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Kounkuey Design Initiative and SunLine Transit Agency Host Unveiling of New Shade Structure Bus Stop Prototype in the Oasis
Sep 30, 2022
(Thousand Palms) On Monday, October 3rd, a new shade structure bus stop prototype was unveiled in the unincorporated area of Oasis, California. Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI), SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine), and the community-based group, Oasis Leadership Committee (OLC), have partnered to...
SunLine Transit Agency Awarded $14,966,050 in Grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration
Sep 15, 2022
Grant Funding will Help Pay for and Expand Transit Services in the Coachella Valley
(Thousand Palms) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies across the country to invest in 150 bus fleets and facilities. SunLine...
SunLine Transit Agency to Make Masks Optional, Effective Immediately
Apr 20, 2022
(Thousand Palms) Effective immediately, SunLine Transit Agency will make masks optional on the fixed route network (SunBus), paratransit (SunDial), microtransit (SunRide), and 10 Commuter Link services for its customers. This change comes as a result of the Transportation Security Administration...
SunLine Transit Agency Celebrates Earth Day by Offering Free Rides on Key Service Lines April 22, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
The Agency Invites the Community to ‘Give Transit a Try’ as a Clean Energy Alternative to High Gas Prices and Greenhouse Gas-Emitting Vehicles
(Thousand Palms) SunLine Transit Agency – known as an industry leader for pioneering green technologies in transit operations for the past 3 decades –...
SunLine Transit Agency Awarded Top Honor by Caltrans
Jan 27, 2022
The Agency has Won in the Public Awareness Category of the 2021 Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Awards
(Thousand Palms, CA) – SunLine Transit Agency was recently notified by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – that SunLine has received top honors in the 2021 Caltrans...
SunLine Transit Agency and the City of Indio Commemorate Submerged Liquid Hydrogen Pump Installation
Jan 20, 2022
The Agency Celebrates its 200 th Bus Filling at the Indio Facility
(Thousand Palms, CA) – Yesterday, local officials gathered at SunLine Transit Agency’s Indio facility to celebrate the installation of a new Liquid Hydrogen Pump that will allow the Agency to fuel its fuel cell bus fleet with...
SunLine Transit Agency Moves to Level 2 Service
Oct 14, 2021
A Nationwide Shortage of Bus Operators Prompts the Agency to Implement a Modified Schedule
(Thousand Palms, CA) – SunLine Transit Agency announced today that it will move to Level 2 service starting Sunday, October 17, 2021, which means it will run on its weekend service schedule for local routes...
SunLine Celebrates National Hydrogen Day Tomorrow with Five New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses and Advancing Hydrogen Projects
Oct 7, 2021
The vehicles are pivotal additions in SunLine’s plan to convert all vehicles to zero-emissions by 2035, five years ahead of state mandate
(Thousand Palms, CA) – Five New Flyer Xcelsior hydrogen fuel cell buses are arriving at SunLine Transit Agency and will begin the process of being put into...
SunLine Transit Agency Launches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign
Sep 24, 2021
The Agency Partnered with the Coachella Valley Coalition Against Human Trafficking to Educate the Community on this Increasingly Prevalent Issue
(Thousand Palms, CA) SunLine Transit Agency has launched a Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign that will appear on internal and external bus...
SunLine Transit Agency to Resume Level 1 Service
Sep 1, 2021
(Thousand Palms, CA) – SunLine Transit Agency is moving to Level 1 service beginning September 7, 2021. The Agency has been operating at Level 3 service since March 21, 2020, due to the impacts of COVID-19.
The schedule change from Level 3 to Level 1 will result in SunLine buses operating with...