In response to comments received during the annual Unmet Transit Needs process, B-Line is starting a new commuter service between Gridley and Chico beginning Monday, July 5, 2010. Route 32 will begin in Biggs at 6:30 a.m., arrive in Gridley via West Biggs Gridley Road, then proceed through Gridley along Spruce Street, where it will serve the several existing bus stops. The route then turns north on SR 99 where it makes one final Gridley stop at Ford Ave, before heading toward Chico at 6:45 a.m. The route will also serve Durham, via the Durham Dayton Highway, before taking the Midway to the Chico Transit Center. A 7:40 a.m. arrival at in Downtown Chico will allow for local transfers to most Chico routes. Complete list of all Route 32 bus stops and times. 

In the evening, this run will take the same route in reverse, leaving Downtown Chico at 5:20 p.m. and arrive back in Gridley at 6:15 p.m., then finishing up in Biggs at 6:30 p.m.

This new commuter service will allow people in the Gridley/Biggs area the opportunity to take public transit directly to and from Chico, with enough time between trips to work a full day. For those people who do not need to stay the entire day, they can return to Gridley via the current Route 20/30 connection through Oroville which leaves Chico at 10:50 a.m. and 2:50 p.m., arriving back in Gridley at 12:12 p.m. and 4:12 p.m. Conversely, passengers in the Gridley area can arrive in Chico later in the day via Oroville at 10:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., then return directly to Gridley by the new Route 32.

B-Line On-board Passenger Survey Report

B-Line recently completed a comprehensive on-board passenger survey with the consulting firm Transit Marketing, LLC. The survey included demographics, origin & destination, and boarding & alighting counts. Staff will examine these results and use them to develop a profile for use in travel forecasting and transit planning activities.