People Mover (Anchorage)

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People Mover
People Mover route 41 at 6th Ave and C St.jpg
People Mover bus in downtown Anchorage
FoundedJuly 1, 1974
Headquarters3600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507 (operations),
700 West Sixth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 (customer service)
Locale Anchorage, Alaska
Service area Anchorage
Service type bus service
Routes15
Hubs Dimond Center, Downtown, Eagle River, Muldoon, Providence Hospital
Fuel type Diesel, Electric
OperatorMunicipality of Anchorage
Website www.peoplemover.org

The People Mover is the public transportation agency that serves metropolitan Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is owned and operated by the Municipality of Anchorage, with service primarily within city limits as well as Eagle River.

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Service

The People Mover bus system includes regular all-day service routes on many of the city's major streets as well as one route with rush hour-only service (the #92 which runs nonstop from Downtown to Eagle River). Many routes terminate at the Downtown Transit Center, located at the southeast corner of 6th Avenue and H Street in Downtown Anchorage.

People Mover service for most routes within Anchorage begins at 6 or 7 am and ends at 9 or 10 pm, with some of the major routes running until 11 pm on weekdays (and the Route 40 to the airport and Spenard running until almost 2am on weekdays). On Saturdays, most of the all-day routes begin service at 8 am, and end at 7pm. On Sundays, routes end approximately 1 hour earlier.

In 2016, the City of Anchorage undertook a study to redesign the service with the aim of providing more frequent service without increasing its public transit budget. This resulted in a proposed plan by late November 2016 for more streamlined routes, with less off-tracking than previously, combined with 15-minute frequencies in the densest parts of the city; service to outlying communities would be curtailed. It was expected that a new schedule could be introduced as early as August 2017, but it actually ended up being implemented on October 23, 2017. [1] The previous system was designed in 2002, and most routes came once per hour.

Current Routes

As of May 13th, 2024: [2]

Core Routes (every 15 minutes during peak hours)

Other Routes (every 30 minutes during peak hours)

Neighborhood Routes (every 30 minutes during peak hours)

Commuter Routes

Transit fleet

Active roster

Fleet NumberThumbnailYearManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
137-154 SEATNewFlyer.jpg 2007 NFI C35LF Cummins Westport C Gas Plus Allison B400R
200-2092008 NFI C35LF Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
301-307 SEAT 397.jpg 2003 Gillig Low Floor 29 Cummins ISL Allison B400R
401-4072004 Orion V 05.505 Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGRAllison B400R
501-5072005 Orion V 05.505 Cummins ISM Allison B400R
601-6072006 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R
608-6232010 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40

hybrid system

700-7092007 E-Z Rider II MAX 32 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
710-7192009 E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32Cummins Westport ISL GZF 6HP594C
801-8072008 NFI D35LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R
901-9092009 E-Z Rider II MAX HEV 32 Cummins ISL Allison EP40

hybrid system

910-9152009 E-Z Rider II MAX 32 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
916-9802010 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 32 Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40

hybrid system

981-986 Rutgers University- 10013.jpg 2010 Freightliner Trucks Axess 32 Cummins ISL9 Allison B300R
1091-11002014 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1101-11402011 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1150-11592011 NABI 40 LFW HEV Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1160-1173 21119 GRT BUS.jpg 2011 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1200-12092012 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1301-13552012 NFI XDE40 Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HDS 200 hybrid system
  • 1346-1355 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
1801-18172002 Ford E-Series E-450Ford Powerstroke 7.3LFord
1818-18212003 Ford E-Series E-450 HEVCummins ISLAllison EP40

hybrid system

1822-18392004 Ford E-Series E-450Ford Powerstroke 6.0LFord
1840-18622005 Ford E-Series E-450Ford Powerstroke 6.0LFord
1863-18832006 Ford E-Series E-450Ford Powerstroke 6.0LFord
1884-1891 2012 GMC Savana 3500 Extended Wagon 3-Door 4.8L front 4.18.19.jpg 2007 GMC G4500GM Duramax 6.6L DieselAllison 1000
1892-1900 2008 Ford E-250 (Econoline) Cargo Van 4.6L front 1.23.19.jpg 2008 Ford E-Series E-450Ford Powerstroke 6.0LFord
2150-21592011 NABI 60 BRT HEV Cummins ISL9 Allison H 50 EP

hybrid system

2160-21802012 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

2181-22002011 NFI DE40LFR Cummins ISB6.7 ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HD
2201-22072013 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

2301-23102009 Chevrolet Express G4500 HEV 23 Cummins ISLAllison EP40

hybrid system

2311-23152010 Chevrolet Express G4500 HEV 23 Cummins ISL9Allison EP40

hybrid system

2316-23502013 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 35 Cummins ISL9Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

60201-602252024 Freightliner Trucks M2 32 Cummins B6.7 eGen FlexAllison 2200 PTS
60226-602502024 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 32 Cummins L9 Allison eGen Flex H 40 hybrid system
60251-602682008 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400RReplacements for 1995 units [3]
60269-602832010 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400RReplacements for some 1998 series units [4]
60284-602912011 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
60292-603022013 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
60303-603132022 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D864.6
60314-603282023 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D867.8
60329-603392024-2025 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D867.8 NXT

References

  1. ↑ Devin Kelly, "Anchorage’s People Mover bus system considers major changes to the way routes are designed," Anchorage Daily News, November 26, 2016. Accessed December 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2024-0513 Schedule Brochure" (PDF). muni.org. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ New People Mover Buses Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010
  4. ↑ New Public Transportation Vehicles Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010
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