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sbX
Overview
Operator	Omnitrans
Garage	1700 West Fifth Street San Bernardino, California
Began service	April 28, 2014
Predecessors	Route 2 (still in operation)
Route
Communities served	San Bernardino, California Loma Linda, California
Landmarks served	California State University, San Bernardino Inland Center Loma Linda University
Start	Verdemont
End	Loma Linda
Length	15.7 mi (25 km)
Service
Frequency	every 10–15 minutes every 20 minutes (Saturday only)
Operates	5 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday–Friday = 6 a.m.–9 p.m Saturday
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sbX is a bus rapid transit (BRT) service in San Bernardino and Loma Linda, California, United States. It is operated by Omnitrans, a public transportation agency in southwestern San Bernardino County. The route is internally named by Omnitrans as the Green Line.^[1]

sbX is intended to be a brand of bus rapid transit service that will eventually traverse major surface streets throughout Omnitrans' service area.^[2][3][4]

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the sbX corridor a Bronze ranking.^[5]

Development[]

Construction was set to finish in late 2013, but was pushed back due to ongoing construction at San Bernardino's downtown transit center. Service began in April 2014.^[6][7]

Omnitrans has begun making upgrades to its East Valley vehicle maintenance facility in San Bernardino, including modifications to its parking lot, service bays, bus wash, and fueling facility, to accommodate 60-foot buses, all of which have been purchased and acquired, to run on the sbX bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor.^[8][9]

Omnitrans has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to conduct an alternatives analysis for the Holt Boulevard/4th Street Corridor and the cities of Ontario and Fontana are both conducting studies on the feasibility of bus rapid transit along the corridor in their cities. Additionally, planners in Rancho Cucamonga are exploring recommendations on how to support high-density, transit-oriented development along the Foothill Boulevard corridor (Historic Route 66).^[10]

Stations[]

Station	Type	Location	Notes and Connections	Photo
Palm	C PR	Kendall Drive and Palm Avenue	Northern terminus Bus route 2
California State University	M	5500 University Parkway	Serves California State University, San Bernardino Bus routes 2, 5, 7, 11
Little Mountain	C	Kendall Drive at Little Mountain Drive	Closest station to Cajon High School (walking distance) Bus routes 2, 5
Shandin Hills	C	Kendall Drive at Shandin Hills Drive/40th Street	Bus route 2
Marshall	C PR	"E" Street at Marshall Boulevard	Bus route 2
Highland	C	"E" Street at Highland Avenue	Serves San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Adult School Bus routes 2, 3/4
Baseline	C	"E" Street at Baseline Street	Exclusive sbX bus lanes begin two blocks south near 10th Street Bus route 2
Civic Center	M PR	"E" Street at Court Street	Serves Downtown, City Hall, Carousel Mall and County Courthouse Bus route 2
San Bernardino Transit Center	M PR	174 South "E" Street at Rialto Avenue	Serves San Bernardino Transit Center, San Bernardino–Downtown Metrolink station, San Manuel Stadium and Loma Linda University Health Care Center Omnitrans routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 208, 215, 290 RTA route 200 Mountain Transit VVTA BV Link Metrolink   San Bernardino Line   Inland Empire–Orange County Line
Inland Center	M	"E" Street at North Mall Way	Near Bus route 2
Hunts	M	Hospitality Lane at Hunts Lane	Serves County Hall of Records Bus routes 2, 208
Carnegie	M	Hospitality Lane between Carnegie Drive West and Carnegie Drive East	Bus route 2
Tippecanoe	M	Hospitality Lane at Tippecanoe Avenue	Southernmost sbX station in San Bernardino city limits Exclusive bus lanes end here Bus routes 2, 8
Redlands Blvd.	C PR	Anderson Street at Redlands Boulevard	Northernmost station in Loma Linda Bus routes 2, 8
Loma Linda University/Loma Linda University Medical Center	C	Anderson Street at Prospect Street	Loma Linda University platform is located northbound; Loma Linda University Medical Center platform is located southbound Also serves Ronald McDonald House Bus route 2
VA Hospital	C	Barton Road at Benton Street	Southern terminus Serves Omnitrans routes 2, 19, 325 RTA route 14
Type Code: C = Curbside station or M = Median station | PR = Station has Park and Ride

Artwork[]

The CSUSB station is popular with students and staff who commute to the university because of the high cost and low availability of parking around campus. In 2008, the Omnitrans Transit Development Board began developing plans for a bus rapid line connecting CSUSB and Loma Linda University.^[11] Construction of the line began with construction of the Palm station and-neo the CSUSB Transit Center.^[12] The station was designed by Gruen Associates of Los Angeles for Omnitrans and the local community. Main artwork is by Freya Bardell and Brian Howe. The station art will be based on the trees on campus; the trees on glass will have a rich blue color that dramatically contrasts surroundings. Some artwork on the station was designed with help by CSUSB students and faculty that reflects the university community at large.^[13]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website