Fall Service Starting September 15

Highlighted Service Changes:

Route 22 has also been suspended. Route 20 will serve the UCSC Coastal Science Campus and Seymour Center on all weekday trips; the weekend Route 20 schedule continues to serve the Seymour Center only on select trips. For the Fall schedule, Route 15 will operate all weekdays (except for METRO holidays) – not just the School Term calendar. Similarly, the former supplemental School Term (“ST”) trips on UCSC Routes 10, 18, 19, will become regular trips that will operate full-time.

The Watsonville Circulator will run in only the counter- clockwise direction: from Watsonville Transit Center to Freedom Blvd, Freedom Centre, Green Valley Road, then Main Street. The Circulator that ran in the clockwise direction, starting from Watsonville Transit Center to Main Street, has been temporarily suspended.

Route 4 will now serve only the River Street corridor and Harvey West loop. Emeline Ave and Grant Street will be served by Route 35E from 7:00am – 5:00pm.

Route 35E will end at Boulder Creek between 8:00am and 4:00pm. Service between Boulder Creek and Country Club will be available on two Route 35 or 35E trips before 8:00am, six trips in the evening, and all day on weekends.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park service is suspended until next year.

Route-specific Schedule Changes between Summer and Fall schedules - Routes not specifically mentioned below will continue to operate the same schedule as Summer 2022 Service.

Route 4 – River/Harvey West

See Route Schedule: 04     See Route Map: 04

Weekdays: Trips will operate only between Santa Cruz Metro Center and the Metro Admin Offices on Vernon Street, serving the River Street corridor and Harvey West area. Grant St and the Emeline Complex will be served by Route 35E.

Route 15 – UCSC via West Gate - Laurel

See Route Schedule: 15     See Route Map: 15

Weekdays: The service will operate all weekdays (except for METRO holidays) – not limited to the School Term calendar.

Route 19 – UCSC via West Gate – Bay

See Route Schedule: 19     See Route Map: 19

Weekdays/Weekends: “ST” trips from Spring will run as regular trips – not limited to the School Term calendar.

Route 22 – UCSC via Main Gate – Almar/Bay

Weekdays: Service has been suspended. Route 20 provides service from UCSC main campus to the Coastal Science Campus and the Seymour Center.

Route 35E – Highway 9/Scotts Valley/Emeline

See Route Schedule: 35E     See Route Map: 35E

Weekdays: From 9:00am – 4:00pm, trips departing Santa Cruz Metro Center on the hour will operate as Route 35E and serve Grant St and the Emeline Complex before entering Highway 17 toward Scotts Valley. Those trips will end at Big Basin Way & Hwy 9 (Stop ID 1236) in Boulder Creek; there will be no service to Pasatiempo or between Boulder Creek and Country Club on those trips. Route 35E trips toward Santa Cruz from 9:59am to 5:06pm will begin at Hwy 9 & Lomond (Stop ID 1561) in Boulder Creek and serve Pasatiempo, the Emeline Complex and Grant St before returning to the regular 35 route on Ocean St.

Three trips from Metro Center, at 7:00am, 8:00am, and 5:00pm, will serve both Emeline Complex and Country Club. Three trips from Country Club, at 7:02am, 7:59am, and 9:02am, will also serve Emeline. Trips starting from Metro Center or Country Club at 6:00pm or later will serve Country Club, but will not serve Emeline. The departure times at numerous timepoints have been adjusted by several minutes.

Route 42 – Davenport/Bonny Doon

See Route Schedule: 42     See Route Map: 42

Weekdays: The 3:40pm timepoint at Santa Cruz High School will be five minutes later, at 3:45pm.

Route 72 – Green Valley - Hospital

See Route Schedule: 72     See Route Map: 72

Weekdays: Departure times have been adjusted by several minutes along the route.

Route 74S – PVHS/Hospital

See Route Schedule: 74S     See Route Map: 74S

Weekdays: The two trips will depart Watsonville Transit Center 30 minutes later, at 7:30am and 3:35pm. Departure times have been adjusted by several minutes along the route.

Route 79 – East Lake/Crestview

See Route Schedule: 79     See Route Map: 79

Weekdays/Weekends: Departure times have been adjusted by several minutes along the route.