Springfield Mass Transit District

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Headquarters 928 South Ninth Street
Locale Springfield, Illinois
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 16 regular day routes
5 night routes
12 supplemental routes
Fleet 56 buses
17 paratransit vans
Website smtd.org
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2008 Low Floor 35ft Gillig bus 0802 on Route 6 E. Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall
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Low Floor Gillig 35ft Bus decorated with Christmas lights for Toys for Tots
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Christmas Bus decorated for Toys For Tots
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Low Floor Gillig 2011 series. 35 ft. On Route 1 N. Fifth before turning into Route 18 Lawrence/Knox Knolls
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First NEW 2013 CNG New Flyer. 1 of 7, all 35ft

The Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD) is the mass transit district serving Springfield, Illinois, the state capital.

Routes

The Springfield Mass Transit District operates 16 regular routes during the day, 5 routes at night, and 12 supplemental routes, most of which serve schools.[1] On weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., most routes run every half hour, with buses leaving downtown at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. Some routes run only once an hour during part of the day. On weeknights between 6:45 and 10:45 p.m., buses leave downtown once an hour, at 45 minutes past the hour. The last buses of the night return to downtown at 11:45 p.m. Supplemental routes run only once per day. No service is offered on Saturday evenings or Sundays, nor on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. [2]

Daytime routes

Evening Routes

  • Route 901 North Side
  • Route 902 South/East Side
  • Route 903 West Side via West Washington
  • Route 904 West Side via South MacArthur
  • Route 905 South Eleventh/UIS/LLCC

Supplemental routes

Cash fare, transfers and passes

Regular bus fare is $1.25 for anyone age five or over. Up to two children under the age of four are permitted on the buses free of charge with an adult. More than two children under this age will cost an additional 60 cents. For senior citizens, disabled persons, or Medicare card holders, fare is 60 cents with proof of such status. Transfers between connecting buses are free and available upon request of the driver when fare is initially paid.[3]

Bus passes are available at area businesses, public, private, and parochial schools, and other places.

Three different kinds of passes are available, and are color-coded for easy identification.

  • Regular Discount Pass (Yellow) 20 Rides/$20.00
  • Senior Citizen Pass (Peach) 20 Rides/$12.00
  • Disabled Person Pass (Blue) 20 Rides/$12.00

Buses

The routes are covered with 57 buses (31 fueled with natural gas) and 17 paratransit vans. As of Jan. 1, 2014, the buses are

Paratransit

The SMTD operates a paratransit service named Access Springfield for disabled people who are unable to use the regular buses. Service is available at the same times that the regular buses are operating.[4]

Funding and employees

In 2006, the employee headcount was 119, of whom 99 were members of labor unions and 20 were administrative personnel. The annual budget was $7.6 million.

Only 9% of the SMTD's 2006 operating budget was met through fares paid by riders. An additional 3% was earned through other private-sector-style income streams, such as income from placards and billboards on the buses, and the remaining 88% consisted of federal, state, and local public-sector subsidies.[5]

Recent developments

Recently the district received a $650,000 grant to make all bus stops compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, by 2012 all buses will be equipped with bike racks. Automated stop calling on Access Springfield vehicles are being installed.

In July 2015, the SMTD eliminated many routes, including the east-side Route 19, special Historic Sites and Southwind Park routes, a shuttle bus that served the Illinois State Fairgrounds during the fair, and several supplemental routes that served the Illinois Department of Revenue and some local schools. Night service was also reduced; the last trip of the night, which had begun at 11:45 p.m. from downtown, was discontinued. [6]

Buses will run in Saturday Service format on the following holidays:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/routes/
  2. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/general-info/
  3. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/fares/
  4. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/accessinfo/
  5. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/statsanddocs/
  6. ↑ http://www.smtd.org/serviceupdates/

External links

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