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At Santa Cruz METRO, we care about moving people. Part of that mission is providing accurate, timely information about your regional transportation provider. Please check back on this page for the news you need to help you plan your public transit trips, engage on transportation issues, and get involved!


To receive METRO alerts, please subscribe to our platforms:

  1. Service Alerts: To receive customized route and stop specific alerts for your regular commute, subscribe at rt.scmetro.org. Available on desktop or mobile.)
  2. Agency Info: To receive alerts on METRO Board of Director meetings, BOD agendas, public hearings, marketing campaigns, and the METRO newsletter, subscribe here.


Additionally, riders can use METRO’s text-by-stop feature, for predicted arrivals within 30-minutes, by texting “41411”. To use this feature text message:


“SCM XXXX” to 41411 (where XXXX is either a numeric stop ID, or transit center lane such as “scmc1” or “wtc2”) for predicted arrivals within 30 minutes.


METRO also supports several real-time platforms that enable riders to know exactly when the bus will arrive, whether there are disruptions to service, such as traffic incidents, and how full the bus is before it arrives


Travel with greater ease by taking advantage of real-time information that will help you make better trip decisions, using any platform you prefer:

  • Transit App and other popular smartphone apps
  • Google Maps and Apple Maps Trip Planners
  • METRO Real-Time website, rt.scmetro.org
  • SMS Text message“SCM XXXX” to 41411 (where XXXX is either a numeric stop ID, or transit center lane such as “scmc1” or “wtc2”) for predicted arrivals within 30 minutes


For additional information on METRO supported apps visit scmetro.org/apps or for general information visit scmetro.org.


We look forward to seeing you on the road!