast Transit District operates 20 Fixed Routes and ACCESS Paratransit Service.
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.