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Santa Barbara MTD

Name: Santa Barbara MTD
Address: 550 Olive Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, US
Telephone: +18059633366

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Santa Barbara MTD is a public transit organization serving southern Santa Barbara County, including Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria.

We focus on providing safe, reliable, & comfortable means of getting around the South Coast.

06/18/2026

We hate to see it leave... but we love watching it go. 🚌🌴

The Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle is back, and honestly? It knows its angles.

06/16/2026

No matter where you're headed, there's a seat for you on board. 🌈🚌

This Pride Month, we're celebrating the people, stories, and communities that make Santa Barbara vibrant, colorful, and one of a kind.

Different routes. Different journeys. One community.

Happy Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

06/15/2026

Service Alert: Just a reminder that Juneteenth is this Friday, June 19th. While MTD will operate regular weekday service, Lines 15x, 19x & 28 will have no service that day due to the closures of the UCSB and SBCC campuses.
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Aviso de servicio: Le recordamos que este viernes 19 de junio se celebra el Juneteenth. Aunque MTD operará con el horario habitual de días laborables, las líneas 15x, 19x y 28 no prestarán servicio ese día debido al cierre de los campus de UCSB y SBCC.

06/12/2026

Spotted: Two Downtown-Waterfront Shuttles meeting in their natural habitat.

Scientists once believed these creatures were solitary.

They were wrong.

During Shuttle Summer, shuttles gather near the Waterfront where conditions are ideal: plentiful tourists, abundant beach chairs, and a near-constant supply of visitors discovering that a valid Zoo Pass or Zoo admission ticket unlocks shuttle rides at no additional cost.

Remarkably, many humans respond to this discovery by immediately telling everyone they know.

Notice how the pair maintain eye contact from a safe distance.

This is a sign of mutual respect.

Or confusion.

The scientific community remains divided.

Santa Barbara Zoo

06/11/2026

🩺 **Bus Doctor Rounds**

Here we observe one of MTD's highly skilled Bus Doctors performing a routine wellness check on a patient.

Symptoms reported:
• Excessive mileage
• Chronic route-running
• Repeated exposure to potholes
• Mild beach sand inhalation
• Carrying the weight of everyone else's poor parking decisions

After a thorough examination, the prognosis is excellent.

The patient has been prescribed:
✅ Fresh fluids
✅ Preventive maintenance
✅ A full day of carrying passengers around town

Expected recovery time: approximately 15 minutes.

Another successful operation.

06/10/2026

The ballots have been counted, and we're excited to announce the winners of our 12th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest! 🎨🚌

This spring, students in grades 1–6 were invited to showcase their creativity through this year's theme, 🐙"Ocean Buses."🐙 We were thrilled to receive nearly 🤩200 entries🤩, making this our biggest contest yet! MTD employees had the difficult task of voting on an incredible collection of artwork from talented young artists across the community.

We're also excited to once again partner with MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. Not only will the winning artwork be displayed inside MTD buses over the next year, but it will also be featured in a summertime exhibit at MOXI alongside 18 additional selected entries. The exhibit is scheduled to open in late June.

Thank you to Graphic Ink for sponsoring the printing for the exhibit at MOXI! Keep an eye out for a future post announcing the official opening!

**1st–3rd Grade Winners**
🥇 1st Place — Minori Roca, 2nd Grade, El Camino Elementary
🥈 2nd Place — Amelie C. Romero, 2nd Grade, Monte Vista Elementary
🥉 3rd Place — Devin Schooler & Eddie Cortina, 1st Grade, El Camino Elementary
⭐ Honorable Mention — Amelia Silva, 2nd Grade, St. Raphael School

**4th–6th Grade Winners**
🥇 1st Place — Noemi Espinoza Aguilar, 4th Grade, Santa Barbara Community Academy
🥈 2nd Place — Anahí Perez, 4th Grade, Santa Barbara Community Academy
🥉 3rd Place — Katie Luna Mendoza, 6th Grade, Santa Barbara Community Academy
⭐ Honorable Mention — Sofia Ventura, 6th Grade, Santa Barbara Community Academy

Thank you to the many organizations that helped support and promote this year's contest:

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
GraphicInk
Carpinteria Community Library
Santa Barbara Public Library
Goleta Valley Library
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County
Parks and Recreation, City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Unified School District

05/29/2026

Somewhere over the rainbow… the Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle has returned. 🌈🚌

Shuttle Summer officially rolls back into Santa Barbara today, bringing beach days, waterfront cruising, and significantly less parking stress along for the ride.

Turns out the pot of gold was public transit all along. ☀️

05/28/2026

Shuttle Summer is officially rolling back into town ☀️🚌

The all-electric Downtown-Waterfront Shuttle returns, tomorrow, May 29, bringing easy, breezy rides between Santa Barbara’s Downtown and Waterfront all summer long.

Skip the parking hunt, leave the car behind, and cruise between the Harbor, Waterfront, Santa Barbara Zoo, Train Depot, Courthouse, hotels, shopping, dining, and more—all for just:

• $0.50 standard fare
• $0.25 for seniors 65+ and riders with disabilities
• $1 unlimited day pass

And yes… there are free ride perks 👀

🐘 Show your valid Santa Barbara Zoo membership or Zoo ticket and ride the Shuttle FREE.
🚆 Have a valid Amtrak ticket for the day? You ride free too—on the Shuttle and all MTD bus service.

Tap2Ride contactless payment is also available on all MTD vehicles for quick and easy boarding.

The Shuttle runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day, with buses arriving every 20 minutes so you can spend less time waiting and more time enjoying the coast.

Coastal views. No parking stress. Main character summer energy.

Plan your ride, view the route map, and learn more at:
https://sbmtd.gov/routes/downtown-waterfront-shuttles/

Santa Barbara Zoo

05/26/2026

As of this morning (5/26), the Transit Center circle is closed for prep work for restriping until 3pm. The circle will be closed from 6am Weds until 6am Thurs. Lines 1 & 14 are boarding on Figueroa, all other lines are loading along Chapala. MTD employees are on site to help.

05/25/2026

Today, we remember those who served, sacrificed, and never made it home. This Memorial Day, we honor their courage, their service, and the lasting impact they left behind.

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550 Olive Street
Santa Barbara, CA
93101

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18059633366

Website

https://sbmtd.gov/

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