The Long Beach Passport buses, the red lines that ran from the West Side to the East Side, and up to Long Beach State, are being phased out. The only line that's surviving is the C line, heading down Pine Ave and out to the Queen Mary.
The reason for the change is the LBT transitioning from the small, red diesel buses into the longer compressed natural gas editions, those of which are better for the environment. Maybe they cost more money to run, so they need to charge folks a buck and a quarter for the trip?
Lines A and D ran from Belmont Shore to Alamitos Bay Landing to the Traffic Circle via the University is becoming route 121. Line B ran 4th street to Retro Row is becoming route 151.
Really, who would be reading this blog to get this kind of info? I've been here for just a little while, and haven't yet had the luck, or need, to ride the Passport buses.
I might be pissed if I had rode the free bus to CSULB and now wouldn't be able to...but, of course, the "free bus" went from one of the wealthiest neighborhood in the city to the commuter university, which doesn't make much sense. It had to be convenient for somebody, right?
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