Union City Transit

Union City Transit
Union City Transit bus at Union City station
Founded1974
Headquarters34650 Seventh Street
LocaleUnion City, California
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes5
HubsUnion City station, Union Landing
Annual ridership259,096
Fuel typeCNG
OperatorMV Transportation
Websiteuctransit.org

Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Union City Transit operates five local bus lines, with hubs at Union City station and the Union Landing shopping center. The service had an annual ridership of 259,096 in 2023.[1]

Local bus service in Union City began in 1974 as "The Flea".[2] It was originally operated by Patterson Transit, which was renamed Union City Transit in 1975.[3] Another operator took over in 1982, but the bus service kept the name Union City Transit.[4][5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Union City Transit was reduced from eight routes to five in March 2021.[6] The name "Flea" was revived for a demand responsive transit service added in September 2023.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Union City Transit 2023 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). National Transit Database. 2023.
  2. ^ Abbott, Jane; Holzmeister, Karen (October 17, 1974). "The Union City Flea flits about the town". The Argus. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Union City zoning change for rink denied". The Argus. December 17, 1975. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Council scraps Mercedes buses". Oakland Tribune. May 19, 1982. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gibbs, Walt (May 12, 1987). "Federal transit chief suggests melding of Bay Area agencies". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Union City Transit". Union City. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Union City Transit". Union City. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023.

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