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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2025

Transdev Partners with California’s Monterey-Salinas Transit to Launch Enhanced Transit Services

The agreement, which includes a five-year base contract, reflects a shared commitment to delivering safe, efficient, and technology-forward mobility solutions to the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas Valley communities.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

California's Monterey-Salinas Lands $22M for BRT Project

Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, MST will use the funding to build a six-mile dedicated busway as a part of a 20-mile planned route that will connect Monterey to Salinas.

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NewsMay 12, 2021

Monterey-Salinas Transit to Add Contactless Payment Options

The initiative is part of the Caltrans-led California Integrated Travel Project to improve travel planning and transit payments throughout the state.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2018

FTA honors rural public transit agencies for outstanding service

Calif.-based Monterey Salinas Transit was one of six transit agencies recognized.

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NewsSeptember 10, 2018

Calif.'s MST Wraps its First Five-Year Plan with the Monterey Jazz Festival

In celebration of the festival's recent 60th Anniversary, MST revamped the exhibits to showcase a new generation of performers from the most recent festivals.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

WAVE secures funding for Wireless Power Transfer growth, development

Over the past 16 months, WAVE has deployed a number of projects including Utah Transit Authority’s full service 50kW system and Monterey Salinas Transit’s commercial service waterfront trolley.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2015

Monterey-Salinas Transit upgrades Hastus management software

The new modules will allow MST’s employees to access various functionalities over the Web, including bidding on work and vacation choices, and make it easier for the agency to establish run times, produce detailed itineraries with accurate distance calculations and automatically format schedules suitable for posting at each stop.

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ArticlesJanuary 8, 2013

Northern Calif. BRT line begins service

Monterey-Salinas Transit contracted Argentinian artist Pablo Lobato — who also designs for the Monterey Jazz Festival — to design bus wraps for its new BRT line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2012

New Calif. BRT shelter opens

In partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival, the new Sand City Station and 24 new bus shelters along the route will allow waiting passengers to download jazz concert recordings from past festival performances.

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ArticlesAugust 8, 2011

Steps to Help Transit Systems Get On the Road to Financial Viability

One option to help keep costs down is replacing older vehicles through an accelerated vehicle acquisition plan that uses municipal leases. With tight credit markets and limited access to capital markets, this is an efficient, less costly option.

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