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About the Clean
Air Express
The Clean
Air Express commuter bus service is a
weekday commuter bus program serving
residents of Lompoc, Santa Maria,
Buellton, Solvang, and adjacent
unincorporated areas
commuting to their jobs in Goleta and
Santa Barbara. The Clean Air
Express is operated by the
City of Lompoc under an agreement with the Santa
Barbara County Association of
Governments and is fully funded by
Measure A.
The Clean Air Express
was created by the
Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District in
1991 as a way to improve regional air
quality by reducing the number of
commuters driving alone. Due to
the low annual cost and the popularity
of the program among residents of North
Santa Barbara County, the Traffic Solutions
division of SBCAG assumed
management of the service in 2001.
After assuming management of the Clean Air Express,
Traffic Solutions expanded the service to include 13 daily round
trips, purchased new buses, added the
flexibility of a cash fare, and
installed wireless internet access on
all vehicles. Following the approval of
Measure A by Santa Barbara County voters
in November 2008, Traffic Solutions
transferred management of the Clean Air
Express to the City of Lompoc, a member
of SBCAG.
Clean Air Express
Facts at a Glance
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| Daily Round Trips |
13 |
| Annual Passengers |
221,000 |
| Annual Car Trips
Eliminated |
201,000 |
| Average Distance of
Trip Eliminated (miles) |
110 |
| Annual Vehicle Miles
Traveled Eliminated |
22,110,000 |
| Pounds of CO2
Eliminated |
19,600,000 |
| Annual Operating
Cost |
$1,372,000 |
| Annual Fare Revenue |
$1,050,000 |
| % of Operating Cost
Paid for by Fare Revenue |
77% |
| Source of Operating
Subsidy
(100%) |
Measure
A |
The Clean Air Express avoids the use
of about 1 million gallons of fuel
every year, the equivalent of enough
energy to power about 800 homes and
the same carbon dioxide benefit of
planting 228,000 trees annually.
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