Foothill Transit provides fixed-route bus service to the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys and is governed by a joint powers authority of 22 member cities and the County of Los Angeles. The five-member Executive Board is elected by the larger joint powers authority once a year at the agency's annual meeting. A detailed history is provided here.
Governance/Management Members
Management: Veolia Transportation
Operations: First Transit (Pomona), MV Transportation (Arcadia)
Unions:
Operations:
Buses: 300 (23 Diesel, 274 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), 3 electric)
Routes: 33 local and express routes.
Area served: 327 square miles of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley
Weekday ridership: More than 48,000
Annual ridership: Approximately 14 million
Comparative size:
Largest municipal operator in Los Angeles County; second in fleet size only to Metro (regional provider)
Fares and Funding:
Base cash fare: $1.25
Express cash fares: $2.75 - $4.90, depending on the service.
Transfers: $0.50 purchased at the time you pay your full fare.
Funding:
25% from farebox revenue.
75% from Los Angeles County Proposition A and C funds, California State Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State Transit Assistance (STA) funds
Foothill Transit Stores: Transit Stores provide customers with five convenient locations -
- Puente Hills Mall (City of Industry)
- Claremont
- Pomona
- West Covina
- El Monte Station
Customers may obtain route and scheduling information, information about public transportation, and to purchase monthly passes, Metrocards or EZ Transit Passes.
Toll-Free Phone Line:
1-800 RIDE INFO (1-800-743-3463) provides customers with personalized trip intineraries and information regarding Foothill Transit routes, connections with other agencies, monthly bus passes, Metrocards, and fares. Customer comments and suggestions are also welcomed at (626) 967-3147 or through email.
Transit Centers:
Foothill Transit serves Transit Centers in Claremont, Montclair, Chino, Pomona, Eastland Center, Puente Hills Mall, West Covina Plaza, and Duarte
Your rights:
Foothill Transit is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of its services on the basis of race, color or national origin as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“Title VI”). If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination under Title VI, you may file a written complaint with Foothill Transit attn: Customer Comments at 100 S. Vincent Ave., Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790.
Foothill Transit's Environmental
Policy:
The mission
of Foothill Transit to be the premier public transit provider committed to
safety, courtesy, quality, responsiveness, efficiency, and innovation. The
protection of the environment is one of Foothill Transit’s most important
responsibilities as we accomplish our mission.
As such, the
Foothill Transit Environmental Policy serves as written communication of
Foothill Transit’s intent to implement sustainable, innovative solutions that
measure and improve our environmental performance through a formal
Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS).
Through this
policy Foothill Transit commits to:
Environmental
protection and sustainability in the planning stages of new programs,
construction, and in all work conducted at Foothill Transit.
Compliance
with applicable local, state, and federal regulations and policies, supported
by regularly-scheduled internal review.
Minimization
of significant environmental impacts identified in the ESMS by establishing
environmental and sustainability objectives, targets, and programs.
Evaluation
of the effectiveness of Foothill Transit’s environmental performance through
the periodic review of Foothill Transit’s ESMS to ensure that established
objectives, targets, and programs are met.
Provide
necessary education and tools to all Foothill Transit staff and those working
on Foothill Transit’s behalf in order to successfully carry out this policy in
their daily responsibilities and work functions.
Strive for continued overall improvements in environmental
consciousness and prevention of pollution.
The Foothill
Transit environmental policy will be communicated annually to all Foothill
Transit team members and those working on Foothill Transit’s behalf, including
all contractors and vendors, and will be made available to the public via Foothill
Transit’s website. In order to fulfill the commitments made in this policy, all
Foothill Transit team members and those working on Foothill Transit’s behalf are
responsible for incorporating this policy into their plans and work.