Unitrans 50th Anniversary Content

The Red Buses That Could — and Did

Dave Jones — March 06, 2018 - 9:57pm

Unitrans celebrated its 50th birthday last Friday (March 2) without any of the system’s iconic double-deckers or any other bus in sight, after rainy weather forced a moved inside.

But that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 150 or so people who had gathered in the alternate location, the Memorial Union’s east wing lounge. Outside, Unitrans buses kept right on working — just as they have since the Associated Students of 51�ԹϺ�� Davis launched the “University Transport System” on Feb. 28, 1968.

Unitrans: A Legacy of the Turbulent ’60s

Dave Jones — March 06, 2018 - 11:11am

Transit wasn’t the only theme of Unitrans’ 50th anniversary celebration last week.

Among the speakers was Bob Black, who, during his successful campaign for AS51�ԹϺ��D president in 1966, promised to establish a university bus system. But, in addressing more than 150 people at the Unitrans party in the Memorial Union on Friday (March 2), he noted that his proposal amounted to only a few sentences in his campaign brochure. “I was running as an antiwar candidate,” he said. “I was not running as a Unitrans candidate. ... And I was not expected to win.”

Route Adjustment: Unitrans Event Moves Inside

Dave Jones — March 01, 2018 - 9:22am

Unitrans turns 50 this week! And what a ride it’s been for this student-initiated and still mostly student-run transit system: It started with a pair of used double-deckers from London operating on two routes catering to students primarily, and now has 49 buses on 18 routes covering the city and carrying more than 4 million passengers a year.

Former Student Driver Takes Unitrans Into the Next 50 Years

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 27, 2018 - 8:57am

mailto:magazine@ucdavis.eduA new general manager is primed to see Unitrans into its next 50 years.

THE DOWNLOAD: Unitrans at 50, Runner at NCAAs, Innovators at Mondavi

Cody Kitaura — November 13, 2017 - 1:30pm

Fifty years ago, undergrad Lola Hogan christened one of the very first Unitrans buses with a bottle of beer. Last week, she returned to campus to do the same to another London double-decker. Watch the full ceremony — including a second christening by AS51�ԹϺ��D President Josh Dalavai — on the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Facebook page. Read more about Unitrans' anniversary in this article.

Unitrans Turns 50: ‘Back to the Future’

Dave Jones — November 07, 2017 - 9:11am

The christening, 1967, captured by The California Aggie.

Unitrans is going “Back to the Future” to launch the bus system’s 50th anniversary year! At 11:45 a.m. this Thursday (Nov.