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Welcome to METRO Online, a service of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, the mass transit system for Santa Cruz County in California. METRO Online is an attempt to provide transit information and to increase citizen participation in the workings of your transit system. If this is your first time here, the text below describes what is availabile at METRO Online. Feel free to look around and to tell us what you think about this service.

30 Years of Serving Santa Cruz - A Slide Show of METRO through the past 30 Years

What's Here

System Info - The starting point to learn about the services offered by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.
How To Ride - New riders should check out this area for tips on how to ride METRO. Almost everything you need to know about the system is located here, just a mouse click away. ADA Paratransit Information is also available here.
Routes - Here you can find all the routes operated by METRO. You can get a description of the areas served by the route, a listing of the schedules available, and information regarding fares and how to ride. These schedules are in an HTML format and are readable by all web browsers with no additional software required.
Facts about METRO - Want facts on Metro, then you are in the right place. There are graphs on METRO ridership, a copy of the latest Performance Report, a cost comparison of transit vs. Car, and various other operating facts.
How to Contact Us - Important phone numbers and addresses for contacting METRO.
News - The News area is where riders can get information bulletins on changes to the METRO system. In addition METRO News Releases are also available to the media and the public.
Board of Directors - Santa Cruz METRO is governed by a Board of Directors. This area will help you learn all about who they are, when and where they meet. Agendas for the next Board Meeting and Board Minutes dating back to January 1995 are available for public review.
Tell Us - Want to give input to METRO, use our Electronic Customer Service Report form online to give a compliment, offer a suggestion, or make a complaint about our service.
Public Hearings - Public Hearings that are scheduled by the Transit District are listed here
Brochures - METRO Brochures are available for viewing and printing. This area requires the use of the Common Ground MiniViewer.
Bids - Companies wanting to do business with the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District should check out this page for current announcements of bids.
Jobs - This is the place to look for employment opportunities with the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District. If the job you are interested in isn't available, fill out an interest card and we will e-mail you when it is available.
Links - Links to other transportation agencies in the Monterey Bay area and Transit Agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area available here. Caltrans provides the latest Santa Cruz County Road Information.

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For more information, send e-mail to webmaster@scmtd.com. We welcome your comments about this system, and hope that it will meet the needs of our passengers.

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METRO Online transit information is made possible through a grant received from the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPC)

The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District makes no representations or warranties as to the suitability or current accuracy of this information for your particular purpose, and that to the extent you use or implement this information in your own setting you do so at your own risk. The information provided herewith is solely for your own use and cannot be sold. In no event will the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, consequential, incidental, special or on claim for attorney fees arising out of the use of or inability to use the information provided herewith.