Redding Area Bus Authority

Not to be confused with Rába (company).

Redding Area Bus Authority

Founded	1976 (operation started November 1981)
Headquarters	777 Cypress Avenue
Locale	Redding, California
Service area	Shasta County, California
Service type	bus service, paratransit microtransit
Routes	13
Hubs	3
Daily ridership	1,300 (weekdays, Q1 2025)
Annual ridership	493,300 (2024)
Operator	MTM Transit
Chief executive	John Andoh, Transit Manager
Website	rabaride.com

The Redding Area Bus Authority, or RABA, is the operator of public transportation in Shasta County, California. RABA is a joint-powers agency between the City of Redding, the City of Shasta Lake, the City of Anderson, and the County of Shasta and provides countywide public transit services on 13 fixed & flex routes, a microtransit service in six zones, a vanpool program, a bikeshare subsidy program, a evening subsidy program with Uber and a complementary paratransit service. RABA transports approximately 504,000 passenger trips annually on a fleet of 38 buses and vans. Services are provided under contract with MTM Transit, Inc. (bus, microtransit & demand response), Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company (vanpool), Uber (evening subsidy program) and Shasta Living Streets (bikeshare).RABA was formerly known as The Ride. 13 local fixed routes and 6 Raba Runabout microtransit zones serve the cities of Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake and their surrounding regions, with over 650,000 riders taking advantage of public transportation each year. Services operate 7 days per week. There are two intercity bus routes, 299X and 44X. 299X, the Burney Express, serves as a limited-stop weekday commuter line, operating three times per day in each direction. Burney Express is operated for Shasta County by RABA. 44X, the Shingletown Express, serves as a limited-stop weekday commuter line to Palo Cedro and Shingletown, operating two times per day in each direction. RABA Runabout is a microtransit service that is door-to-door, or point-to-point, within designated zones, with the Redding Urbanized zone operating on Sunday's 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. RABA was formed in 1976 by a joint powers agreement (JPA) between the City of Redding and the County of Shasta to provide public transit services within the Greater Redding Area. RABA began services in November 1981. As the population of Redding exploded in the 1990s, service was greatly expanded. The JPA was amended in 1998 to include the City of Anderson and the City of Shasta Lake.

Route list

• 1 – Shasta Lake
• 3 - South Redding
• 4 – Hartnell/Bechelli/Churn Creek
• 7 – Shasta College
• 9 – Anderson
• 11 – Central Redding Loop (Counter Clockwise)
• 14 – Central Redding Loop (Clockwise)
• 15 – Crosstown/Churn Creek/Knighton Road/Airport
• 17 – Shasta View/Shasta College
• 19 – Whiskeytown Beach Bus (Seasonal May-Sept)
• 299X Burney Express
• 44X Shingletown Express
• RABA Runabout
• RABA Runner (Uber Subsidy)

External links

• RABA
• Redding Station