# Gold Coast Transit

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 12,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

## History

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.
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. 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.
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)
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. The facility opened in July 2019.

## Service area

Gold Coast Transit District provides bus service to these cities and communities:
* Oxnard
* Ventura
* Port Hueneme
* Ojai
* El Rio
* Saticoy
* Oak View
* Mira Monte

## Routes
### Local routes

As of May 2024, Gold Coast Transit District operates 18 local lines and 4 school trippers lines as well as paratransit service.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Via | Notes |
| 1A | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | C St, Saviers Rd | Clockwise loop Serves Centerpoint Mall |
| 1B | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | C St, Saviers Rd | Counter-clockwise loop Serves Centerpoint Mall |
| 2 | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Colonia San Gorgonio Av & Gibraltar St | Colonia Rd, 1st St | Interlined with Route 3 |
| 3 | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard El Dorado Av & Channel Island Bl | J St, Channel Island Bl | Serves Centerpoint Mall Interlined with Route 8 |
| 4A | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Gonzales Rd, Rose Av, 3rd St | Clockwise loop |
| 4B | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Gonzales Rd, Rose Av, 3rd St | Counter-clockwise loop |
| 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 | Serves Ventura College and Pacific View Mall 5 minute walk to Ventura–East Metrolink Station from Bristol Rd & Hill Rd stop |
| 7 | Oxnard Centerpoint Mall | Oxnard Butler Rd and Pleasant Valley Rd | Saviers Rd, Pleasant Valley Rd | Serves Oxnard College |
| 8 | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Centerpoint Mall | 5th St, Rose Av, Bard Rd, Saviers Rd | Serves Oxnard College |
| 10 | Ventura Ventura Transit Center | Ventura Darling Rd & Jonquill Av | Telegraph Rd | Serves Ventura College Interlined with Route 16 |
| 11 | Ventura Ventura Transit Center | Ventura Wells Rd and Carlos St | Telephone Rd | |
| 15 | Oxnard Esplanade Shopping Center | Oxnard Auto Center Dr & Paseo Mercado | Vineyard Av, Alvarado St, Gonzales Rd | Serves St John's Regional Medical Center |
| 16 | Ventura Ventura Transit Center | Ojai Ojai Av & Fox St | Thompson Blvd, Ventura Av, Ojai Av | Interlined with Route 10 |
| 17 | Oxnard Esplanade Shopping Center | Oxnard Oxnard College | Ventura Bl, Rose Av | |
| 19 | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center | 5th St, Victoria Av, Gonzales Rd, Rice Av, 3rd St | Clockwise loop |
| 21 | Oxnard Centerpoint Mall | Ventura Ventura Transit Center | Channel Islands Bl, Victoria Av, Telegraph Rd | Serves Ventura College |
| 23 | Oxnard Oxnard College | Oxnard Esplanade Shopping Center | Pleasant Valley Rd, Ventura Rd | |

### School Trippers routes

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 | Terminals | Via | Notes |
| 18A | Oxnard Channel Islands Bl & Ventura Rd | Oxnard Oxnard High School | C St, Doris St | Serves Centerpoint Mall |
| 18C | Oxnard Oxnard High School | Oxnard Oxnard High School | H St | To 5th St & Ventura Rd |
| 18E | Oxnard Pacifica High School | Oxnard Pacifica High School | Rose Av | To Oxnard Transit Center |
| 18F | Ventura Ventura Av & Norway Dr | Ventura Ventura High School | Ventura Av, Santa Clara St | Morning trip continues on to Ventura Transit Center |
| 18G | Oxnard Nyeland Av & Ventura Bl | Oxnard Rio Mesa High School | Rose Av | |