Parent | Baltimore City Department of Transportation |
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Commenced operation | January 11, 2010 |
Locale | Baltimore, Maryland |
Service area | Downtown Baltimore |
Service type | Downtown circulator bus service |
Routes | Bus: 4 Water Taxi: 3 |
Stops | Bus: 101 Water Taxi: 3 |
Fleet | 26 See fleet roster below |
Fuel type | Clean diesel, Hybrid |
Website | Official website |
The Charm City Circulator (CCC or Downtown Circulator) is a privately funded, public transit downtown circulator shuttle service giving riders connection to historic sites, parking, and businesses throughout downtown Baltimore for free. The newest transit system in Maryland was established in 2008, but did not begin inaugural service until January 11, 2010 because of funding issues. The system operates four routes on major streets throughout downtown. The system also connects to the city's water taxi and MTA Maryland.
The Charm City Circulator started as a plan by former mayor Sheila Dixon to make Baltimore an eco-friendly city and utilize transport throughout Downtown without the patron spending a dime. The plan was to launch three routes connecting across the inner-city, but delays in bus delivery caused routes to be implemented over 18 months rather than all at once. Service is seven days-a-week, with ten-minute intervals between buses. On January 11, 2010; the Orange Route became the pilot service for the Charm City Circulator travelling east-west via Pratt Street/Lombard Street, Central Avenue, and Baltimore Street. As soon as three months after service of the first line begin, the "CCC" reached the 100,000 riders milestone. Nearly six months later on June 4, the Purple Route began service travelling north-south via Charles Street & St. Paul/Light Streets. The much anticipated Green Route recently began service just outside downtown connecting City Hall to Johns Hopkins Medical Center via Broadway, Fleet Street, and President Street. On August 15, 2011, the city of Baltimore received $1.6 million in federal funds to expand service to Fort McHenry in early 2012. The "Banner Route" or Blue Route was intended to relieve congestion and make it easier for visitors to get to/from the famous landmark in time for the War of 1812 bicentennial celebration.
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Route | Numbered stops | Major streets | Tourist connection | MTA connection | Began service |
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Green: Johns Hopkins to City Hall via Fells Point | 101–126 |
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| November 1, 2011 | |
Orange: Harbor East to Hollins Market | 201–228 |
| January 11, 2010 | ||
Purple: Federal Hill to 33rd Street via Penn Station | 301–327 |
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| June 4, 2010 (33rd Street Expansion October 5, 2015) | |
Banner: Inner Harbor to Fort McHenry | 401–420 |
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| June 4, 2012 | |
Legend = (L): Light Rail, (M): Metro Subway |
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Year | Photo | Manufacturer | Model | Length | Fuel or propulsion | Powertrain | Fleet series (qty.) | Notes | |
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2011-12 | OBI [1] [2] [3] | Orion VII 07.501 EPA10 HEV "BRT" | 40 feet (12 m) | Diesel-electric hybrid | Cummins ISB6.7 | BAE Systems HybriDrive system | 1201–1212 (12) |
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2020 | Nova Bus [4] | LFS TL40102A | Diesel | Cummins L9 | Allison B3400xFE | (12) |
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2009 | DesignLine | ECOSaver IV | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Hybrid | Capstone C30 | BRI AC motor | 0901–0913 (13) | ||
2011 | Van Hool | A300L | 40 feet (12 m) | Diesel | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | 1101–1105 (5) |
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