Latest MTS News

Dec
30

Free Public Transit Rides on New Year’s Eve Encourage Safe End-of-Year Travel

San Diego Transit Agencies Offer Free Rides Dec. 31 After 6 p.m. Download b-roll and photos here San Diego – The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)...
Dec
24

Transit Triumphs: Celebrating MTS’s Successes in 2024

New Year’s is often a time for individual reflection, and we’re no different here at MTS. Let’s take a look back at the progress our agency has made in 2024,...
Dec
23

MTS Announces Christmas Service Schedule, Ramped Up Trolley Service for Holiday Bowl

San Diego – Today, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) announced it will be operating on a Sunday service schedule on Christmas and will ramp up post-game...
Dec
16

San Diego Transit Agencies to Offer Free Rides After 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve for a Safe Celebration

San Diego – The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) announced plans to provide free transit rides and...
Dec
9

San Diego MTS Hires Research Firm to Advance Equity in Transit Policy Making

Contacts: Hector Zermeño, MTS Hector.Zermeno@sdmts.com 619-398-9599 Nicole Yates, Keen Independent Research nicole.yates@keenindependent.com 303-385-8515 San...
Dec
4

As Hundreds of Thousands Flock to December Nights, MTS Offering Free Bus Rides to Balboa Park

San Diego – December Nights , San Diego’s biggest holiday celebration, is back to kick off the holiday season Dec. 6 and 7, drawing more than 300,000 attendees...
Jan
30

Media Event Celebrates New Transit Connections in South San Diego county

New Transit Service and Transit Center near Otay Mesa Port of Entry Enhances Cross-Border Connectivity SANDAG, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS...
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

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...
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...
Oct
31

BUS NEWS

New Flyer Brings Electric Bus to IAD New Flyer showed off its prototype electric bus at IAD in July, which will be similar to the model MTS is having built...
Oct
31

What’s App-ening?: MTS Going All-In on New Phone App

Over the past five years, MTS has made significant efforts to keep pace with ever-improving technology to deliver a better experience and help passengers...
Oct
31

June & July Board Update

The MTS Board typically meets one time per month as the decision-making body for our agency. Here’s a quick update of what happened in June and July (dark in...
Oct
31

Making Every Trip Special: MTS Access Part 2 of 2

There are 169 MTS Access paratransit buses that work out of the Copley Park Division and each one plays an important role to help San Diego residents with...
Oct
31

Eagle Eye: MTS Video Surveillance Program

MTS has seen a 27% reduction in crime between July 2016 and June 2017. Major factors in this include a new “beat” patrolling strategy and a great team of...
Oct
1

Choose Transit Campaign launches with FREE RIDE DAY OCTOBER 2

MTS is planning one of its biggest marketing efforts in our history. It will involve all facets of our business and it will bring together dozens of partners...
Sep
17

MTS Controller Erin Dunn Selected to Mass Transit 40 Under 40

Link to the Mass Transit article can be found here One word to describe yourself: Loyal Alma mater: University of San Diego Favorite hobby(ies): I also enjoy...
Jul
5

Rail Central Control Upgrades Begin

Rail Central Control will be upgraded for the first time since 2005 Exciting times for MTS Rail Operations Control Center staff with the first remodel since...