Fond du Lac Area Transit

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Fond du Lac Area Transit
Fond du Lac Area Transit bus.jpg
A bus at the transfer center in June 2023
Founded1973
Headquarters530 N. Doty Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Locale Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Service type Bus service, paratransit
Routes8
Fleet22
Annual ridership120,525 (2022)
Website www.fdl.wi.gov/transit

Fond du Lac Area Transit is the local public transit operator for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The first public transit in Fond du Lac was a privately owned streetcar service in the 1880s; which transitioned to buses between 1944 and 1967. [1] After several private operators, the bus system ceased operations in December 1967. In August 1968 the Fondy Area Bus Cooperative was established to provide bus service by support of private citizens and businesses, in lieu of a municipal one; however, it asked the city for financial support in 1970.

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The current city-owned transit system began operations on January 15, 1973, following the successful passing of the referendum on November 7, 1972. [1] It operates eight bus routes (with one of those routes operating only in the morning and afternoon to service K-12 schools), as well as a Paratransit service and taxi service for areas that the bus system does not reach. [1] [2]

Ridership

Total RidershipChange over previous yearFixed Route RidershipChange over previous yearFixed Route Ridership per Vehicle Revenue MileFixed Route Ridership per Vehicle Revenue Hour
2013 [3] 212,871n/a163,810n/a1.1315.08
2014 [4] 201,484Decrease2.svg5.35%154,184Decrease2.svg5.88%1.114.1
2015 [5] 206,193Increase2.svg2.34%159,279Increase2.svg3.2%1.114.3
2016 [6] 208,729Increase2.svg1.23%163,384Increase2.svg2.51%1.114.9
2017 [7] 200,540Decrease2.svg3.92%157,952Decrease2.svg3.32%0.912.1
2018 [8] 207,410Increase2.svg3.43%167,116Increase2.svg5.48%1.012.9
2019 [9] 202,688Decrease2.svg2.28%164,585Decrease2.svg1.51%1.012.7
2020 [10] 103,427Decrease2.svg48.97%88,231Decrease2.svg46.39%0.78.2
2021 [11] 99,403Decrease2.svg3.89%85,635Decrease2.svg2.94%0.56.7
2022 [12] 120,525Increase2.svg21.25%105,919Increase2.svg23.69%0.78.1
2023 [13] 128,302Increase2.svg6.45%113,537Increase2.svg7.19%0.78.7

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "History – Transit – Public Works". City of Fond Du Lac. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fond Du Lac Transit Development Plan" (PDF). East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2013 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2014 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2015 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "2016 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2017 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2018 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "2019 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "2020 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
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