Fort Smith Transit

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Fort Smith Transit
Headquarters6821 Jenny Lind Rd.
Locale Fort Smith, Arkansas
Service area Sebastian County, Arkansas
Service type Bus service
Routes6
Annual ridership205,460 (2022) [1]
Website https://www.fortsmithar.gov/government/departments/transit

Fort Smith Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Fix routes are operated Monday through Saturday on an hourly schedule with two timed-transfer points. One additional route operates Monday through Friday and has a timed-transfer point with one other route.

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All routes except Rogers-Supercenter and Zero Street converge on the Downtown Transfer Station and depart at the top of the hour. The two Rogers routes and the Grand route converge at 20 minutes after the hour at the Grand & Rogers Transfer Point near the intersection of Kinkead Ave and N 58th St. The Zero Street route meets the Towson route at 15 minutes after the hour near the intersection of Jenny Lind Rd. and Zero St. Transfers are free at designated transfer points with a transfer issued from the driver.

Demand-response and paratransit service is also provided, but must be scheduled at least one day ahead of time.

Operations

Transfer Station

The Downtown Transfer Station at 200 Wheeler Avenue serves as the primary transfer point for the system. The $750,000 facility was designed by Guest Reddick Architects and broke ground in March 2009. Opening on December 30, 2009, the transfer station provided an immediate improvement for passengers with a 1,200 square foot indoor waiting area, benches, restrooms, and vending machines. [2] On November 28, 2022, a canopy was opened to allow passengers to avoid inclement weather while boarding the bus. Simultaneously, the city introduced six new 35 and 40 foot CNG buses with more seating and USB charging ports to provide better service. [3]

Routes

Service Hours

Fares

Holidays

Fixed route service is not provided on the following holidays. Demand-response service may be available if scheduled ahead of time.

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fort Smith Transit 2022 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dave Hughes (December 31, 2009). "Fort Smith cuts ribbon on transfer bus facility". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Robert Medley (November 30, 2024). "New Fort Smith buses roll out". Fort Smith Times Record. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD)" . Retrieved April 24, 2024.

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