Basin Transit Explained

Headquarters:	62405 Verbena Road Joshua Tree, California
Service Area:	Morongo Basin^[1]
Service Type:	bus service, paratransit
Routes:	8
Hubs:	2
Fleet:	24 buses
Annual Ridership:	154,894^[2]
Fuel Type:	CNG

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]

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

Local routes

Route	Terminals		via	Notes
1	Twentynine Palms Bourke Rd & 6th St	Yucca Valley Hwy 62 & Kickapoo (Park & Ride)	Adobe Rd, Hwy 62
3A	Twentynine Palms Palms Transit Center		Adobe Rd, Sturgis Rd	Loop
3B			Utah Trail, 2 Mile Rd, Sullivan Rd
7A	Yucca Valley Yucca Valley Transit Center		Hwy 62, Sunnyslope Dr	Loop
7B			Hwy 62, Onaga Trail
12	Yucca Valley Yucca Valley Transit Center	Palm Springs Palm Springs Airport	Hwy 62, Indian Canyon Dr
15	Twentynine Palms Bourke Rd & 6th St	Palm Springs Palm Springs Airport	Adobe Rd, Hwy 62, Indian Canyon Dr
21	Yucca Valley Yucca Valley Transit Center		Hwy 62, Yucca Mesa Rd, Aberdeen Dr	Loop

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Thumbnail	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
Ford E-450	29-34		2018
StarTrans Senator II
Chevrolet G4500	35		2019
ARBOC
Ford E-450	36		2019
StarTrans Senator II
Ford F-550	312-314		2016
ElDorado National Aero Elite
Ford F-550	315		2016
Glaval
Ford F-550	316		2016
StarTrans
Ford F-550	317-320		2018
Glaval Entourage
Ford F-550	321-322		2019
Glaval Entourage
Ford F-550	323		2019
ElDorado National Aero Elite
ElDorado National XHF 35' CNG	754-756		2012	Cummins Westport ISL G
Gillig Low Floor CNG 35'	757		2020	Cummins Westport L9N
Gillig Low Floor CNG 35'	758		2021	Cummins Westport L9N

External links

• Basin Transit official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091009213629/http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/funding/mi_policies/SubareaBoundaries.pdf . 2009-10-09 .
2. Web site: regular board meeting of the board of Directors, Thursday, July 27, 2023 . Basin Transit . 6 August 2023.
3. Web site: Morongo Basin Transit Authority is now Basin Transit . 15 August 2022 .
4. Web site: San Bernardino associated governments information on MBTA . 2008-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222172720/http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/commuter/pub-transit_operators.html#morongo . 2008-12-22 . dead .
5. Web site: Agenda - Thursday, August 10, 2023 . SBCTA . 6 August 2023.
6. Web site: Transit Committee meeting september 9, 2021 . San Bernardino County Transportation Authority . San Bernardino County Transportation Authority . 12 March 2022.
7. Web site: Transit Committee meeting september 9, 2021 . San Bernardino County Transportation Authority . San Bernardino County Transportation Authority . 12 March 2022.
8. Web site: Doolittle . Nydia . 2022-08-15 . Morongo Basin Transit Authority is now Basin Transit . 2023-02-05 . SBCTA . en-US.