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Address:   110 Salinas St, Salinas, CA 93901

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The Monterey-Salinas Transit District provides bus service to the greater Monterey and Salinas areas as far south as Templeton and Big Sur and as far north as Santa Cruz and San Jose. Service originates from two primary locations: the Monterey Transit Plaza, in downtown Monterey, and the Salinas Transit Center, in downtown Salinas. The MST site provides many tips on how to ride, including maps, a list of bus routes and a link to download the Transit app. For riders who don’t want to use an app, riders can use MST RealTime on text, phone, or Google maps) to get real-time information about the arrival of the next bus. 

Current members of the district are Monterey County and the cities of Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad. A board of directors with a representative from each member jurisdiction governs the agency and appoints the general manager.

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Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

09/04/2024
Image for display with article titled Monterey-Salinas Transit’s Embattled SURF! Project Is Now Riding a Wave Toward Approval.

On Friday, July 26, when California Coastal Commission staff released a report regarding Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! busway from Marina to Sand City, the surf was looking down – the report said in no uncertain terms that the project was “not approvable” under the law, in this case, the Coastal Act.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

08/22/2024
Monterey-Salinas Transit responded to a Coastal Commission staff report recommending denial of permits to advance the proposed SURF! Busway.

Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

08/06/2024
Image for display with article titled Monterey-Salinas Transit Hopes to Change the Coastal Commission Staff’s View on a Proposed Busway.

For those who’ve read the California Coastal Commission’s July 26 report about Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! project, which seeks to build an off-highway busway between Marina and Sand City, one might get the impression they’re reading an obituary for a proposal about to be put in its grave.

Salinas Valley Tribune logo From Salinas Valley Tribune...

05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled MST Donates Vehicle to City of Greenfield, Bolstering Community Programs

Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s Omar Vigil and Jose Sanchez recently met with Pat Lewis, fleet maintenance superintendent at Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), to receive a vehicle that MST donated to their organization and the Greenfield Recreation Department.

Monterey County Weekly logo From Monterey County Weekly...

06/24/2022
Image for display with article titled MST planning new fare structure when it launches new bus network.

Monterey-Salinas Transit is holding three public hearings over the next few weeks to receive public comments on a proposed new fare structure.

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