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 2015 Gillig BRT #169 and 2021 Gillig BRT #183 awaiting departure at Long Beach LIRR station | |
| Parent | City of Long Beach Department of Transportation |
|---|---|
Commenced operation | c. 1950 |
| Headquarters | 1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561 |
| Locale | Southern Nassau County |
| Service area | Long Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout |
| Service type | Local bus service |
| Routes | 6 |
| Stops | ~70 |
| Hubs | Long Beach LIRR station |
| Fleet | 10 (fixed route) 4 (paratransit)[1] (2013 figures) |
Daily ridership | 1,469 (weekday) 827 (Saturday) 550 (Sunday)[1] |
| Operator | City of Long Beach Department of Transportation |
Chief executive | Brendan T. Costello |
| Website | Long Beach Bus |
Long Beach Bus is a public transportation system serving Greater Long Beach on the Long Beach Barrier Island of Long Island, New York. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, with six different routes connecting to one another and to Nassau Inter-County Express and Long Island Rail Road at Long Beach station in the city center.
Although Long Beach Bus is designed to complement county bus and commuter rail service, it is run independently by the Long Beach Department of Transportation.
The service operates 24-hours a day, except early Monday mornings. The service operates six routes, with two regular services within the city, one extended route to the Long Beach's eastern suburbs, two midday routes on weekdays, and one overnight circulator; tourist trolleys are used during the summer months.[2] Viability of such an extensive service in a suburban setting is made possible by Long Beach's high-density layout: due to the limited supply of land on the island, fewer than 40% of homes are detached houses, making Long Beach one of the fifty densest cities in the country.[3] The service also plays an important role in transporting the many tourists who arrive in the summer by train from New York City, and a tourist trolley route is operated during the summer months.[2]
Because it is owned and operated independently by the City of Long Beach, and not by Nassau County, Long Beach Bus was unaffected by the 2012 privatization of Long Island Bus.
Most service information is provided bilingually in both English and American Spanish.[2]
Much of what now constitutes the Long Beach Bus network originally was operated privately.[4][5][6] It was taken over by the City of Long Beach in the mid-20th century, following the 1947 bankruptcy of the Long Beach Bus Company and subsequent legal issues with the Beach Transit Corporation, which operated the system under a franchise for the city from 1947 until the early 1950s.[5][7]
In 1973, the City of Long Beach considered possibly having the system taken over by the then-new Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority.[8] The plans were ultimately called off, with the system remaining in the city's control.[8]
The fare for all routes is $2.25, except for the Point Lookout service, which has a $2.75 base fare.[9]
Bus passes, known as the Long Beach Bus Pass, are also available for purchase.[2][10][11] The passes, introduced on October 1, 2022, come in two variants: 10-trip passes and 20-trip passes. The standard fare for a 10-trip pass is $22.50, while the standard fare for a 20-trip pass is $45.00.[2][10][11]
Long Beach Bus operates six bus routes within the City and to Lido Beach and Point Lookout, all originating from the system's hub: the bus terminal at the Long Beach station on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach Branch, adjacent to City Hall.[2][12][13] The network consists of approximately 70 bus stops.[13]
| Route | Terminal | Major streets | History and notes |
East Loop
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Maple Boulevard and East Broadway | Edwards Boulevard Broadway Maple Boulevard East Park Avenue |
Counter-clockwise loop. |
West End
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West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue | West Park Avenue and West Beech Street | Counter-clockwise loop. |
Shoppers' Special East
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Maple Boulevard and East Broadway | East Park Avenue Maple Boulevard Broadway Edwards Boulevard |
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Shoppers' Special West
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West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue | Edwards Boulevard Broadway Maple Boulevard East Park Avenue |
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Point Lookout Line
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Point Lookout | Lido Boulevard East Park Avenue |
|
Late Night Express
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West End service first, then East Loop service | West Beech Street Nevada Avenue Edwards Boulevard Broadway Maple Boulevard Park Avenue |
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In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, paratransit service is offered by Long Beach Bus to those unable to utilize traditional buses.[2]
Mainline bus service is operated using Gillig Advantage buses. These are supplemented by Gillig Trolley Replicas on the tourist trolley line and Ford E-Series-based paratransit vehicles.[14]
All vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Mainline buses are equipped with bicycle racks and extensive bicycle parking is available at the bus terminal.
| Fleet
Number(s) |
Photo | Build
Date |
Manufacturer | Model | Engines | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 
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2012 | Gillig | BRT 35' | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R |
| 170 | 2013 | |||||
| 171-172 | 2014 | |||||
| 179 | 
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2010 | Trolley Replica HEV 29' | Allison EP40 Hybrid System | ||
| 180 | 2014 | Freightliner
Classic Trolley |
XB-S
California Street |
Cummins ISB6.7 | Allison 2200 PTS | |
| 181 | 
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2015 | Gillig | Trolley Replica 29' | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B300R |
| 182-183 |
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2021 | BRT 29' | Cummins L9 |
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Long Beach Bus is a public transportation system serving Greater Long Beach on the Long Beach Barrier Island of Long Island, New York. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, with six different routes connecting to one another and to Nassau Inter-County Express and Long Island Rail Road at Long Beach station in the city center. Although Long Beach Bus is designed to complement county bus and commuter rail service, it is run independently by the Long Beach Department of Transportation.
The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), formerly MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service through Long Beach Bus. These tables give details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see: List of bus routes in Queens: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q82, Q85, Q87, Q89, Q110, Q111, Q113, Q114 List of express bus routes in New York City: QM6, QM36, QM64
XBS may refer to: Xiamen Gaoqi railway station (station telegraph code XBS), Huli, Xiamen, Fujian, China XBS, Japanese rapper, a member of Suite Chic XBS Swimming, a swim club in Slovakia; see List of Slovak records in swimming .xbs, the file extension for xBscript; see Windows Script Host Tenascin X, a glycoprotein also called "XBS" XMM-Newton Bright Source Catalogue (XBS), an astronomical catalogue; see List of astronomical catalogues Daewoo XB-S, a variant of the Daewoo Precision Industries K2 South Korean assault rifle Freightliner XB-S, a truck chassis; see Long Beach Bus
Downtown Long Beach station (formerly Transit Mall station) is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the middle of 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach, California, after which the station is named. It is the southern terminus of the A Line. It is a key part of the Long Beach Transit Mall, which extends along 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. As the city's major transit center, this section of 1st Street is closed to private vehicles and only trains and transit vehicles are allowed. In 2010, a $7 million project was undertaken by Long Beach Transit to upgrade the transit mall. New bus shelters were constructed, with improved lighting and new artwork. The project was completed in spring 2011. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Long Beach Sports Park including handball at the Long Beach Arena, temporary facilities for Beach Volleyball and water polo, along with marathon swimming and rowing in Long Beach harbor.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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