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Route(s): 4, 4W

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 4

Route 4 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Weekdays: A new stop has been added at River & Encinal Ave. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 3A, 3B

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 3A/B

Route 3A/B Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Front & Laurel Stop will be re-activated for service. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 1

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 1

Route 1 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: A new stop has been added at E. Beach & Union. Freedom Blvd (K-Mart/Vallarta Supermarkets) has been renamed Freedom Blvd & Davis Ave. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 35, 35B, 35X

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 35/35X/35B

Route 35/35X/35B Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Route 35 (Highway9/Scotts Valley): Weekdays: The first trip in the morning from Country Club will depart five minutes earlier at 5:10am to enable a connection at Scotts Valley Transit Center to the Highway 17 Express departing to San Jose at 5:49am. Weekdays/Weekends: At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Route 35X (Santa Cruz/Boulder Creek Express) Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route. At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front . River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Route 35B (Scotts Valley – Big Basin) Weekends: Service to Big Basin Redwoods State Park does not operate during the Winter. It will resume in Spring 2026.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 2, 2N

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 2/2N

Route 2/2N Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 16, 18, 18B, 19, 19B, 20

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 16/18/19/20

Route 16/18/19/20 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 79

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 79

Route 79 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: Three new stops have been added: E. Beach & Union, E. Lake Ave & Tuttle Ave, and E. Lake Ave & Brewington Ave.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 34

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 34

Route 34 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trips from River Front will depart at :40 after the hour from 6:40am – 3:40pm; the last trip now departs at 5:00pm for Emeline workers ending work at 5:00. From Scotts Valley Transit Center, all trips will depart five minutes earlier at :40 from 6:40am – 5:40pm, which includes a new early morning trip at 6:40am to enable early morning connections at River Front Transit Center. The 8:00am trip to Vine Hill Elementary and Scotts Valley High School will depart five minutes earlier at 7:55am. At River Front Transit Center, trips will now depart at Area 2, Soquel Ave & Front. River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 11

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 11

Route 11 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays/Weekends: River/Front Garage Stop will no longer be served. Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 55

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 55

Route 55 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 17

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 17

Route 17 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Many trip departure and/or arrival times have been adjusted by five to ten minutes – earlier or later - along the route to improve schedule accuracy and connections to Caltrain.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 72

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 72

Route 72 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Trip departure and arrival times have been adjusted along the route.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM

Route(s): 73

FY26 Winter Service Change, Route 73

Route 73 Winter Service (eff. 12/18/25): Weekdays: Certain trips will depart Capitola Mall and Watsonville Transit Center up to ten minutes earlier or five minutes later and departure and arrival times have changed along the route. Weekdays/Weekends: Freedom Blvd (K-Mart/Vallarta Supermarkets Stop) has been renamed Freedom Blvd & Davis Ave.

• Start: December 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
• End: January 1, 2026, 7:59 AM