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Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most populous city in Southern Illinois outside the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis.
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Southern Illinois Airport is a public airport in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Carbondale and east of Murphysboro. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, which categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.
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Galesburg Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Knox County, Illinois with routes serving the Galesburg area. As of 2019, the system provided 160,712 rides over 23,487 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 8 demand response vehicles.
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Finney County Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Garden City, Kansas with four "City Link" branded routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 82,844 rides over 18,821 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 5 paratransit vehicles.
Roseview Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Richmond, Indiana, with six routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 197,998 rides over 24,079 annual vehicle revenue hours with 6 buses and 3 paratransit vehicles.
Rides Mass Transit District (RMTD) is a provider of mass transportation in Southern Illinois, primarily serving Harrisburg, Marion, Robinson and Olney. Local fixed-route transit service is provided in these three communities, while additional demand-response service is available through the 17 county service area. The counties served include Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Lawrence, Pope, Richland, Saline, Wabash, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties. As of 2019, the system provided 1,119,285 rides over 249,718 annual vehicle revenue hours with 137 buses. In FY 2024, the system provided 636,290 rides over 141,218 annual vehicle revenue hours.
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- ↑ "Transit Systems in Illinois" . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ "New transportation facility in the works in Jackson County". WSILTV.com. December 18, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ Marilyn Halstead (January 26, 2023). "Jackson County Mass Transit District receives $3.2M in Rebuild Illinois grants". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Saluki Express". Rides Mass Transit. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
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- ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD)" . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
