Big Blue Bus seeks community input to enhance customer experience
February 21, 2024 9:10 AM
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SANTA MONICA,
Calif. (Feb. 21, 2024) — The city of Santa Monica is reimagining Big Blue Bus,
working with community partners to expand access to fast, frequent, and
reliable transportation in Santa Monica and west Los Angeles.
Community members are invited to share feedback on Big Blue Bus service improvements at two public workshops in March as part of the city’s Brighter Blue service planning initiative.
Through Brighter Blue, Big Blue Bus will establish a roadmap for implementing system enhancements over the next five years, taking into consideration the following factors:
- Impacts of COVID-19 on current travel patterns and service conditions
- Changes in the region and operating environment
- Big Blue Bus’s ongoing transition to a zero-emission fleet
“It has been nearly 10 years since Big Blue Bus last conducted a planning effort of this scale, and our riders’ needs have shifted drastically during this period,” said Anuj Gupta, director of the Santa Monica Department of Transportation. “We encourage current and future riders to take part in this process as we seek to better align our system with post-pandemic travel behavior, promote greater connectivity with built and planned regional transportation projects, enhance first-last mile connections, and improve bus frequency and travel speeds.”
Community members are invited to provide input at two public workshops:
Virtual
Workshop
Wednesday,
March 6
6-8 p.m.
In-Person
Workshop
Thursday, March
7
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Santa Monica
Main Library – Multipurpose Room
601 Santa
Monica Blvd.
To attend a workshop, register at brigherbluebbb.com. Those unable to attend a workshop can also provide input via an online survey at sur-vey.typeform.com/brighterblue.
Getting to the in-person workshop
Big Blue Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18, Rapid 7, and Rapid 10 serve the Santa Monica Main Library. If you must drive, parking is available in the library garage (enter on 7th Street, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard).
Accommodations
The Santa Monica Main Library is ADA-accessible. Disability and translation accommodation requests should be made at least three days prior to the meeting by calling (310) 458-1975, ext. 2386. All written materials are available in alternate formats upon request.
For more information about Brighter Blue, please visit: brighterbluebbb.com
Media Contact
Robert McCall
Community Engagement Administrator
Robert.McCall@SMGOV.NET
Categories
Getting Around, Transportation Planning, Ways to Get Around