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About – Long Beach Transit

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Facts and Figures

LBT provides public transportation to more than 18 million annual boarding customers in southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County. With a service area covering over 100 square miles across 14 cities, LBT annually runs more than 6.7 million service miles over 670,000 service hours, using 250 fixed-route buses. LBT also operates water taxis and demand-responsive paratransit services.

  • FY 2025 Customer Boardings: 18.5 million
  • FY 2025 Vehicle Miles Traveled: 6.7 million
  • Number of Routes: 38
  • Fleet: 250 buses, plus 5 commuter coach buses
  • FY 2026 Proposed Operating Budget: $139.8 million
  • FY 2026 Capital Budget: $45.1 million

Organizational Focus

Long Beach Transit is dedicated to connecting communities and moving people…making everyday life better.

Our vision is to be a leading provider of transportation options delivering innovative and high-performing services within a multi-modal network that transforms the social, environmental and economic well-being of the diverse communities we serve.

As an organization we are focused on our strategic priorities to

  • Improve safety and service quality;
  • Exercise financial accountability;
  • Foster employee engagement;
  • Enhance customer experience and
  • Promote community and industry focus
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Our History

Take a journey through time and learn about the history of Long Beach Transit.

1963
Articles of incorporation for Long Beach Public Transportation Company are approved.
1963
1964
LBT’s fleet doubles from 25 to 50 buses.
1964
1967
Long Beach Public Transportation Company operates red double-decker buses from London, UK.
1967
1969
By the end of the year, the fleet once again grows to 107 buses.
1969
1974
  • New administration building at Anaheim Street and Cherry Avenue is built. Presently referred to as LBT1.
  • First electric-battery powered bus goes into service.
1974
1975
Dial-A-Lift begins services for customers with disabilities, fifteen years before the adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
1975
1978
The company is rebranded to Long Beach Transit (LBT).
1978
1982
The Transit Mall in downtown Long Beach is completed and the Transit Information Center opens the following year.
1982
1998
The Jackson Transit Center, a second operations facility also known as LBT2, opens in North Long Beach.
1998
2001
  • AquaLink water taxi begins service, connecting five miles of shoreline between Alamitos Bay and downtown.
  • Passport buses begin service, replacing what was initially called the Runabout.
2001
2004
LBT launches Museum Express, the organization’s first special service, that provides rides to Los Angeles-area arts and culture venues.
2004
2005
Hybrid gasoline-electric fleet of New Flyer buses are placed into operation.
2005
2008
LBT and California State University, Long Beach partner to launch the “U-Pass program,” the organization’s first student program.
2008
2009
The Transit & Visitor Information Center opens at the Transit Mall at 1st Street and Pine Avenue.
2009
2012
  • First Gillig compressed natural gas buses go into service.
  • The fleet grows to 250 buses.
2012
2013
LBT celebrates 50 years of moving the community forward.
2013
2014
LBT begins partnership with Transit Access Pass (TAP) to provide paperless payment methods to customers.
2014
2016
  • LBT updates its mission to “Dedicated to connecting communities and moving people…making everyday life better.”
  • Battery-electric buses go into service for the downtown Passport route.
2016
2017
  • LBT launches the STAR initiative public campaign with the goal of improving routes and services.
  • LBT launches the Galaxy Express, providing soccer fans rides to games.
2017
2018
  • LBT partners with POW!WOW! to support local art and artists and creates the first mural bus.
  • LBT expands services into the City of Paramount.
2018
2019
LBT begins to provide year-round service on the AquaLink.
2019
2020
LBT pledges to become a zero-emission bus transit system ahead of California’s 2040 zero-emission goal.
2020
2021
LBT expands service with four new routes in the City of Carson.
2021
2022
  • The operating fleet consists entirely of alternatively fueled buses.
  • LBT adds Route 141, its longest east-west corridor, to replace a former LA Metro bus route.
2022
2023
LBT embarks on modification program to expand its facilities and Zero-emission fleet. LBT moves administrative staff to new corporate offices on Airport Plaza Drive. LBT celebrates 60 years of connecting communities.
2023

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Long Beach Transit
1963 E Anaheim St
Long Beach,
CA 90813

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