Bay Area Rural Transit

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Bay Area Rural Transit
Founded1981
Headquarters2216 6th St. E., Ashland, WI
Locale Ashland County and Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes14
Fleet23
Annual ridership124,022 (2020) [1]
Website http://www.bartbus.com/

Bay Area Rural Transit is a public transportation system in Ashland County, Bayfield County and Price County, Wisconsin.

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History

In 1980 a group of individuals determined to find a solution to the transportation needs of area residents, researched ways to establish a transit system that would help people get back and forth to work. With the help of some very determined area leaders and a representative from the Department of Transportation, Bay Area Rural Transit was born in 1981.  [2]

Services

The transit system currently operates twelve routes, which run as follows:

Communities Served

Ridership

RidershipChange over previous year
2014 [3] 152,074n/a
2015 [4] 139,601Decrease2.svg8.2%
2016 [5] 133,625Decrease2.svg4.28%
2017 [6] 140,341Increase2.svg5.03%
2018 [7] 124,367Decrease2.svg11.38%
2019 [8] 136,981Increase2.svg10.14%
2020 [9] 124,022Decrease2.svg9.46%
2021 [10] 75,804Decrease2.svg38.88%

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References

  1. "2020 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "BART History".
  3. "2014 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. "2015 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. "2016 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. "2017 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. "2018 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. "2019 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. "2020 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  10. "2021 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2023.

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