MTS News

Jan
14

Turning the Tide on Ridership Declines with Free Ride Day

On Tuesday, October 2, MTS held Free Ride Day. It was a huge success as we recorded almost 53,000 more rides than the same Tuesday one year before, a 17%...
Jan
14

MTS Bus Operations Training Instructor Mike Perez wins the 2018 National Training Professional of the Year Award

In 2012, MTS established a plan to “develop a world-class training department,” and in April 2013, MTS took a major step towards achieving that goal when Mike...
Jan
14

Bus Gets Big Victory with VTT

Extensive safety training for all of our employees is a hallmark of our agency and the effort is paying off. In the world of bus, our operations team has won...
Jan
14

MTS Rail Upgrades the Old, Prepares for the New

MTS Trolley has some big happenings across many departments that will help modernize our service, improve our state-of-good repair and help bring our storied...
Jan
14

2050 VISION

Shaping the Future of MTS We don’t know what the future holds for transit, but exciting discussions are taking place about how MTS will be a mainstay in San...
Jan
14

Board Update

The MTS Board typically meets one time per month as the final decision-making body for our agency. Here’s a quick update of activity for September, October and...
Jan
14

Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators for the first months of Fiscal Year 2019 (July – October) are now available. It’s a mixed bag of results. Ridership is still down,...
Jan
14

CEO Advance

It’s been another incredible year for MTS. And it all starts with a great team that is motivated to do exceptional work. There’s a buzz about transit that hasn...
Dec
12

Santa and MTS Employees Surprise 183 Chula Vista Students with New Bikes

Many of us cherish the memories of that first bike we learned how to ride or that special bike we received as a holiday gift. Unfortunately, many families in...
Oct
31

Employee Spotlight

Most people run away from a fire. But special people run towards it in the name of safety, including MTS Bus Road Supervisor Alex Sherer. At 11 p.m. on August...