Big Blue Bus

The Big Blue Bus is a municipal bus operator in Los Angeles Westside , USA , mostly serving Santa Monica , Westwood , and Venice . Recently the Big Blue Bus started its own Bus Rapid Transit line. HISTORY In 1928 , the City of Santa Monica launched their first route. Choosing a blue livery, it was originally called Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines. It kept their base fare at 10 cents for an extensive period of time. The impetus for the creation was a fare increase on the Pacific Electric Interurban trains between Santa Monica and Los Angeles. The Santa Monica bus would connect with the Los Angeles Railway streetcars at Pico and Rimpau Boulevards in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles. That historic terminus point has become an important transit center in Los Angeles simply because it is the point where thousands of bus riders along Pico Boulevard must transfer to continue their trips eastward to Downtown Los Angeles or westward to the Westside. The Big Blue Bus is considered one of the best bus services in the Los Angeles area. The system won the American Public Transportation Association ’s ''Outstanding Transportation System'' award in 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2000. The Big Blue Bus did not raise its regular fare above 50 cents until 2002, when it became 75 cents. In contrast, most public bus lines in California were charging fares of a dollar or more well before 2000. Logos
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