San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

1170 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor

San Bernardino, CA 92410
United States

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Serving more than 2.1 million residents of San Bernardino County, the SBCTA is responsible for cooperative regional planning and furthering an efficient multi-modal transportation system countywide.  The SBCTA administers Measure I, the half-cent transportation sales tax approved by county voters in 1989, and supports freeway construction projects, regional and local road improvements, train and bus transportation, railroad crossings, call boxes, ridesharing, congestion management efforts, and long-term planning studies

Since its establishment as a cooperative association of governments in 1973, our agency was statutorily designated to serve in the following capacities:

• County Transportation Commission (1976) – Allocates and programs State and Federal funds for regional transportation projects throughout the county.
• Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (1986) – Manages the system of call boxes on major highways throughout the county.
• County Transportation Authority (1989) – Administers the voter-approved half-cent transportation sales tax and provides major transportation improvements within the county.
• Congestion Management Agency (1990) – Implements the plan for addressing congestion and air quality related to transportation facilities throughout the county.

In 2016, the agency sponsored Senate Bill 1305 (Morrell), consolidating the County Transportation Commission, local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies and local congestion management agency into a single entity, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. The bill passed through both houses and was signed by the Governor in August 2016; it became effective January 1, 2017.  (San Bernardino Associated Governments continues as a Joint Powers Authority functioning as a Council of Governments (SBCOG).)