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Gold Coast Transit District, formerly known as South Coast Area Transit (SCAT), is a local bus operator in western Ventura County, California, serving Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and the adjoining areas of unincorporated Ventura County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,380,300, or about 13,400 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
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![]() Gold Coast Transit bus at Oxnard Transit Center in 2015 | |
Founded | 1973 |
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Headquarters | 301 East Third Street Oxnard, California |
Service area | Ventura County, California |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 23 |
Fleet | 64 buses |
Daily ridership | 13,400 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 3,380,300 (2023)[2] |
Website | goldcoasttransit |
Gold Coast Transit District was founded in 1973 as South Coast Area Transit with the merger of the Ventura City Transit Lines and the Oxnard Municipal Bus Lines. Until 1994, SCAT also served Santa Paula. Service to Santa Paula has since been replaced with VCTC Intercity fixed-route and dial-a-ride services. The system adopted the name Gold Coast Transit effective July 1, 2007. This accompanied a change in bus livery and the acquisition of 26 new buses.[3]
In October 2013, California Assembly Bill 664 was chartered as the enabling legislation to transition Gold Coast Transit from a joint powers authority to a special purpose transit district. On July 1, 2014, the agency officially became Gold Coast Transit District.[4] The district's founding member jurisdictions include the cities of Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and Ventura and the County of Ventura. The bill allows other cities in Ventura County to subsequently join the district.[5]
In 2014, GCTD leadership was recognized with the District being honored as the “Transit Agency of the Year” at the Small Operators award ceremony hosted by the California Transit Association (CTA) [6] as part of its 49th Annual Conference and Expo in Monterey, California.
On May 10, 2017 Gold Coast Transit District broke ground on a new operations and maintenance facility in Oxnard.[7][8] The facility opened in July 2019.[9]
Gold Coast Transit District provides bus service to these cities and communities:
As of May 2024, Gold Coast Transit District operates 18 local lines and 4 school trippers lines as well as paratransit service.[10]
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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1A | Oxnard | C St, Saviers Rd |
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1B |
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2 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Colonia
San Gorgonio Av & Gibraltar St |
Colonia Rd, 1st St |
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3 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Oxnard
El Dorado Av & Channel Island Bl |
J St, Channel Island Bl |
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4A | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Gonzales Rd, Rose Av, 3rd St |
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4B |
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5 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Oxnard
Hemlock St & Patterson Rd |
5th St, Wooley Rd | |
6 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Ventura
Ventura Av and Willett St |
C St, Victoria Av, Telegraph Rd, Ventura Av |
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7 | Oxnard
Centerpoint Mall |
Oxnard
Butler Rd and Pleasant Valley Rd |
Saviers Rd, Pleasant Valley Rd |
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8 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
Oxnard
Centerpoint Mall |
5th St, Rose Av, Bard Rd, Saviers Rd |
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10 | Ventura
Ventura Transit Center |
Ventura
Darling Rd & Jonquill Av |
Telegraph Rd |
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11 | Ventura
Ventura Transit Center |
Ventura
Wells Rd and Carlos St |
Telephone Rd | |
15 | Oxnard | Oxnard
Auto Center Dr & Paseo Mercado |
Vineyard Av, Alvarado St, Gonzales Rd | |
16 | Ventura
Ventura Transit Center |
Ojai
Ojai Av & Fox St |
Thompson Blvd, Ventura Av, Ojai Av |
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17 | Oxnard
Esplanade Shopping Center |
Oxnard
Oxnard College |
Ventura Bl, Rose Av | |
19 | Oxnard
Oxnard Transit Center |
5th St, Victoria Av, Gonzales Rd, Rice Av, 3rd St |
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21 | Oxnard
Centerpoint Mall |
Ventura
Ventura Transit Center |
Channel Islands Bl, Victoria Av, Telegraph Rd |
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23 | Oxnard
Oxnard College |
Oxnard
Esplanade Shopping Center |
Pleasant Valley Rd, Ventura Rd |
Gold Coast Transit District operates five "school trippers" that supplement school bus service to local high schools. While intended to serve students with service only on school days, these routes are open to the general public.
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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18A | Oxnard
Channel Islands Bl & Ventura Rd |
Oxnard | C St, Doris St |
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18C | Oxnard
Oxnard High School |
H St |
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18E | Oxnard | Rose Av |
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18F | Ventura
Ventura Av & Norway Dr |
Ventura | Ventura Av, Santa Clara St |
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18G | Oxnard
Nyeland Av & Ventura Bl |
Oxnard | Rose Av |
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