Union City Transit Explained

Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Union City Transit operates five local bus lines, with hubs at Union City station and the Union Landing shopping center.

Local bus service in Union City began in 1974 as "The Flea".^[1] It was originally operated by Patterson Transit, which was renamed Union City Transit in 1975.^[2] Another operator took over in 1982, but the bus service kept the name Union City Transit.^{[3] [4]} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Union City Transit was reduced from eight routes to five in March 2021.^[5] The name "Flea" was revived for a demand responsive transit service added in September 2023.^[6]

External links

• Union City Transit official website

Notes and References

1. News: The Union City Flea flits about the town . The Argus . October 17, 1974 . Jane . Abbott . Karen . Holzmeister . 2 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Union City zoning change for rink denied . The Argus . December 17, 1975 . 2 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: Council scraps Mercedes buses . Oakland Tribune . May 19, 1982 . 20 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Federal transit chief suggests melding of Bay Area agencies . Walt . Gibbs . The San Francisco Examiner . May 12, 1987 . 15 . Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: Union City Transit . Union City . https://web.archive.org/web/20210328205304/https://www.unioncity.org/170/Union-City-Transit . March 28, 2021.
6. Web site: Union City Transit . Union City . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104050603/https://www.unioncity.org/170/Union-City-Transit . November 4, 2023.