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[[File:2008 Low Floor Gillig Bus.jpg|thumb|2008 Low Floor 35ft Gillig bus 0802 On Route 6 E. Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall]]
[[File:2008 Low Floor Gillig Bus.jpg|thumb|2008 Low Floor 35ft Gillig bus 0802 on Route 6 E. Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall]]
[[File:Christmas Bus.jpg|thumb|Low Floor Gillig 35ft Bus All done up for with christmas lights for toys for tots]]
[[File:Christmas Bus.jpg|thumb|Low Floor Gillig 35ft Bus decorated with Christmas lights for Toys for Tots]]
[[File:Christmas Bus Lit up.jpg|thumb|Christmas Bus All Lit Up for Toys For Tots]]
[[File:Christmas Bus Lit up.jpg|thumb|Christmas Bus decorated for Toys For Tots]]
[[File:Low Floor Gillig.jpg|thumb|Low Floor Gillig 2011 series. 35 ft. On Route 1 N. Fifth Before turning into Route 18 Lawrence/Knox Knolls]]
[[File:Low Floor Gillig.jpg|thumb|Low Floor Gillig 2011 series. 35 ft. On Route 1 N. Fifth before turning into Route 18 Lawrence/Knox Knolls]]
[[File:2013 New Flyer CNG.jpg|thumb|First NEW 2013 CNG New Flyer. 1 of 7 All 35ft]]
[[File:2013 New Flyer CNG.jpg|thumb|First NEW 2013 CNG New Flyer. 1 of 7, all 35ft]]
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The '''Springfield Mass Transit District''' (SMTD) is the mass transit district serving [[Springfield, Illinois]], the state capital.
The '''Springfield Mass Transit District''' (SMTD) is the mass transit district serving [[Springfield, Illinois]], the state capital.


== Routes ==
== Routes ==
The Springfield Mass Transit District operates 15 regular routes during the day, five routes at night, and over 30 supplemental routes, serving schools. Hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. until 11:45 pm (Last bus leaves Downtown at 10:45 but will return to downtown) during weekdays. There is a 1 hour time frame where there are NO Buses Running. Last buses leave Downtown at 5:45pm and Night Service Does NOT start until 6:45pm and 6:00 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. on Saturdays. No service is offered on Sundays or major holidays. The routes are covered with 57 [[bus]]es (31 fueled with [[natural gas]]) and 17 paratransit vans.
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.<ref>http://www.smtd.org/routes/</ref> 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 (United States)|Independence Day]], [[Labor Day]], [[Thanksgiving]], or [[Christmas]]. <ref>http://www.smtd.org/general-info/</ref>
As of Jan. 1 2014 The buses are
2 1996 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed_natural_gas]]
11 2000 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed_natural_gas]]
7 2003 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed_natural_gas]]
3 2005 [[ElDorado_National]] [[Compressed_natural_gas]] 30' Buses
4 2008 [[Gillig]] (Diesel)
10 2011 [[Gillig]] (Diesel)
5 2013 [[Gillig]] (Diesel) 30' Buses
7 2013 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed_natural_gas]]
7 2014 [[Gillig]] (Diesel)


'''Core Daytime routes'''
'''Daytime routes'''
*Route 1 North Fifth
*Route 1 North Fifth
*Route 2 North Ninth
*Route 2 North Ninth
*Route 3 Grandview
*Route 3 [[Grandview, Illinois|Grandview]]
*Route 4 West Jefferson
*Route 4 West Jefferson
*Route 5 North Walnut
*Route 5 North Walnut
*Route 6 East Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall
*Route 6 East Cook/Ash/[[White Oaks Mall]]
*Route 7W West Washington/White Oaks Mall
*Route 7 West Washington/[[White Oaks Mall]]
*Route 8 1st/Highland (Summer Time goes to Knights Action Park.)
*Route 8 1st/Highland
*Route 9 M.L.K. Drive
*Route 9 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Drive
*Route 10 Southern View/Laketown
*Route 10 [[Southern View, Illinois|Southern View]]/Laketown
*Route 11 UIS/County Public Health
*Route 11 [[University of Illinois at Springfield|UIS]]/[[Sangamon County]] Public Health Department
*Route 13 MacArthur/Westchester/Jerome
*Route 13 MacArthur/Westchester/[[Jerome, Illinois|Jerome]]
*Route 14 Wabash/Prairie Crossing/Seven Pines/Gains Mill
*Route 14 Wabash/Prairie Crossing/Seven Pines/Gaines Mill
*Route 15 South Eleventh/UIS/LLCC '''''SATURDAY ONLY''''' -- Southwind Park
*Route 15 South Eleventh/[[University of Illinois at Springfield|UIS]]/[[Lincoln Land Community College|LLCC]]
*Route 16 Bergen Park/Sand Hill
*Route 16 Bergen Park/Sand Hill
*Route 18 Lawrence Ave./Knox Knolls
*Route 18 Lawrence Ave./Knox Knolls
*Sec. Of State/IDOT/SCROE 7:20am Only (Bus Stop A)


'''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/[[University of Illinois at Springfield|UIS]]/[[Lincoln Land Community College|LLCC]]


'''Supplemental routes'''
'''Supplemental routes'''
*Route 201 Downtown to [[Illinois Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and [[Illinois Department of Transportation]]
*Route 201 Barberry & Celtic to Westchester
*Route 202 [[Illinois Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and [[Illinois Department of Transportation]] to downtown
*Route 202 Barberry & Celtic to Rickard Road
*Route 203 Barberry & Celtic to Sherwood
*Route 203 Bruns Lane to [[Lanphier High School|11th and North Grand]]
*Route 204 Barberry & Celtic to Country Club
*Route 204 [[Lanphier High School|11th and North Grand]] to Bruns Lane
*Route 205 Reyolds & Taylor to Downtown
*Route 205 Downtown to [[Lanphier High School|11th and North Grand]]
*Route 206 [[Lanphier High School|11th and North Grand]] to Downtown
*Route 206 Goodwill
*Route 207 Laketown/[[Southern View, Illinois|Southern View]] to [[Springfield Southeast High School|Ash and Greentree]]
*Route 207 Goodwill
*Route 208 [[Springfield Southeast High School|Ash and Greentree]] to Laketown/[[Southern View, Illinois|Southern View]]
*Route 209 Downtown to Greyhound
*Route 209 [[Springfield High School (Illinois)|Lewis and Adams]] to downtown
*Route 210 Greyhound to Downtown
*Route 210 [[Springfield High School (Illinois)|Lewis and Adams]] to East Cook/[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Drive
*Route 211 11th & North Grand to Ash & Greentree
*Route 211 [[Springfield Southeast High School|Ash and Greentree]] to downtown
*Route 212 Bruns Lane to 11th & North Grand
*Route 212 [[Springfield High School (Illinois)|Lewis and Adams]] to Amos/Golf/Brentwood
*Route 216 Sixth Street Road & Stevenson to North Cotton Hill
*Route 218 Sixth Street Road & Stevenson to Timberlane
*Route 219 Sankey-Park Towers
*Route 220 Downtown to IDOT
*Route 222 Allis & Stevenson to Laketown/Ash & Greentree
*Route 224 Southern View to Ash & Greentree
*Route 225 Ash & Greentree to Southern View
*Route 226 Taylor & Ash to Downtown
*Route 227 Lewis & Adams to ML King & South 15th
*Route 228 Lewis & Adams to Downtown
*Route 229 Lewis & Adams to East Cook
*Route 230 Amos & Columbia to West Washington
*Route 231 Amos & Columbia to Country Club
*Route 232 Amos & Columbia to Greenbriar
*Route 233 Amos & Columbia to Jefferson Park
*Route 234 Amos & Columbia to Harrison Park
*Route 236 1st & Madison to Downtown
*Route 239 Iles & Arlington to Wabash & Robinhood
*Route 240 Colony West/Sherwood
*Route 241 South State Express


'''Evening Routes'''
*Route 901 Northside
*Route 902 South/East Side
*Route 903 Westside via West Washington
*Route 904 Westside via South MacArthur
*Route 905 South Eleventh/UIS/LLCC


== Cash fare, transfers and passes ==
== 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.
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.<ref>http://www.smtd.org/fares/</ref>


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


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


*Regular Discount Pass (Yellow) 20 Rides/$20.00
*Regular Discount Pass (Yellow) 20 Rides/$20.00
*Senior Citizen Pass (Peach) 20 Rides/$10.00
*Senior Citizen Pass (Peach) 20 Rides/$12.00
*Disabled Person Pass (Blue) 20 Rides/$10.00
*Disabled Person Pass (Blue) 20 Rides/$12.00


== Funding and employees ==
== Buses ==


The routes are covered with 57 [[bus]]es (31 fueled with [[natural gas]]) and 17 paratransit vans.
In 2006, the employee headcount was 119, of whom 99 were members of [[labor union]]s and 20 were administrative personnel. The annual budget was $7.6 million.
As of Jan. 1, 2014, the buses are
*Two 1996 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed natural gas]] buses
*Eleven 2000 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed natural gas]] buses
*Seven 2003 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed natural gas]] buses
*Three 2005 [[ElDorado National]] [[Compressed natural gas]] 30' buses
*Four 2008 [[Gillig]] (Diesel) buses
*Ten 2011 [[Gillig]] (Diesel) buses
*Five 2013 [[Gillig]] (Diesel) 30' buses
*Seven 2013 [[New Flyer Industries]] [[Compressed natural gas]] buses
*Seven 2014 [[Gillig]] (Diesel) buses


== Paratransit ==
Only 9% of the SMTD's 2006 operating budget was met through [[fare]]s paid by riders. An additional 3% was earned through other private-sector-style income streams, such as income from placards and [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s on the buses, and the remaining 88% consisted of federal, state, and local public-sector [[subsidy|subsidies]].


The SMTD operates a paratransit service named Access Springfield for [[Disability|disabled]] people who are unable to use the regular buses. Service is available at the same times that the regular buses are operating.<ref>http://www.smtd.org/accessinfo/</ref>
== Recent developments ==


== Funding and employees ==
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, as well.


In 2006, the employee headcount was 119, of whom 99 were members of [[labor union]]s and 20 were administrative personnel. The annual budget was $7.6 million.
July 1 2015: Eliminated Routes


Only 9% of the SMTD's 2006 operating budget was met through [[fare]]s paid by riders. An additional 3% was earned through other private-sector-style income streams, such as income from placards and [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s on the buses, and the remaining 88% consisted of federal, state, and local public-sector [[subsidy|subsidies]].<ref>http://www.smtd.org/statsanddocs/</ref>
SMTD got rid of the Historic Sites bus, the #19 East Laurel/IDOT/SOS bus.
'''Historic Sites''' - Passengers can ride ''Route 1 (North 5th) and Route 5 (North Walnut).''


== Recent developments ==
'''Route 19''' - Will be replaced with a morning supplemental route that departs the downtown Transfer Center at 7:20 AM and an afternoon supplemental that departs the Sangamon County Regional Office of Education (SCROE) at 4:30 PM. The schedules are as follows:
'''Bus Stop A''':7:20 AM '''SCROE''':7:35 AM '''SoS''':7:40 AM '''IDOT''':7:50 AM


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.
'''SCROE''':4:30 PM '''SoS''':4:35 PM '''IDOT''':4:45 PM '''Bus Stop A''':5:00 PM
Other passengers can ride the Route 6 (East Cook), Route 9 (MLK), Route 11 (UIS), or Route 15 (S. 11th / UIS / LLCC) buses either on or within two to four blocks of the Route 19.


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 [[Illinois State Fair|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. <ref>http://www.smtd.org/serviceupdates/</ref>
'''Night service was also cut... Night Service 11:45 PM (Last) Trip''' - ''10:45 PM will be the last trip on all Night Service routes''. Buses will return to the Transfer Center at 11:45 PM, but will take passengers no further.

'''Southwind Park''' - A stop at the park is added to the ''Route 15 (S. 11th / UIS / LLCC)'' on Saturdays. Passengers riding the northern two-thirds of the route can ride the ''Route 10 (Laketown / Southern View)''. In addition to eliminating a low-performing route, this change makes travel to and from Southwind Park easier for UIS and LLCC students.

'''State Fair''' - Passengers can ride ''Route 1 (North 5th)'' and ''Route 2 (North 9th)'' on Monday-Saturday.

'''Willard Ice Supplemental Tripper''' - Passengers can ride ''Route 4 (West Jefferson)''.

'''Park Tower Supplemental Tripper''' - Passengers can ride ''Route 14 (Wabash / Prairie Crossing)'' both ways on 2nd / Allen.

'''Christ the King Supplemental Tripper''' - ''Route 14 (Wabash / Prairie Crossing)'' can be utilized on Barberry & Chatham Road.

'''Country Club to SHS (AM) Supplemental Tripper''' - ''Route 18 (Lawrence / Knox Knolls)'' will take to College & Monroe and ''Route 7 (West Washington / White Oaks Mall)'' will take to Monroe & Walnut or Monroe & Lewis.

'''Carl Sandburg (PM) Supplemental Tripper''' - ''Route 13'' (Sherwood Plaza) inbound stop at Kirkley Lane.

'''Combined School Supplemental Trippers'''

''Add SHS (East Cook) Tripper to SHS (MLK / South 15th)''
''Add Laketown (SEHS) Tripper to Southern View (SEHS)''
''Add SEHS (Laketown) Tripper to (SEHS) Southern View''
'''State Holiday Hours'''


Buses will run in Saturday Service format on the following holidays:
Buses will run in Saturday Service format on the following holidays:
*[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]]

*[[Lincoln's Birthday]]
'''Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 18th)'''
'''Lincoln's Birthday (February 12)'''
*[[Washington's Birthday]]/[[President's Day]]
*[[Veteran's Day]]
'''Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day (3rd Monday of February)'''
'''Veterans Day (November 11)'''

==References==
{{unreferenced|date=March 2007}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 10:50, 22 August 2015

File:SMTD logo.png
Headquarters928 South Ninth Street
LocaleSpringfield, Illinois
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes16 regular day routes
5 night routes
12 supplemental routes
Fleet56 buses
17 paratransit vans
Websitesmtd.org
2008 Low Floor 35ft Gillig bus 0802 on Route 6 E. Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall
Low Floor Gillig 35ft Bus decorated with Christmas lights for Toys for Tots
Christmas Bus decorated for Toys For Tots
Low Floor Gillig 2011 series. 35 ft. On Route 1 N. Fifth before turning into Route 18 Lawrence/Knox Knolls
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:

  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/
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