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The stations are a major MTS hub in downtown San Diego."><img alt="A Rapid bus departs Santa Fe Depot station (left) while a Blue Line train of the San Diego Trolley loads passengers at America Plaza station. The stations are a major MTS hub in downtown San Diego." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/300px-Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/450px-Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/600px-Core-Columbia%2C_San_Diego%2C_CA%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A <a href="/wiki/Rapid_(San_Diego)" title="Rapid (San Diego)">Rapid</a> bus departs <a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_Depot_(San_Diego)" title="Santa Fe Depot (San Diego)">Santa Fe Depot</a> station (left) while a <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)">Blue Line</a> train of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Trolley" title="San Diego Trolley">San Diego Trolley</a> loads passengers at <a href="/wiki/America_Plaza_station" title="America Plaza station">America Plaza station</a>. The stations are a major MTS hub in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_San_Diego" title="Downtown San Diego">downtown San Diego</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data">Southern <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego County">San Diego County</a>, California</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Transit type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">Buses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">Bus rapid transit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">Light rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">Paratransit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of lines</th><td class="infobox-data">4 light rail lines<sup id="cite_ref-About-MTS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-MTS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />95 bus routes<sup id="cite_ref-About-MTS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-MTS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of stations</th><td class="infobox-data">62 light rail stations<sup id="cite_ref-About-MTS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-MTS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Daily ridership</th><td class="infobox-data">249,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-APTAdaily_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APTAdaily-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual ridership</th><td class="infobox-data">71,784,900 (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-APTA_Ridership_Report_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APTA_Ridership_Report-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chief executive</th><td class="infobox-data">Sharon Cooney<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_R._Mills_Building" title="James R. Mills Building">James R. Mills Building</a><br />1255 Imperial Avenue<br />San Diego, CA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sdmts.com/">sdmts.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Operation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">San Diego Trolley, Inc.<br />San Diego Transit Corp.<br /><a href="/wiki/Transdev" title="Transdev">Transdev</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>San Diego Metropolitan Transit System</b> (<i><b>SDMTS</b></i> or often simply <i><b>MTS</b></i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_transit" class="mw-redirect" title="Public transit">public transit</a> service provider for <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego County, California</a>. The agency operates a transit system that includes the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_MTS_bus_system" title="San Diego MTS bus system">San Diego MTS bus system</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Trolley" title="San Diego Trolley">San Diego Trolley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rapid_(San_Diego)" title="Rapid (San Diego)">Rapid</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a>). MTS also controls the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway">San Diego and Arizona Eastern</a> (SD&AE) freight railway and regulates <a href="/wiki/Taxi" title="Taxi">taxicabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Share_taxi" title="Share taxi">jitneys</a>, and other private for-hire passenger transportation services. </p><p>MTS works closely with the <a href="/wiki/North_County_Transit_District" title="North County Transit District">North County Transit District</a> (NCTD), which operates public transit services in <a href="/wiki/North_County_(San_Diego_area)" title="North County (San Diego area)">Northern San Diego County</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Association_of_Governments" title="San Diego Association of Governments">San Diego Association of Governments</a> (SANDAG), which plans, develops, and constructs transit projects for both MTS and NCTD. </p><p>MTS is one of the oldest transit systems in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a>, with predecessors dating back as early as the 1880s. The current agency started operations in 1976 as the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (<i>MTDB</i>) and changed to its current name in 2005. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego,_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade,_1911.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg/220px-Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg/330px-Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg/440px-Rapid_Transit_in_San_Diego%2C_1886--Original_Car_and_Driver_Panama-California_Exposition_Ground-breaking_parade%2C_1911.jpg 2x" data-file-width="581" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>An original 1886 horse-drawn trolley in a parade celebrating the groundbreaking of the <a href="/wiki/Panama%E2%80%93California_Exposition" title="Panama–California Exposition">Panama–California Exposition</a> Center in 1911.</figcaption></figure> <p>San Diego's public transportation traces its roots back to the San Diego Street Car Company, which opened a single line on July 3, 1886, with cars <a href="/wiki/Horse-drawn_vehicle" title="Horse-drawn vehicle">drawn</a> by two mules or horses. The system would eventually expand to five lines across <a href="/wiki/Downtown_San_Diego" title="Downtown San Diego">downtown San Diego</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time as the first horse-drawn line was being inaugurated, there were already plans to start up an electric streetcar service in San Diego, with at least some service starting in November 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Electric_Railway" title="San Diego Electric Railway">San Diego Electric Railway</a> (SDERy), the direct predecessor of today's MTS, was founded in 1891 by <a href="/wiki/John_D._Spreckels" title="John D. Spreckels">John D. Spreckels</a> (who would later go on to build the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Railway">San Diego and Arizona Railway</a>). The SDERy would greatly expand electric streetcar service by purchasing several existing transit companies and converted them to electric operation. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG/220px-Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG/330px-Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG/440px-Class_1_Streetcar_5th_and_Broadway-San_Diego-1915.JPG 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Class_1_streetcar" title="San Diego Class 1 streetcar">San Diego Class 1 streetcar</a> at 5th and Broadway, <abbr title="Circa">C.</abbr> 1915.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1910, Spreckels was able to force a ballot initiative that amended his charter with the City of San Diego to give him more than 25 years on his leases to operate streetcar service. Passage of the initiative allowed the SDERy to secure loans that led to service expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The electric streetcar system took a big hit during the "Great Flood" of 1916 which washed out several lines. Rebuilding was a challenge as <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> increased the cost of railway construction materials by 50 to 150 percent. Simultaneously, private automobiles became more common, with many owners picking up work as <a href="/wiki/Jitney_cab" class="mw-redirect" title="Jitney cab">jitney</a> drivers who would cruise the streetcar routes and pick up fares.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first motor bus hit the San Diego area streets in 1922, operating between National City and Chula Vista. Over the next two decades, the rail lines would gradually be replaced by motor buses, and on April 24, 1949, the last rail service was discontinued, making San Diego the first major city in California to convert to an all-bus system.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1948, the Spreckels family sold the San Diego Electric Railway Company to Jesse L. Haugh, who renamed it the San Diego Transit System and invested in updating and improving the system. Despite the improvements, ridership dropped. Facing a financial crisis, the city of San Diego took control of the system in 1967, renaming it the San Diego Transit Corporation, which is to be operated as a non-profit. In 1970, to boost struggling ridership, fares that ranged from 35¢ to $1.15 were lowered to a flat 25¢ fare. By the end of the decade, annual ridership would improve from 18 million to 35 million. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planning_for_mass_transit">Planning for mass transit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Planning for mass transit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Comprehensive Planning Organization (now known as <a href="/wiki/SANDAG" class="mw-redirect" title="SANDAG">SANDAG</a>), an intergovernmental agency of 13 cities and San Diego County, was established in 1966. The group began planning a mass transit system for the area, studying technologies, alignments, and costs, but the plans went nowhere due to disagreements between stakeholders. </p><p>In 1975, California established the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) with a clear mission: plan, construct, and operate a mass transit system. The agency formally started operations on January 1, 1976. The MTDB also struggled to resolve stakeholders' disagreements over the same issues of technologies, alignments, and costs. </p><p>On September 10, 1976, nature intervened, setting off a chain of events that would help decide the first mass transit line. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Kathleen" title="Hurricane Kathleen">Hurricane Kathleen</a> destroyed major sections of track and bridges on the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway">San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway</a>'s <i>Desert Line</i> east of San Diego. The Southern Pacific, which had previously purchased <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Railway">the line</a> from the Spreckels family and renamed it the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (SD&AE), wanted to abandon the railway, a request that was denied by the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission" title="Interstate Commerce Commission">Interstate Commerce Commission</a> in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MTDB stepped in and offered to buy the SD&AE for $18.1 million if the Southern Pacific fully repaired the line. The deal closed on August 20, 1979. </p><p>The purchase gave MTDB two sections of right-of-way that could be used for mass transit: the SD&AE Main Line from downtown San Diego to the <a href="/wiki/San_Ysidro_Port_of_Entry" title="San Ysidro Port of Entry">San Ysidro Port of Entry</a> and the SD&AE La Mesa Branch from downtown San Diego to El Cajon. The MTDB decided to build a relatively low-cost <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> system over the tracks, <a href="/wiki/Light_rail_in_the_United_States#"Second-generation"_modern_systems" title="Light rail in the United States">a new idea for the United States</a>, but one that was <a href="/wiki/Stadtbahn" title="Stadtbahn">well established in Germany</a>. </p><p>The MTDB also continued to operate the freight operations of the SD&AE. The board reached a deal with the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Imperial_Valley_Railroad" title="San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad">San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad</a> to continue to move railcars from the end of the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Fe Railway">Santa Fe Railway</a> in downtown San Diego to either industrial customers in the San Diego area or to the <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">Mexico–United States border</a> in San Ysidro. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_return_of_rail">The return of rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The return of rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:San_Diego_Trolley_(30589048862).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg/220px-San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg/330px-San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg/440px-San_Diego_Trolley_%2830589048862%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1733" data-file-height="1170" /></a><figcaption>San Diego Trolley near the international border in San Ysidro, <abbr title="Circa">C.</abbr> 1990</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 1980, the MTDB established San Diego Trolley, Inc. to operate and maintain the new light rail system. On July 26, 1981, electric trains began operating the South Line (today's <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)">Blue Line</a>) between downtown San Diego and San Ysidro. </p><p>In 1985, the city of San Diego transferred control of the San Diego Transit Corporation to the MTDB. The MTDB also coordinated transit services operated by San Diego County and other local agencies. Starting in 1986, all of these services begin operating under a single brand, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). </p><p>The San Diego Trolley added a second line on March 23, 1986, by redeveloping the La Mesa Branch of the SD&AE into the East Line (today's <a href="/wiki/Orange_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)">Orange Line</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDT27_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDT27-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This line was extended to <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon,_California" title="El Cajon, California">El Cajon</a> by June 23, 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Service was expanded beyond the old SD&AE right-of-way when the line was extended further, going north, to <a href="/wiki/Santee,_California" title="Santee, California">Santee</a> on August 26, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDT27_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDT27-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The East Line's Bayside extension to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Convention_Center" title="San Diego Convention Center">San Diego Convention Center</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego" title="Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego">Gaslamp Quarter</a> opened on June 30, 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-history_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the decade, the South Line was extended to the north, reaching <a href="/wiki/Little_Italy,_San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Italy, San Diego, California">Little Italy</a> on July 2, 1992,<sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-history_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Old Town on June 16, 1996,<sup id="cite_ref-SDT27_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDT27-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-history_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Diego_de_Alcal%C3%A1" title="Mission San Diego de Alcalá">Mission San Diego</a> on November 23, 1997. At that the same time, the South Line and East Line of the system were renamed the Blue Line and the Orange Line, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDT27_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDT27-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-history_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SDSU_Green_Line.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/SDSU_Green_Line.jpg/220px-SDSU_Green_Line.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/SDSU_Green_Line.jpg/330px-SDSU_Green_Line.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/SDSU_Green_Line.jpg/440px-SDSU_Green_Line.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>San Diego Trolley at <a href="/wiki/SDSU_Transit_Center" title="SDSU Transit Center">SDSU Transit Center</a>, the only underground stop in the system on opening day, July 10, 2005.</figcaption></figure> <p>One of the system's most ambitious expansions opened on July 10, 2005. The Mission Valley East extension built the only underground station in the system at <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a> and inaugurated the third route in the San Diego Trolley system, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Green Line (San Diego Trolley)">Green Line</a>, going from the Blue Line at Old Town east through Mission Valley, San Diego State University, and merging with the Orange Line in La Mesa (and proceeding to El Cajon and Santee).<sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-history_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-history-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 1, 2003, the state consolidated the planning, development, and construction functions of the MTDB and the <a href="/wiki/North_San_Diego_County_Transit_Development_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="North San Diego County Transit Development Board">North San Diego County Transit Development Board</a> into the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Association_of_Governments" title="San Diego Association of Governments">San Diego Association of Governments</a> (SANDAG) to create a consolidated regional transportation planning and development agency.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board no longer in charge of developing future transit projects, the MTDB changed its name to the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in 2005. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, MTS completed a "Comprehensive Operational Analysis" that redesigned the area's bus network for the first time in 23 years. National City was reluctant to implement the findings of the analysis and instead opts to transfer control of its National City Transit system into MTS. </p><p>The major overhaul of the San Diego Trolley called the "<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Trolley#Trolley_Renewal_Project" title="San Diego Trolley">Trolley Renewal Project</a>" began in 2010. Over the next five years, all Trolley stations were renovated, making them capable of handling low-floor light rail vehicles that eliminate the stairs into the trains and allow faster boarding for people using wheelchairs. The renovations allowed the Green Line to be extended to downtown in 2012. Low-floor vehicles started operating on the Orange Line in 2013 and on the Blue Line in 2015. </p><p>In 2011, MTS opened the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Silver Line (San Diego Trolley)">Silver Line</a>, which operates renovated <a href="/wiki/PCC_streetcar" title="PCC streetcar">PCC streetcars</a> around downtown San Diego in partnership with the San Diego Historic Streetcar Society. </p><p>MTS introduced its network of <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> routes in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-SDSTDT_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSTDT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lines operate on exclusive roadways, <a href="/wiki/Bus_lane" title="Bus lane">dedicated lanes</a>, <a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane" title="High-occupancy vehicle lane">high-occupancy vehicle lanes</a>, and in mixed-traffic with other vehicles. </p><p>In 2016, the San Diego Trolley began construction of the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project. It is an 11-mile (18 km) extension of the Blue Line from the Old Town Transit Center north to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California, San Diego</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="La Jolla Village">La Jolla Village</a>, and <a href="/wiki/University_City,_San_Diego" title="University City, San Diego">University City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ridership is projected at 34,700 trips in 2030.<sup id="cite_ref-FTA_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FTA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The extension was completed and opened for service on November 21, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-midcoast_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-midcoast-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> costing $2.1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-FTA_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FTA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Divisions">Divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Diego_Trolley">San Diego Trolley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: San Diego Trolley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg/220px-SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg/330px-SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg/440px-SDT_Orange_Line_at_5th2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="707" data-file-height="517" /></a><figcaption>San Diego Trolley in Downtown San Diego.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Trolley" title="San Diego Trolley">San Diego Trolley</a></div> <p>The MTS Rail Operations division oversees the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Trolley" title="San Diego Trolley">San Diego Trolley</a> (colloquially known as "The Trolley") a system of <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> routes: the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)">Blue Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Green Line (San Diego Trolley)">Green Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)">Orange Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Copper_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Copper Line (San Diego Trolley)">Copper Line</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Silver Line (San Diego Trolley)">Silver Line</a>, which operates using <a href="/wiki/Heritage_streetcar" title="Heritage streetcar">heritage streetcars</a> on select days. The system is operated by San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI), a <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> of MTS. The Trolley began service on July 26, 1981,<sup id="cite_ref-SD-Trolley-Inc_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SD-Trolley-Inc-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it the oldest of the <a href="/wiki/Light_rail_in_the_United_States#"Second-generation"_modern_systems" title="Light rail in the United States">second-generation light rail systems</a> in the United States. The entire Trolley network is 53.5 miles (86.1 km) with 53 stations. In 2023, the trolley had the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_light_rail_systems" title="List of United States light rail systems">highest ridership of any light rail system</a> in the United States, with 38,047,300 annual rides, or about 121,600 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024. </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Blue Line (San Diego Trolley)">Blue Line</a>, which opened in 1981, operates between the <a href="/wiki/UTC_Transit_Center" title="UTC Transit Center">UTC Transit Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/UC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="UC San Diego">UC San Diego</a>, Old Town Transit Center, <a href="/wiki/Downtown_San_Diego" title="Downtown San Diego">downtown San Diego</a>, and the international border at <a href="/wiki/San_Ysidro" class="mw-redirect" title="San Ysidro">San Ysidro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Orange_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Orange Line (San Diego Trolley)">Orange Line</a>, which opened in 1986, operates between downtown San Diego and eastern suburban areas such as El Cajon and La Mesa.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Green_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Green Line (San Diego Trolley)">Green Line</a>, which opened in 2005, operates between downtown San Diego, Old Town, Mission Valley, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a>, La Mesa, El Cajon, and Santee.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Copper_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Copper Line (San Diego Trolley)">Copper Line</a>, which opened in 2024, operates as a <a href="/wiki/Shuttle_train" title="Shuttle train">shuttle</a> between <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon_Transit_Center" title="El Cajon Transit Center">El Cajon Transit Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Santee_station" title="Santee station">Santee station</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Silver_Line_(San_Diego_Trolley)" title="Silver Line (San Diego Trolley)">Silver Line</a>, which opened in 2011, operates around downtown San Diego on select days using <a href="/wiki/Heritage_streetcar" title="Heritage streetcar">heritage streetcars</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTS_Bus_Operations">MTS Bus Operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: MTS Bus Operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The MTS Bus Operations division oversees 85 "MTS Bus" fixed-route services, nine "Rapid" <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> routes, and the "MTS Access" <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">paratransit</a> service. Routes are operated by private contractors and by the San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC), a subsidiary of MTS. The SDTC operates 27 routes based out of downtown San Diego (Imperial Avenue Division) and <a href="/wiki/Kearny_Mesa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kearny Mesa">Kearny Mesa</a> (Kearny Mesa Division), <a href="/wiki/Transdev" title="Transdev">Transdev</a> operates 73 routes based out of <a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista" class="mw-redirect" title="Chula Vista">Chula Vista</a> (South Bay Division), <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon" class="mw-redirect" title="El Cajon">El Cajon</a> (East County Division),<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and operates the "MTS Access" paratransit service that are operated with <a href="/wiki/Cutaway_van_chassis" title="Cutaway van chassis">mini-buses</a> based out of <a href="/wiki/Kearny_Mesa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kearny Mesa">Kearny Mesa</a> (Copley Park Division).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All buses and division facilities, even those used by contractors, are owned by MTS. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id=""MTS_Bus"_fixed-route_services"><span id=".22MTS_Bus.22_fixed-route_services"></span>"MTS Bus" fixed-route services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: "MTS Bus" fixed-route services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg/220px-SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg/330px-SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg/440px-SDMTS_2782_-_2018_Gillig_Low_Floor_bus_-_Front_Right_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1367" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption> MTS bus in Downtown San Diego.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_MTS_bus_system" title="San Diego MTS bus system">San Diego MTS bus system</a></div> <p>Urban bus routes link the densely populated neighborhoods and adjacent cities together with direct and frequent bus services. These services constitute the bulk of fixed-route bus services operated in terms of vehicle requirements and patronage. Typically, headways are 12–15 minutes between scheduled bus arrival/departure times during commute periods and during midday times on the busiest lines. Generally, no worse than 30-minute headways occur during non-commute periods or 60-minute headways weekends. Local routes generally have stops placed at every block or every other block. Limited-stop lines have stops placed every approximately quarter to half-mile. </p><p>Four express fixed-route bus lines (Routes 20, 60, 110, and 950) are operated along major roadways and highways and link intermediate distant suburban areas to the San Diego urban area. Two of the six express lines (Routes 60 and 110) only operate during the morning and evening weekday commute periods. </p><p>Rural transit services (Routes 888, 891, 892 and 894) link the sparsely populated central and eastern portions of San Diego County to the San Diego Trolley and other fixed-route transit services at the <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon_Transit_Center" title="El Cajon Transit Center">El Cajon Transit Center</a>. These lines offer much less frequent service – Route 888 only operates on Mondays and Fridays, Route 891 on Fridays, and Route 892 on Thursdays. Only Route 894 operates Mondays through Fridays. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id=""Rapid"_bus_rapid_transit_service"><span id=".22Rapid.22_bus_rapid_transit_service"></span>"Rapid" bus rapid transit service</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: "Rapid" bus rapid transit service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg/220px-San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg/330px-San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg/440px-San_Diego_Union_Station_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4371" data-file-height="3305" /></a><figcaption> <i>Rapid</i> bus at Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rapid_(San_Diego)" title="Rapid (San Diego)">Rapid (San Diego)</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rapid_(San_Diego)" title="Rapid (San Diego)">Rapid</a> is a network of ten <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> (BRT) routes in the San Diego area. The lines operate on exclusive roadways, <a href="/wiki/Bus_lane" title="Bus lane">dedicated lanes</a>, <a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane" title="High-occupancy vehicle lane">high-occupancy vehicle lanes</a>, and in mixed-traffic with other vehicles. </p> <ul><li>Routes 201, 202, and 204 offer frequent service in the <a href="/wiki/University_City,_San_Diego" title="University City, San Diego">University City</a> and <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla_Village" class="mw-redirect" title="La Jolla Village">La Jolla Village</a> areas near the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California, San Diego</a>. Initial service began in June 2009, with an extension in March 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 215 offers frequent service between <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a> and downtown San Diego, using dedicated lanes on Park and <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon_Boulevard" title="El Cajon Boulevard">El Cajon</a> Boulevards to speed up travel times. It opened for service in October 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 225 offers frequent service between the <a href="/wiki/Otay_Mesa_Port_of_Entry" title="Otay Mesa Port of Entry">Otay Mesa Port of Entry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista" class="mw-redirect" title="Chula Vista">Chula Vista</a>, and downtown San Diego, using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_805" title="Interstate 805">Interstate 805</a> and an exclusive roadway along East Palomar Street and in the <a href="/wiki/Otay_Ranch_Town_Center" title="Otay Ranch Town Center">Otay Ranch</a> neighborhood to speed travel times. Initial service began in September 2018, with an extension in January 2019.</li> <li>Route 227 offers frequent service between the <a href="/wiki/Otay_Mesa_Port_of_Entry" title="Otay Mesa Port of Entry">Otay Mesa Port of Entry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Beach">Imperial Beach</a>. It opened for service in October 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 235 offers frequent service between <a href="/wiki/Escondido,_California" title="Escondido, California">Escondido</a> and downtown San Diego, using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_15_in_California" title="Interstate 15 in California">Interstate 15</a>, with dedicated ramps to transit centers, to speed travel times. It opened for service in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-SDSTDT_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSTDT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 237 offers limited service between the University of California, San Diego's "Gilman Transit Center" (with connections to the 201 and 202 above) and <a href="/wiki/Miramar_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Miramar College">Miramar College</a>. Route 237 operates during peak hours only and travels in mixed-traffic with other vehicles. It opened for service in October 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 280 offers limited, express service between Escondido and downtown San Diego, using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of Interstate 15, with a dedicated ramp to the Del Lago Transit Station, to speed up travel times. The route operates during peak hours only. It opened for service in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-SDSTDT_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSTDT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Route 290 offers limited, express service between Rancho Bernardo and downtown San Diego, using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes of Interstate 15, with dedicated ramps to transit centers, to speed travel times. The route operates during peak hours only. It opened for service in June 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-SDSTDT_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDSTDT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-About_Rapid_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_Rapid-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id=""MTS_Access"_paratransit_service"><span id=".22MTS_Access.22_paratransit_service"></span>"MTS Access" paratransit service</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: "MTS Access" paratransit service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paratransit services, operated under the name "MTS Access," provide point-to-point service upon request to passengers registered with MTS as being qualified for assistance under the <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Americans with Disabilities Act">Americans with Disabilities Act</a>. Service is available throughout the MTS service area, and connections to a similar NCTD service are also available. Vehicles are typically mini-buses equipped with <a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_lift" title="Wheelchair lift">wheelchair lifts</a> and tie-downs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway">San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway">San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway">San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway</a> (SD&AE) is a subsidiary of MTS that manages and leases railroad tracks for freight service. The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Imperial_Valley_Railroad" title="San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad">San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad</a> has exclusive <a href="/wiki/Arrangements_between_railroads" title="Arrangements between railroads">trackage rights</a> move railcars from the end of the <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF Railway</a> in downtown San Diego to either industrial customers in the San Diego area or to the <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">Mexico–United States border</a> in San Ysidro over the SD&AE Main Line and La Mesa Branch. The <a href="/wiki/Baja_California_Railroad" title="Baja California Railroad">Baja California Railroad</a> holds the right to operate over the SD&AE Desert Line in the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Valley" title="Imperial Valley">Imperial Valley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For-Hire_Vehicle_Administration">For-Hire Vehicle Administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: For-Hire Vehicle Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The For-Hire Vehicle Administration division licenses and regulates <a href="/wiki/Taxicab" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxicab">taxicabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Share_taxi" title="Share taxi">jitneys</a>, non-emergency <a href="/wiki/Patient_transport" title="Patient transport">patient transport</a> services, and other private for-hire passenger transportation services provided by contract in the cities of San Diego, <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon" class="mw-redirect" title="El Cajon">El Cajon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Beach">Imperial Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Mesa,_California" title="La Mesa, California">La Mesa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lemon_Grove,_California" title="Lemon Grove, California">Lemon Grove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poway" class="mw-redirect" title="Poway">Poway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Santee,_California" title="Santee, California">Santee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About-MTS_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-MTS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MTS is a California public agency established and governed by the Mills-Deddeh Transit Development Act.<sup id="cite_ref-enabling-legislation_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enabling-legislation-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-board-policy_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-board-policy-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The board of directors has 15 members, who are elected officials representing the cities and unincorporated within MTS's service area. These include the mayors of the cities of <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista" class="mw-redirect" title="Chula Vista">Chula Vista</a>, one member of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego County">San Diego County</a> Board of Supervisors, three members of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_City_Council" title="San Diego City Council">San Diego City Council</a>, and one member each from the city councils of the cities of <a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista" class="mw-redirect" title="Chula Vista">Chula Vista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coronado,_California" title="Coronado, California">Coronado</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Cajon" class="mw-redirect" title="El Cajon">El Cajon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Beach">Imperial Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Mesa,_California" title="La Mesa, California">La Mesa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lemon_Grove,_California" title="Lemon Grove, California">Lemon Grove</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_City,_California" title="National City, California">National City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poway" class="mw-redirect" title="Poway">Poway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santee,_California" title="Santee, California">Santee</a>. The board members elect one of their own as their chairperson.<sup id="cite_ref-About-MTS_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-MTS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-enabling-legislation_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enabling-legislation-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-board-policy_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-board-policy-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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