Brazos Transit District

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Brazos Transit District
BTD Bryan.jpg
Buses waiting at the North Terminal in downtown Bryan
Founded1974
Headquarters1759 N. Earl Rudder Freeway
Locale Bryan, Texas
Service area Brazos Valley
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes24
Daily ridership2,000 (weekdays, Q1 2025) [1]
Annual ridership413,800 (2024) [2]
Website btd.org

The Brazos Transit District, branded as The District, is the primary provider of mass transportation in a 16-county area of East Texas. The agency was established in 1974 as the Brazos Valley Transit Authority, with the primary purpose of providing fixed routes for Bryan and College Station, plus rural demand response service. Today, two separate urban areas feature fixed routes, Paratransit, Demand and Response plus a series of commuter buses for several Houston suburbs. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 413,800, or about 2,000 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.

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History

The Brazos Transit District was founded in 1974 to serve a seven-county area in the Brazos Valley in Texas. Federal Transit Administration Region VIa federal administrative area including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texasawarded the District Transit System of the Year for 2022.

Services

Bryan/College Station

The heart of The District's services, the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area features seven local routes, serving as part of a two-tiered transportation strategy along with bus services provided for students by Texas A&M University.

Cleveland

A city loop is provided in the small city of Cleveland.

Dayton/Liberty

The interconnected cities of Liberty and Dayton featured a varied fixed route service, which at different times loops through each of the two cities, with occasional services that connect the two municipalities.

Lufkin

The small industrial city of Lufkin features five local routes, including one that extends to the town of Diboll.

Nacogdoches

The agricultural center of Nacogdoches includes four local routes, three of which provide some form of service to SFA State University.

References

  1. "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.