Mendocino Transit Authority

The Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA) is a public bus system that serves Ukiah, the Mendocino Valley, and coastal regions of Mendocino County, California.

Mendocino Transit Authority

Headquarters	241 Plant Road Ukiah, California
Locale	Mendocino County, California
Service type	Bus service Dial-a-bus
Routes	9
Website	mendocinotransit.org

MTA began service in 1976 under a joint powers agreement between the County of Mendocino and the cities of Fort Bragg, Point Arena, Ukiah and Willits.^[1]

Routes

MTA operates several routes, most of which radiate from Ukiah.^[2]

Route number	Name	Route description	Route deviation requests
1	Willits Rider		^
5	The BraggAbout	Local Service within Fort Bragg	^
7	Ukiah Valley Jitney	Mendocino College, Feedlot & Bush, Raley's, Grocery Outlet, Redwood Academy, Goodwill, Main & Standley (Library), Safeway, Public Health Department, Greyhound, Airport, Plant & South State	^
9	Ukiah Valley Local	Mendocino College, Feedlot & Bush, Ukiah High School, Walnut Village, North Bush at Low Gap, Main & Standley (Library), Pear Tree Center, Leslie Street, Yokayo Center, Wal-Mart/Food Maxx, Community Clinic, South Dora Street & Laws Ave, Plant Road & South State	^ Up to 3/4 mi after 6pm for additional fare[3]
20	Inland Service	Willits to Ukiah	^
30	Inland Service	Redwood Valley to Ukiah	^
60	The Coaster	Service between Fort Bragg & Mendocino/Navarro River	^
65	CC Rider	Service between Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Willits, Ukiah & Santa Rosa	^ Stops can be made at the Sonoma County Airport SMART Train Station, The Sonoma County Airport, and the Santa Rosa [SRC] Amtrak Thruway stop at Coddingtown Mall, upon request for no additional fare
75	South Mendocino Coast Service	Gualala-Ukiah & Ft. Bragg	^
95	South Mendocino Coast Service	Point Arena - Santa Rosa	^ "Premium Stops" are made within a 2-mile radius of the Santa Rosa 2nd Avenue Transit Mall, upon request, for an additional $2 fare[4] Stops can be made at the Sonoma County Airport SMART Train Station, The Sonoma County Airport, and the Santa Rosa [SRC] Amtrak Thruway stop at Coddingtown Mall, upon request for no additional fare[5]

^ All routes make "Flag Stops": at a safe location for the bus to pull out of traffic wave the bus down.

Previous Routes

Route number	Name	Route description	Reason for discontinuation	Year Of discontinuation
15	Laytonville	Laytonville to Willits bus service	Low Ridership (5.2/hr.) and Low Farebox Return[6]	Between 2009-2012
21	Inland Service	Willits to Ukiah Express
30	Inland Service	Redwood Valley to Ukiah		Between 2009-2012

Fares

Current fares are found at MTA's website.

MTA offers many pass and punch card options for frequent riders:

• 16 ride punch card - allows riders to ride through one or more fare zones for 1 punch per zone (~25 to 30% discount)
• 1, 2, and 3 zone full-fare monthly passes]
• Summer Youth Pass

MTA also provides the following discounts:

• ~50% fare for Seniors (62+) and People With Disabilities (With MTA discount ID)
• Free Local Fares for Mendocino College Students with Student ID
  • Discounted fares for regional routes 65, 95

Previous Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
24		1980	Gillig	Phantom 35' (35T96T6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	Ex-Gillig prototype #2.
28		1982	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596T6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740
45			Carpenter	Coach RE	Detroit Diesel	Allison
901-902		1996	Gillig	Phantom 35' (S50T3596)	Detroit Diesel Series 50
903-905			Gillig	Phantom
906-907		1999	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C20D096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50		906 was the last Phantom in Service at MTA and retired in 2020
908-909		1999	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C20B096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50

Current Roster

This roster may be incomplete

Fleet Number(s)[7]	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
619-628		2011, 2013			Glaval gas		-Paratransit/Dial-a-ride Vans -Planned to be replaced between 2022 and 2024
733-739		2016, 2018			Glaval gas		-Fixed Route Cutaway Buses -Planned to retire in 2022 and 2024
910-917		2012-2013	Gillig	Advantage			-Units 910-912 are planned to retire in 2023