Founded | 1973 |
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Headquarters | Quincy Street Station, 820 SE Quincy St, Topeka KS 66612 |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 12 |
Daily ridership | 5,732 |
Operator | Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority |
Chief executive | Robert Nugent |
Website | topekametro.org |
Topeka Metro is the fixed-route and paratransit public transportation operator in the city of Topeka, Kansas. It carries passengers Monday through Saturday on 12 routes on weekdays and on Saturdays. Topeka Metro also runs a paratransit service during its service hours.
Officially the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority, it was founded in 1973. It is governed by a board of seven directors that serve four-year terms. In April 2015, Topeka Metro launched the state's first bikeshare system. Topeka Metro Bikes (TMB) the bikeshare program ended on July 30, 2020.
Topeka Metro was named Transit of the Year 2018 by the Kansas Public Transit Association. Topeka is a Bicycle-Friendly Community, and Topeka Metro is a bicycle-friendly business.
Routes
Topeka Metro Bus Routes and Detours | ||
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No. | Description | Notes |
1 | Oakland | Oakland Line & Schedule |
2 | North Kansas | North Kansas Line & Schedule |
3 | East 6th | East 6th Line & Schedule |
4 | California | California Line & Schedule |
5 | Indiana | Indiana Line & Schedule |
6 | West 6th | West 6th Line & Schedule |
7 | Washburn | Washburn Line & Schedule |
10 | West 10th | West 10th Line & Schedule |
12 | Huntoon | Huntoon Line & Schedule |
17 | West 17th | West 17th Line & Schedule |
21 | West 21st | West 21st Line & Schedule |
29 | West 29th | West 29th Line & Schedule |
Fixed route ridership
The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.
250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 1,250,000 1,500,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021See also
References
- "About METRO". Topeka Metro. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Metro Board". Topeka Metro. October 30, 2011.
- Hrenchir, Tim (April 15, 2015). "State's first-ever bicycle sharing program kicks off in Topeka". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "Topeka Metro Wins Awards at Kansas Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting". www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Effective August 12th, 2018 Archived January 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Topeka Metro
- "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved July 21, 2023.
External links
Public transportation in Kansas | |
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Statewide transit | |
Local bus systems | |
Buses portal • Kansas portal • RideKC |