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Public transport in Riverside
Public transport in Riverside
Once again, while the vast majority in the city do use automobiles, there is public transit available in Riverside. The Riverside Transit Agency provides fixed-route bus service on around 15 routes in the city, as well as three express commuter services and a few new community-based trolley-bus routes. Trips up and down Magnolia Ave. on route 1, on University Ave on route 16, and on route 15 along Arlington Ave are relatively frequent, with 20, 30 and 40 minute headways respectively. Weekends and other routes can cause more delay. A note of warning- the Riverside transit infrastructure essentially stops at 20:00, with a few routes running through 22:00. There is simply no service at night. If you're planning to be out late, make sure you have a way home.
One notable exception to the night-time shut-down of the transit system is the RTA 53- Bear Runner . Intended primarily for students returning home from campus late at night, the service runs Monday-Thursday nights from 18:00 to 00:30, during the school year only (late September-early June), and is open to the general public. The loop serves the University and Canyon Crest neighbourhoods every half hour, and can be somewhat useful in returning home from a night of revelry at local eateries and drinking establishments- so long as you're staying near its route.
The system has two main hubs- the Downtown Terminal in the city's Downtown, and the Galleria at Tyler in the south of the city. Chances are you will have to travel through one of these transfer points to get anywhere in the city. Commuter express routes 204 and 216 stop at the Downtown Terminal with destinations of Montclair/Ontario and Orange County, and 216 and OCTA 794 stop at the Galleria, both headed towards Orange County. Local routes serve all surrounding areas.
Taxis have been known to congregate on Fairmount Ave. between the Greyhound and city bus terminals. This is helpful if you end up caught by the sudden unavailability of public transport at night.
Trip planning is available on the web site, on Google Maps, and by calling 1-800-800-7821 between 07:00 and 19:00 M-F, and 08:00 and 17:00 weekends.
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