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MTS Blog

CEO, Paul Jablonski

MTS CEO Paul Jablonski Passes Away

We're grieved to share that our CEO, Paul Jablonski, passed suddenly on Sunday, May 10. Paul was a fierce advocate for public transportation. He dedicated 45 years of his life to working in transit, starting as a bus driver in college. He has been the CEO of MTS for 16 years. It's nearly impossible

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Face Coverings

Face Coverings Required on MTS Starting May 1

The County of San Diego issued a new public health order , requiring community members to wear a face covering when in public they come within six feet of another person, effective May 1. As a result, all MTS riders will be required to wear a face covering when riding transit, starting Friday, May 1

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Protect San Diego

Clean Water Starts with Clean Stations

As we gear up for Earth Day activities, we want riders to know that our commitment to a cleaner San Diego extends beyond the transit services we offer. Our teams are doing their part year-round to help keep San Diego waters clean too. The MTS storm water quality program reduces pollution sources

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Elevate2020

MTS Releases $24B Draft Expenditure Plan Scenarios for November 2020 Ballot

From the participation of over than 6,000 Vision Builder survey responses, 2,300 individuals from community events, and hundreds of involved working groups and workshops MTS is proud to have developed the first draft of our expenditure plan to elevate our transit systems the way you want it. The

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MTS Buses

MTS Delivers $1 Billion in Annual Value to Regional Economy

MTS commissioned the Fermanian Business & Economic Institute to conduct a study based on economic data from the fiscal year ending in June 2018. MTS chose Fermanian because it specializes in expert consulting dedicated to discovering insights that effect change for organizations around the globe

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First Battery Electric Bus

First Battery-Electric MTS Bus Now Serving Passengers

The new six battery-electric 150 mile per charge buses have rolled out on an 18-month pilot program to serve routes 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 815, 905 and 936. Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is excited to be able to bring clean, quite and maximum return on investment vehicles to our commuters and the

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