Last Update: 8/23/2006 @ 3:45 p.m. (added regional maps and Route 89 and DART)
Major schedule and route changes to MTS bus and trolley services in September 2006. These changes were approved by the MTS Board of Directors after three public hearings in March 2006. A summary of all of the September service changes are included in this Rider Alert.
Highlights include…
Please pick up a timetable for your routes during the month of August. Printed timetables will be available on board buses shortly afterwards, as they are received from the printer. MTS Telephone Information (1-800-COMMUTE) will also have schedule and route information available by August 10, 2006.
Service changes will take effect as follows:
Please be sure to pick up a new timetable for the routes with changes, as listed below. The timetables and maps are provided in PDF format. To read these files, you must have a PDF viewer installed on your system. You may use the free PDF viewer Adobe Acrobat Reader. Some timetable PDF files are large files. We recommend that you right-click the link for the timetable and select "Save As..." and save the file to your computer's hard drive before opening the file.
Regional Maps, by Area
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Route |
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Timetable and Map |
Streets Traveled |
Trolley Green Line |
Effective 9/4/06. Late night Green Line service will be extended between Old Town Transit Center and San Diego State University (SDSU) 7 days/week. Current 30-minute service will be extended until 1:00 a.m., with the last eastbound departure arriving at SDSU at 1:22 a.m. The last westbound train departs SDSU at 1:32 a.m. and arrives at Old Town at 1:55 a.m. |
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Trolley Blue Line |
Effective 9/4/06. Blue Line weekday rush hour service between Old Town and Qualcomm Stadium will be discontinued. Peak period service will continue between Old Town and San Ysidro. Affected passengers traveling to/from destinations in Mission Valley should transfer to/from a Green Line train at Old Town for the Mission Valley portion of their trip. |
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Trolley Orange Line |
Effective 9/4/06. Eastbound Trolleys departing the Imperial/12th Transit Center after 10:45 p.m. will discontinue service between El Cajon Transit Center and Gillespie Field Station, Monday through Saturday. |
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8, 9, 28, 35, 105, 864, 871, 901, 923 |
Effective 9/3/06. These routes will all have schedule adjustments. Please pick up a new timetable for details. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 1 is split into Route 1 and 1A. Route 1 will serve El Cajon Blvd. east to La Mesa and Amaya Trolley Station, on the same routing as the current Route 15 through La Mesa (Allison Ave., La Mesa Blvd., and Grossmont Center Dr.). Route 1A will terminate on the east end at 70th St. Trolley station. Route 1 will operate every 15 minutes from Hillcrest on weekdays with alternating 1 and 1A trips, providing 30 minute service each to 70th St. Trolley Station and Amaya Trolley Station. Service on 70th St., Lake Murray Blvd., and Baltimore Dr. will be replaced by Route 14 (see below). |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 5 will operate between downtown and Euclid Trolley only. Weekday service frequency is increased to every 15 minutes. Service between Euclid Trolley and College Grove (via Bayview Heights, Grape St., and Streamview Dr.) will be replaced by Route 916/917 (see below). Downtown terminal is changed from 1st Ave./E St. to 10th Ave./Broadway. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 6 is shortened to operate between North Park and Fashion Valley only. Weekday frequency will be every 15 minutes, between Fashion Valley and 30th St./University Ave. For faster service, Route 6 will operate between Mission Valley Center and Fashion Valley on Camino de la Reina. Service on Friars Rd. and Mission Center Rd., Hotel Circle, and to Old Town, will be replaced by Route 14 (see below). Service south of North Park is provided on Route 2 between C St. and University Ave. Direct north/south service between North Park and Harbor Dr. is discontinued. Alternative service would be Route 2 between North Park and downtown, with a transfer to Routes 3, 4, 5, 11, 929, or Trolley Blue or Orange lines. |
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Effective 9/3/06. 10 is the new number for Route 908. There are minor changes to routing and schedule. On the west end, Route 10 will travel between Washington St. and Old Town on Pacific Highway only. There will be no service on Route 10 to Midway Dr. Service to Midway Dr. is provided at Rosecrans St. on Routes 28 and 35. Passengers traveling to the Midway Dr. post office will be able to access Route 10 at Pacific Highway and Enterprise St. On the east end, Route 10 is extended from Highland Ave. to College Ave. Between Park Blvd. and College Ave., Route 10 will serve LIMITED STOPS, stopping only at selected major stops and transfer points. Weekend service is increased to operate every 15 minutes through most of the day. Fare will remain $2.25. Local service will still be provided on University Ave. on Route 7/7B. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Downtown routing is changed from Broadway to Market St. Southbound Route 11 buses will continue south on Front St. to Market St., then east to 10th Ave. Northbound buses will travel between 11th and 1st Avenues on Market St. instead of Broadway. Transfers with Broadway buses can be made at Front St. or 1st Ave., or passengers may transfer to/from Route 901 or 929 at 12th/Imperial Transit Center. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 13 is streamlined and shortened to operate between Euclid Trolley Station and Kaiser Hospital only, via Market St., 47th St., Fairmount Ave., Grantville Trolley Station, and Mission Gorge Rd. Route 13 will operate every 15 minutes on weekdays for most of the day. Continuing service to Allied Gardens and the College Area is provided via an extended Route 14. Service into the Azalea and Fairmount Parks neighborhoods formerly served by Route 13 is provided on an expanded Route 965. Service to 47th St. Trolley Station is discontinued. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 14 is extended to operate between Old Town and Amaya Trolley in La Mesa as follows: between Old Town and Mission Valley Center, Route 14 will follow the routing of the current Route 6 (via Hotel Circle, Fashion Valley, and Mission Center Rd.); routing will be changed in Mission San Diego and Grantville areas, and will follow the routing of the current Route 13 between Mission Gorge Rd. and 70th St.; between 70th St. and Amaya Trolley Station, Route 14 will follow the routing of the current Route 1 (on weekdays only), via Lake Murray Blvd., Baltimore Dr., and Fletcher Pkwy. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 15 has significant schedule, route, and operational changes. It will operate between downtown San Diego and SDSU only, every 15 minutes. Route 15 will provide faster, LIMITED STOP service only on El Cajon Blvd. and College Ave. between Park Blvd. and SDSU. On this segment, Route 15 will only stop at major stops and transfer points. All other local stops will be served on El Cajon Blvd. by Route 1 and on College Ave. by Route 936. Fare on the new Route 15 will remain $2.25. Please see timetable for schedule and stop details. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 16 is discontinued. Market St. will receive increased frequency on Route 5 (every 15 minutes through most of the weekday). Service to Federal Blvd. is provided at Euclid Ave. on Route 955 and at 47th St. on Route 13. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 20/20A/20B will travel from downtown San Diego to North County Fair Mall serving Fashion Valley Transit Center, Kearny Mesa (Complex St.), Mira Mesa, Rancho Peñasquitos, and Rancho Bernardo. There are major route changes near MCAS Miramar and in Rancho Bernardo. Also, Route 20 will not serve Kearny Villa Rd. between Balboa Ave. and Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Use Route 120 for service on Kearny Villa Rd. south of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Route 20 (no letter) trips will skip Fashion Valley. Route 20A trips will terminate at Clairemont Mesa Blvd. & Complex St. For most of the weekday, all trips will alternate as 20 or Route 20A. Early and late weekday trips and all weekend trips will be full Route 20B trips (Downtown-North County Fair, including Fashion Valley. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 25 is shortened to operate as a loop between Fashion Valley and Linda Vista only, via Ulric, Comstock, and Osler Streets. Most of the former Route 25 is covered by a new streamlined Route 120 (see below). Service to Ruffin Rd. is provided on weekdays by an extended Route 928. Service to Aero Rd. is provided on weekdays by a revised Route 926/927. Service to Balboa Ave. is provided by Route 960 during weekday peak hours, or by Route 120 at Kearny Villa Rd. or Route 928 at Ruffin Rd. Service on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. is provided by Route 27 east of Convoy St. and by Route 44 west of Convoy St. Fare is reduced to $1.75 as a local route. |
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Effective 9/3/06. The routing in University City between UTC and the V.A. Hospital is streamlined to operate only on La Jolla Village Dr. The University City portion of current Route 30 (south of La Jolla Village Dr.) will be replaced by new Routes 48/49, a bi-directional loop serving most destinations in University City. Late evening service to this area, after Routes 48/49 have stopped operating, will be provided by Route 30A. Also, other schedule adjustments. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 31 will operate 7 days/week between UTC and Mira Mesa only, via Eastgate Mall, Miramar Rd., and Westview Pkwy. Service to Scripps and Thornton Hospitals is provided by Routes 48/49. Service to Scripps Ranch and Alliant University is provided (weekdays only) by Route 964. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 41 has route and schedule changes. Weekday frequency will be increased to every 15 minutes most of the day (instead of just peak hours). Route 41 will no longer travel into the UTC Mall transit center. Transfers to all other routes can be made at stops on Genesee Ave. or La Jolla Village Dr. The northern terminal of Route 41 will be changed to the V.A. Hospital, via La Jolla Village and Gilman Drives and UCSD. Service to areas south of La Jolla Village Dr. will be provided on new Route 48/49. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 44 has route and schedule changes. Weekday frequency is increased from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes. Between Beagle St. and Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Route 44 will use Stalmer and Convoy Streets instead of Ashford St., Eckstrom Ave., Hathaway St., Charger Blvd., Chandler Dr. and Limerick Ave. Access to transit from any of these streets would be Route 44 on Beagle St. or Clairemont Mesa Blvd., or Route 27 on Balboa Ave. (Route will still directly serve Old Town, Linda Vista, Mesa College, and Clairemont Square.) |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 48/49 is a new circulator in the University City area, connecting UCSD, UTC, Scripps and Thornton Hospitals, and areas south of Nobel Dr. now covered by Routes 30, 41, and 150. Service will be every 30 minutes, 7 days/week. Fare is $1.75 as a local route. |
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Effective 9/5/06. Some midday trips between University City, Clairemont, and downtown are discontinued. Alternate bus service between downtown and University City is available on Routes 30 and 150, and between downtown and Clairemont on Route 105 with a transfer at Old Town. |
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Effective 9/5/06. New Route 89 provides service between University City, Sorrento Valley Coaster Station, and Del Mar Highlands Shopping Center in Carmel Valley, via Sorrento Valley Rd., Interstate 5, El Camino Real, and High Bluff Dr. Service replaces Route 981 and 982 between Sorrento Valley and University City. Route 89 will operate weekdays only during peak periods, making connections to Coaster trains at Sorrento Valley. Fare is $1.75 (or free with Coaster ticket/pass). |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 115 is shortened to operate only between SDSU and El Cajon Transit Center. Service between downtown San Diego and SDSU will be covered by new Route 15 (see above). The new Route 115 will also serve Grossmont College on most trips Monday through Saturday. There are major schedule adjustments, so please see new timetable. The fare is reduced to $1.75 as a local route. |
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Effective 9/3/06. New Route 120 replaces most of Route 25 between downtown and Kearny Mesa. For faster regional service between downtown and Fashion Valley, Route 120 will operated as a LIMITED STOP service, serving only selected major stops and transfer points. Route 3 will still provide service to all local stops on 4th and 5th Avenues. Service is also increased between Downtown, Hillcrest, and Fashion Valley, operating every 15 minutes on weekdays. Route 120 will provide more direct service between Fashion Valley and Serra Mesa (Meadowlark Dr. and Health Center Dr.) via SR-163. Route 120 will also provide more direct service between Serra Mesa and Kearny Mesa, via Kearny Mesa and Kearny Villa Roads. Adult fare will be $2.25. |
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Effective 9/5/06. Route 150 is re-routed in University City to operate on Gilman Dr. and La Jolla Village Dr. only. Also, all trips will add a stop in Old Town Transit Center. New mid-day trips are added between downtown, Old Town, and the University City area. |
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| 210 | Effective 9/5/06. Minor change of routing downtown in East Village and Embarcadero areas. Also, other minor schedule adjustments. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Route 701 is streamlined and shortened to operate 7 days/week between H St. Trolley and Palomar Trolley, via H St., 4th Ave., F St., I St., Hilltop Dr., Main St., and Anita St. Route 701 will operate every 15 minutes on weekdays for most of the day (every 30 minutes on weekend days). Continuing service to Orange Ave and Melrose Ave. is provided via new Route 702. Service to Rancho Dr. has been discontinued. |
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Effective 9/3/06. Existing Route 702 will be discontinued. New Route 702 will provide service 7 days/week between Palomar Trolley Station and Sharp Chula Vista Hospital, via Orange Ave., Melrose Ave., Main St., and Brandywine Ave. |
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Effective 9/3/06, this route is discontinued . Service along Orange and Brandywine Avenues will be replaced by new Route 702. Service along Oleander Ave, Crest Dr., Lori Ln., J St. will be discontinued. |
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Effective 9/3/06. New Route 704 will provide service 7 days/week between E St./Bayfront Trolley Station and Sharp Chula Vista Hospital, via 4th Ave., Naples St., and Medical Center Dr. Service to Telegraph Canyon Rd., La Media Rd., and Buena Vista Way is discontinued. |
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Effective 9/3/06. New Route 705 will provide service 7 days/week between E St./Bayfront Trolley Station and Plaza Bonita only. New Route 705 will operate every 30-40 minutes during the weekdays and every 40 minutes on weekends and holidays. Continuing service between Plaza Bonita and Southwestern College will be provided via new Route 713. |
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Effective 9/3/06, this route is discontinued. For alternative service, please use Route 929 operating on 3rd and 4th Avenues, new Route 704 operating on 4th Ave., new Route 709 operating on H St., and Route 932 operating on Broadway. Route 706A will continue to operate until January 2007. Route 706A is to be discontinued in January 2007. |
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Effective 9/5/06. Existing Route 707 is discontinued. New Route 707 will provide hourly service on weekdays only between Southwestern College and Otay Ranch Town Center, via Eastlake Pkwy., Boswell Rd., Mackenzie Creek Rd., and H St. |
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| 709 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 709 is streamlined and shortened to operate between H St. Trolley and Otay Ranch Town Center, every 15 minutes on weekdays for most of the day (30 minutes on weekends). Only selective trips during the AM and PM peak will continue to serve Lakeshore Dr. The Southwestern College transit center will no longer be served by Route 709; transfers and access to Route 709 can be made on Otay Lakes Rd. | ||
| 711 | Effective 9/3/06, this route is discontinued . Nearest alternative for service to Southwestern College and Plaza Bonita will be located on Bonita Rd. at Otay Lakes Rd., on new Route 713 (during weekday AM and PM rush hours only). New Route 707 will provide service on East H St at Corral Canyon Rd. to Southwestern College and Eastlake Pkwy. | N/A |
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| 712 | Effective 9/3/06. New Route 712 will provide service between Palomar Trolley Station and Southwestern College, via E. Palomar St. and La Media Rd. Route will operate every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. | ||
| 713 | Effective 9/5/06. New Route 713 will provide limited peak AM and PM service on weekdays only, between Plaza Bonita Shopping Center and Southwestern College, via Bonita Rd. and Otay Lakes Rd. Fare is $1.75. | ||
| 844 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 844 is reduced to only a few weekday early morning and early afternoon trips. (Final day of weekend service is Saturday 9/2/06. New weekday service starts on Tuesday 9/5/06.) |
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| Effective 9/3/06. Route 845 will be changed to operate 7 days/week between East Poway (the Garden/Floral Loop) and Rancho Bernardo, via Poway Rd., Pomerado Rd., Rancho Bernardo Rd., Bernardo Center Dr., and West Bernardo Dr. Route 845 service to Espola Rd. is discontinued. (Route 844 will continue to provide limited service to Espola Rd. - see above.) | |||
| 855 | Effective 9/3/06. Service between downtown La Mesa and Amaya Trolley Station is discontinued. The northern turnaround point is now downtown La Mesa. Passengers traveling to/from locations on La Mesa Blvd. or Grossmont Center Dr. should use Route 1. Please see new timetable for routing and schedule information in La Mesa. | ||
| 858 | Effective 9/3/06. Route is shortened so that northern terminal is now El Cajon Transit Center. Service between El Cajon Transit Center and Grossmont College is provided by a revised Route 115, via Marshall Ave. and Fletcher Pkwy. (see above). Service to Johnson Ave. and Westfield Parkway is maintained on Routes 864, 848, and 871/872. | ||
| 905 | Effective 9/3/06. Changes to operate between Otay Mesa border and Iris Avenue Trolley only. Service will be provided 7 days/week throughout the day with 30 minute frequencies. During peak periods, additional frequency service is provided with some trips (Route 905A) serving Otay Mesa business parks and others traveling express via Hwy. 905. See new timetable for more details. Service on Camino de la Plaza, Willow Rd., San Ysidro Blvd., and Howard Ave. between Iris Avenue Trolley and San Ysidro will be provided 7 days/week on Route 929. | ||
| 908 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 908 has a new number…Route 10. There are some route and schedule changes, so please see Route 10 above for more information. | N/A |
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| 916/917 | Effective 9/3/06. New loop Route 916/917 replaces former Route 916 and the Euclid Trolley–College Grove portion of Route 5. Route 916 is the clockwise direction and Route 917 is counter-clockwise. Loop operates via Bayview Heights, 54th St., Streamview Dr., College Grove, Massachusetts Ave., Madera St., 65th St., Brooklyn Ave., 63rd St., Akins Ave., 62nd St./Encanto Trolley Station, and Emerald Hills. Service to Klauber Ave., 69th St., and Massachusetts Ave. Trolley Station is discontinued. Both Routes 916 and 917 will operate every 60 minutes 7 days/week. | ||
| 921 | Effective 9/5/06. Route 921 is extended on the west end from UTC to the V.A. Hospital, via La Jolla Village and Gilman Drives and UCSD. Service to UTC Mall transit center is discontinued. Transfers to other routes can be made on La Jolla Village Drive. Also, eastern terminal in Mira Mesa is changed to Westview Pkwy. at MarketCenter Driveway. | ||
| 926/927 | Effective 9/5/06. Route 927 has major route and schedule changes. It will operate weekdays only as Route 926/927: a bi-directional loop through Tierrasanta, Serra Mesa (Aero Dr.) and Kearny Mesa. (Route 926 operates the loop in the clockwise direction, Route 927 in the counterclockwise direction.) Service to Santo Rd. is discontinued south of Aero Dr. New service is added to the east end of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Connections can be made to Route 120 at Kearny Villa Rd., Routes 27 and 44 on Convoy St., Route 928 at Stonecrest and on Aero Dr., and Routes 20, 27, 120, 870, 928, 960, and 990 on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Service is hourly, Monday-Friday only, from approx. 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Final day of weekend service is Saturday 9/2/06. New weekday service starts on Tuesday 9/5/06.) | ||
| 928 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 928 is extended on weekdays from Stonecrest and Aero Dr. to Kearny Mesa Transit Center, via Ruffin Rd. and Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Weekend service will continue to operate only between Fashion Valley and Stonecrest, but frequency will be improved from 60 minutes to 30 minutes during most of the weekend day. | ||
| 929 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 929 is changed to operate between downtown San Diego and the San Ysidro border 7 days/week. Between San Ysidro and Iris Avenue Trolley, Route 929 will follow the routing of the current Route 905. Service will operate every 15 minutes on the entire route on weekdays. Route 929A service to 8th St. Trolley in National City is discontinued, and all trips are extended to downtown San Diego as Route 929. | ||
| 931 | Effective 9/3/06. Route 931 is replaced by a revised Route 31 (see above), which will operate 7 days/week between UTC and Mira Mesa. Weekend service to Scripps Ranch and Alliant University is discontinued. | N/A |
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| 932 | Effective 9/3/06. The northern terminal of Route 932 is changed to the 8th St. Trolley Station in National City. Service will operate every 15 minutes on the entire route on weekdays (every 20 minutes on weekends). All former Route 932A trips are extended to 8th St. Trolley in National City as Route 932. Service between National City and downtown San Diego is provided on the Blue Line Trolley and Route 929. Service on 16th St. in downtown San Diego is discontinued. Passengers should use alternate services on Broadway, Market St., or Imperial Ave. | ||
| 960 | Effective 9/5/06. Southbound A.M. trips and northbound P.M. trips are discontinued. Also, there is a routing change in University City to serve Executive Dr. Northern terminal remains UTC Transit Center. | ||
| 963 | Effective 9/5/06. Route is discontinued and mostly replaced by a revised Route 964 (see below). Service to Westonhill and Aquarius Drives and Mira Mesa Blvd. (west of Westview Pkwy.) is discontinued. | N/A |
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| 964 | Effective 9/5/06. Route is changed to operate between northern Mira Mesa (Camino Ruiz and Capricorn Way) and Alliant University in Scripps Ranch, via Camino Ruiz, Gold Coast Dr., Black Mountain Rd., Scripps Ranch Blvd., and Willow Creek Rd. Service to Westonhill and Aquarius Drives and Mira Mesa Blvd. (west of Westview Pkwy.) is discontinued. Service is weekdays only. | ||
| 965 | Effective 9/3/06. Route is changed to operate in City Heights only, with service expanded to 7 days/week and later at night. Route is changed to include the Azalea and Fairmount Parks portion of former Route 13. Western terminal will be at the City Heights Transit Plaza at University Ave. and I-15. The North Park portion of former Route 965 will be covered by new Route 966 (see below). | ||
| 966 | Effective 9/5/06. Route 966 is a new route that replaces the North Park portion of Route 965. It will operate hourly on weekdays during peak hours only, connecting the Altadena neighborhood with the North Park business district and the City Heights Transit Plaza. Fare is $1.75. | ||
| 981 | Effective 9/5/06. Route 981 is replaced by new Route 89 (see above). | N/A |
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| 982 | Effective 9/5/06. Route 982 is discontinued. The nearest alternative service between Sorrento Valley and Towne Centre Dr. is new Route 89 (see above). | N/A |
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| DART | Effective 9/5/06. Scripps Ranch and Rancho Bernardo DART hours are reduced. Service in Scripps Ranch will be offered only between 6:30am and 8:30am, and between 2:30pm and 7:30pm. Service will be offered in Rancho Bernardo only between 9:00am and 2:00pm. | N/A |
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