Ann Arbor Transportation Authority

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Ann Arbor Transportation Authority
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Slogan The Ride
Founded Chartered in 1969[1], operating as early as 1976
Headquarters 2700 S. Industrial Hwy.,
Ann Arbor, MI
Service area Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
Service type bus service, paratransit
Destinations Briarwood Mall, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Comm College, Huron High School,U of M hospital, Downtown Ypsilanti, Downtown Ann Arbor.
Stations Blake Transit Center,
331 S. Fourth Avenue, Ypsilanti Transit Center Pearl street.
Fuel type B12
Web site http://www.theride.org/
An AATA bus, with the blue-roofed Blake Transit Center in the background.

The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA), which brands itself as "The Ride," is the public transit system serving the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan area.

The authority operates fixed-route bus lines within its service area, as well as a paratransit system. It also operates transit centers in downtown Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, as well as a number of park and ride lots in Ann Arbor. Other services provided by the authority include a campus shuttle at Eastern Michigan University and a zero-fare bus service called "The Link," which connects the University of Michigan campus with the Main Street area and other landmarks in downtown Ann Arbor. The AATA is also the designated authority for the planned Ann Arbor-Howell commuter rail line.[2]

The AATA was the first transit authority in the United States to operate low-floor buses when, in early 1993, they took delivery of ten New Flyer D40LF buses. In terms of operation, only two Canadian authorities and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operated such buses prior to the AATA.

[edit] Routes

  • A2Express Canton
  • A2Express Chelsea
  • 1 Pontiac – Dhu Varren
  • 1U Pontiac–University
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2X Plymouth–Downtown/Campus Shuttle
  • 3 Huron River
  • 4 Washtenaw
  • 5 Packard
  • 6 Ellsworth
  • 7 South Main – East
  • 8 Pauline
  • 9 Jackson–Dexter
  • 10 Ypsilanti Northeast
  • 11 Ypsilanti South
  • 12 Miller–Liberty
  • 13 Newport
  • 14 Geddes – East Stadium
  • 15 Scio Church – West Stadium
  • 16 Ann Arbor-Saline Road
  • 17 Amtrak Station – Depot Street
  • 18 Miller–University
  • 20 Ypsilanti Grove – Ecorse
  • 22 Ann Arbor Connector
  • 33 EMU Shuttle
  • 36 Wolverine Tower Shuttle
  • 609 Dexter–University (formerly route 9U)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.aata.org/faq.asp AATA FAQ page
  2. ^ Shea, Bill (2008-10-29). "Ann Arbor-Howell commuter rail line chugs ahead; authority named". Crain's Detroit Business. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20081029/FREE/810290281/-1. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 

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