San Joaquin Regional Transit District
Overview
LocaleStockton, California
Transit typeTransit bus, Paratransit, Commuter bus
Number of stations
  • Downtown Transit Center
  • Mall Transfer Center
  • Hammer Lane Transfer Station
Daily ridership8,500 (weekdays, Q3 2023)[1]
Annual ridership2,068,800 (2022)[2]
Websitesanjoaquinrtd.com
Technical
System lengthSan Joaquin County / 1,426 square miles (3,854 km²)

San Joaquin Regional Transit District (known as "San Joaquin RTD" or simply as RTD) is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp, Lathrop, Manteca, and Tracy. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 2,068,800, or about 8,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.

San Joaquin RTD operates 26 local fixed routes to the Stockton metropolitan area, including five BRT Express routes, RTD’s Bus Rapid Transit service. San Joaquin RTD also operates seven Metro Hopper routes that provide fixed route and complimentary deviations for ADA certified passengers and five County Hopper routes that travel to neighboring cities in San Joaquin County. County Hoppers, like Metro Hoppers are fixed routes with complimentary deviations for ADA certified passengers. Finally, they operate Commuter services includes two routes that serve Sacramento and the East Bay (Dublin/Pleasanton’s BART station), with subscription service available for commuters.

History

BRT Express, formerly known as the Metro Express

In 1963, legislative groundwork began for the establishment of a public transit special district in Stockton, and in 1965, the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District (SMTD) began providing service for the residents of Stockton. In late 1979, SMTD moved operations from Grant and Channel Streets to its current Lindsay Street facility. In 1985, SMTD adopted the nickname “SMART.” In 1990, SMART began providing fully accessible fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services for the elderly and persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. In 1994, enabling legislation expanded SMART’s service area to the San Joaquin County border, bringing with it a name change to reflect its expansion – San Joaquin Regional Transit District, or SJRTD for short. That same year, SJRTD expanded its Interregional Commuter service to offer additional routes to commuters traveling to the Bay Area and Sacramento. In 2004, SJRTD adopted “San Joaquin RTD” as its new corporate identity and developed a new logo. That same year, RTD introduced low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses via its “Flower Bus,” with a full-wrap sunflower display designed to complement the slogan “A Breath of Fresh Air.” At the end of 2006, RTD opened the Downtown Transit Center for the public, with a floor for employee offices. In 2017, by converting its route 44 to electric buses, RTD became the first transit agency in the United States to operate a fully electric BRT route.

Access San Joaquin

A consolidated transportation agency that was formed by local transit agencies and the San Joaquin Council of Governments in San Joaquin County, RTD was designated to be the CTSA for San Joaquin County. The local agencies that make up the board of the CTSA are:

  • Escalon eTrans
  • Ripon Blossom Express
  • City of Lathrop
  • City of Lodi Grapeline
  • Manteca Transit
  • Tracy Tracer
  • RTD

Programs that are currently offered include:

  • Centralized location for ADA Assessment for Paratransit (Dial-a-Ride) services for all transit agencies in the county.

Centralized location for Discount Fare Card assessment for senior citizens, people with disabilities and Medicare Card holders in the county.

  • Access Pass (Formerly the FREEdom Program): Allows all ADA Paratransit qualified passengers to ride most fixed route services offered by transit agencies in the San Joaquin County. All passengers who have been certified through Access San Joaquin will receive a Photo ID card. Passengers will show this card to bus operators to board as paid fare.
  • Discount Fare Cards: Available to those with disabilities and Senior Citizens (60 or older for residents those living in Stockton, Lodi or Ripon; 62 or older for residents of Manteca, 65 or older for residents living in Tracy and Escalon.
  • Travel Training: Someone with extensive knowledge of the transportation agencies will work together with senior citizens and passengers with disabilities to learn how to use the fixed route systems.
  • RTD Van Go!: RTD's own Ride Share or Mobility on Demand service, similar to RTD Go! Difference is that multiple passengers may ride in the same vehicle to different destinations. Currently serves the entire San Joaquin County[3] The service hours are from:
    • 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekdays and weekends
  • My Ride: A fuel reimbursement program for ADA certified passengers, for traveling to medical appointments in the San Joaquin County. ADA certified passengers can use this service option to choose their family and or friends to take them to their medical appointments. Passenger and Driver complete waiver forms, once forms are turned in, they are enrolled in the program.

For more information visit the Access San Joaquin Web Page

RTD's active rolling stock

BRT Express
Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Fleet series Quantity Fuel Image
2010 Gillig BRT 40 1001-1006 6 Diesel hybrid
2011 Gillig BRT 40 1007-1008 2 Diesel hybrid
2012 Gillig BRT 40 12000s 6 Diesel hybrid
2014 Nova Bus LFS Artic 60 14600s 6 Diesel hybrid
2016 Proterra Catalyst 40 16400s 5 Electric
2018 Proterra Catalyst 40 18400s 5 Electric
SMA Routes
Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Fleet series Quantity Fuel Image
2009 Gillig Low floor 40 9000s 4 Diesel hybrid
2010 Gillig Low floor 40 1400s 2 Diesel hybrid
2013 Gillig Low Floor 40 13400s 20 Diesel hybrid
2016 Proterra Catalyst 40 16400s 3 Electric
2022 Gillig BEB 40 22400s 8 Electric
Hopper routes
Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Fleet series Quantity Fuel Image
2006 Gillig Low Floor 40 6400s 4 Disel Hybrid
2012 Glaval Titan II low floors 26 1700s 22 Gasoline
2020 Arboc Spirit of Mobility 26 2026s 4 Gasoline
Commuter routes
Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Fleet series Quantity Fuel Image
2018 Gillig Low floor suburban configuration 40 18000s 12 Diesel hybrid
2021 MCI D4CRT LE 45 22400s 2 Diesel
Van Go Mobility on Demand
Year Manufacturer Model Length (feet) Fleet series Quantity Fuel Image
2016 Starcraft Transit 350 HD 21 1600s 6 Gasoline
2019 Glaval Bus Titan II LFs 21 1900s 14 Gasoline

BRT Express

BRT Express is RTD's express bus service and uses uniquely branded, low-emission diesel–electric hybrid buses that arrive at their stops every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 30 minutes on weeknights, weekends, and holidays. BRT Express passengers are required to have a valid, pre-paid RTD bus pass or ticket to ride. Fare vending machines, located at BRT Express stops and the Downtown Transit Center (DTC), are available for passengers to purchase single ride, day, and 31-day passes. BRT Express uses the same fare structure and passes as RTD’s regular fixed routes and passes issued by the Fare Vending Machines can be used on any of RTD's regular fixed routes.

The Downtown Transit Center (DTC)

Completed December 2006, the DTC at 421 E. Weber St. has three off-street bus lanes, two passenger boarding platforms, and a two-story building. Nearly all RTD routes connect at the DTC, which has 20 sheltered, off-street bus stops as well as additional street side stops on the north and south sides. The DTC building incorporates the façades of three historic buildings (Hart & Thrift, Bower, and Delta) on its front elevation. The first floor of the DTC has a waiting area, public restrooms, and a customer service center where riders can get maps and schedules, purchase fares, and make customer comments. RTD leases 2,100 square feet (200 m2) of retail space for a restaurant on the east end, and a police satellite station provides the DTC with two RTD-contracted police officers. A boardroom available for public meetings occupies the west end of the first floor and RTD administrative offices occupy the rest of the building. As of April 2, 2018, in partnership with RTD, Greyhound now uses the DTC as its Stockton, California stop.

On average, 6,000 people use the DTC each weekday.

All Electric Fleet arriving 2025

In 2018 RTD introduced their first all-electric bus route. RTD plans to have a fleet of all electric buses by 2025. The current fleet of all-electric buses as of today, are manufactured by Proterra Inc and Gillig. RTD will be receiving a hydrogen fuel bus from NFI Group in 2024 that they will be testing.

Route List

As of 2023 this is RTD's Active Route List

Stockton Metropolitan Area Service

Route Description
40 BRT Express – Pacific Corridor: DTC – HTS
43 BRT Express – Hammer Corridor: Mariners – HTS – Holman
44 BRT Express – Airport Corridor: DTC – Hwy 99 Frontage/Boeing
47 BRT Express – Midtown Corridor: DMV – DTC – Eastland Plaza – Fremont – Franklin HS
49 BRT Express – MLK Corridor: Edison HS - Mariposa
510 Honor Farm - SJ General Hospital - DTC
515 Eighth - Lincoln - Boggs Tract
520 DTC – West Lane – Kaiser
525 DTC - Main & Gertrude
545 MTS – Quail Lakes - Pershing - Country Club
555 DTC – Stanislaus – Weston Ranch
560 DTC - Amtrak - Pixie Woods (Suspended during COVID-19)
566 HTS – Hickock - Spanos Park West
576 Wilson Way - DTC - Eastland Plaza - Sanguinetti
578 DTC – Pershing – Acacia
580 Oro - Wilson Way - DTC - B Street

Stockton Metropolitan Area (Limited Weekday Service)

Some routes operated on a modified schedule

Route Description
315 Eighth - MLK Blvd - DTC
335 MTS – Cesar Chavez H.S. – Walmart
340 Franklin H.S. – Cesar Chavez H.S. – HTS
345 MTS – Kaiser – Morada/Diamond Bar
360 DTC – Stockton Auto Center
365 Kelly – Don – Otto (Suspended during COVID-19)
371 MTS – Cesar Chavez H.S. – Knickerbocker/West Ln.
375 DTC – CalWORKs – Hammer/Holman
378 Section/Oro – DTC – MTS
380 10th/Anne – Eighth – Franklin H.S.
385 DTC – Franklin H.S. – Hwy 99 Frontage/Boeing
390 Hwy 99 Frontage/Marfargoa – Franklin H.S. – DTC

Metro Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)

Route Description
1 March Lane - Social Security - Quail Lakes - Robinhood
2 Swain - Plymouth - Meadow
3 El Dorado - Tam O'Shanter - Kaiser - Malls
4 Fremont - Malls - Pershing - DTC - Pixie Woods
5 DTC - California - Malls - Eastland Plaza
6 Bianchi - Hammertown - Inspiration - Lorraine
7 South Stockton (Suspended during COVID-19)
8 Northeast Stockton (Suspended during COVID-19)
9 Wilson Way - Waterloo

Weekend Service

Route Description
710 DTC – San Joaquin – Manthey – County Hospital
715 8th – MLK Blvd – Airport – Mariposa
720 DTC – Cherokee
723 Stockton - Lodi (Suspended indefinitely)
725 Acacia – DTC – Fremont – Main
745 Malls – Pershing – Country Club
797 Tracy - Lathrop - Stockton - Manteca (Suspended indefinitely)

County Hopper Service (Weekdays Only)

Route Description
90 Stockton – Lathrop – Tracy
91 Stockton – Manteca – Ripon
93 Stockton – Lodi
95 Stockton – Manteca – Escalon
97 Tracy – Lathrop – Manteca

Interregional Commuter Service (Weekdays only, excluding route 150)

Route Description
150 Stockton - Dublin BART
152 Stockton/Lathrop to Livermore Labs (Suspended indefinitely)
163 Stockton - Sacramento

References

  1. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Van Go! | San Joaquin Regional Transit District". Retrieved 2019-04-22.
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