Santa Maria Area Transit¶

About These Maps:¶

Each map shows bus (and rail, if applicable) speeds for Santa Maria Area Transit, with a map each for the morning peak, midday, and afternoon peak periods on October 12 (Wednesday).
On the map, routes are split into segments corresponding to the distance between two stops, allowing you to focus on specific portions of the route experiencing a slowdown.
Route segments are arrow-shaped to indicate direction of travel. Thicker segments indicate more frequent transit routes.
Hover over, or click, a segment with your mouse to see the exact speed, route name, and transit service frequency in that segment.
- Higher-frequency routes (3+ trips per hour) are especially important, since those slowdowns correspond to more vehicles, and riders, delayed in traffic.

AM Peak slowest routes:

12X, 12X Broadway/Orcutt Express, Eastbound: 11.0 mph median trip speed for 1 trip
3, Rt 3. Transit Center to Marian Hospital to PVH School, via E. Main, Suey Ln., Northbound: 12.0 mph median trip speed for 1 trip
7, Rt 7. A. H. College, Crossroads Shopping Center via Boone St, Bradley Rd., Eastbound: 12.2 mph median trip speed for 2 trips
7, Rt 7. A. H. College, Crossroads Shopping Center via Boone St, Bradley Rd., Northbound: 12.2 mph median trip speed for 2 trips
1, Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway, Northbound: 13.7 mph median trip speed for 2 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Eastbound: 13.7 mph median trip speed for 1 trip
9, Rt 9. Transit Center to PVH via Alvin Ave., Eastbound: 14.3 mph median trip speed for 2 trips

Midday slowest routes:

4, Rt 4. Transit Center to SMH school to VTC via Cook St., Thornburg., Betteravia Rd., Eastbound: 10.1 mph median trip speed for 2 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Eastbound: 10.6 mph median trip speed for 3 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Northbound: 10.6 mph median trip speed for 3 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Southbound: 10.6 mph median trip speed for 3 trips
1, Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway, Southbound: 11.5 mph median trip speed for 4 trips
1, Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway, Northbound: 11.5 mph median trip speed for 4 trips
1, Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway, Eastbound: 11.5 mph median trip speed for 4 trips

PM Peak slowest routes:

1, Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway, Eastbound: 11.6 mph median trip speed for 5 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Eastbound: 11.6 mph median trip speed for 5 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Southbound: 11.6 mph median trip speed for 5 trips
11, Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway, Northbound: 11.6 mph median trip speed for 5 trips
3, Rt 3. Transit Center to Marian Hospital to PVH School, via E. Main, Suey Ln., Northbound: 12.4 mph median trip speed for 2 trips
7, Rt 7. A. H. College, Crossroads Shopping Center via Boone St, Bradley Rd., Northbound: 13.4 mph median trip speed for 6 trips
7, Rt 7. A. H. College, Crossroads Shopping Center via Boone St, Bradley Rd., Eastbound: 13.4 mph median trip speed for 6 trips

This chart shows the distribution of median trip speeds throughout the day. It can help find times of day where transit riders experience the slowest overall speeds.

Median Trip Speed by Hour of Day, All Route Types, All Routes, 06:00–22:00, Oct 12 (Wed)

These maps highlight a single route which runs throughout the day, with a low average trip speed and a high amount of variation in speeds between different trips.

This chart shows the variability in speeds experienced by afternoon peak trips on the route mapped above. In this chart, each vertical strip corresponds to a segment of the map above. Within each strip, each dot represents the speed experienced in that segment by each trip in the afternoon peak. The segments are labelled by their end stop, generally a cross-street. Segments with high variability (some fast trips and some slow trips) might be better-suited to a different set of projects than segments that experience consistently slow speeds.

Speed Variablity by Stop Segment, All Route Types, All Routes, 06:00–22:00, Oct 12 (Wed)

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