Without a car of her own, lifetime Santa Maria resident Faith Collar relies on public transit nearly every day to get to and from Allan Hancock College. She’s been taking the bus around Santa Maria since she was a child, riding with her mom. 
“It’s a good experience, and it gets me from point A to point B,” Collar said. 
Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) not only works to operate consistent bus service for locals, it’s expanding route options to meet a recent increase in demand, including looking at extending to Guadalupe and San Luis Obispo…