PUBLIC SERVICE GOAL: To provide affordable and convenient public transportation service as part of an area-wide effort to achieve traffic congestion relief, reduce highway costs and demand through the mass transport of passengers; to conserve energy and natural resources; to assist in the improvement of air quality and safety by offering an alternative to the private automobile; to assist in the promotion of economic growth, as transit investments in capital and operations support jobs and provide for millions of dollars in business revenues.

The Transportation Department is responsible for providing Gardena residents with transportation services and for coordinating Gardena's transportation services with neighboring cities and the County of Los Angeles in a joint effort to develop a regional transportation plan. The Gardena Municipal Bus Lines operates as an enterprise fund separate from the City's General Fund operations.