People Mover (Anchorage)

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People Mover
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
Routes14
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. 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 two routes with rush hour-only service (the #91 which serves Old Seward Highway south of the Dimond Center Mall and 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 October 23rd, 2017. [1] The previous system was designed in 2002, and most routes came once per hour.

Fares

NOTE: due to the COVID-19 outbreak, rider capacity limits have been in effect on all buses. These vary depending on the severity of the outbreak.

Fare categoryOne Way Cash Fare24-Hour Pass7-Day Pass30-Day PassAnnual Pass
AdultsUS $2US $5US $26US $60US $660
Youth (Age 5-18)1US $1US $2.5US $13US $30US $330
Half Fare: Senior 60+, Disabled, Medicare Card Holders & Veterans2
Children (Age 4 and under, limit 3)3Free
UAA, APU, Charter College Students4

1Students in Anchorage middle and high schools ride free during the academic year with their school ID and all riders under 18 or in school ride for free on Thursdays during the summer.
2Seniors, age 60 and over, must show proof of age, People Mover Half Fare Pass or Medicare Card to qualify. Disabled persons must show People Mover Reduced fare Pass or Medicare Card to qualify. Veterans must obtain Half Fare ID Card.
3Children Under 5 are FREE and must be accompanied by an adult; 3-kid limit.
4UAA students, faculty, and staff must show their current semester WOLFCard to qualify. APU and Charter College students, faculty and staff must show their current semester university ID card.

Routes

No.NameTermini & Major StreetsSchedule
10Northern LightsRoute 10 travels between the Downtown Transit Center and the Muldoon Transit Hub via Midtown, UMed, and Northern Lights Boulevard.Every 15 minutes weekdays, 30 minutes weekends
11Fairview/Senior CenterRoute 11 travels between City Hall and the Anchorage Senior Center via Medfra Street, 9th Avenue, Hyder Street, 13th Avenue, and Cordova Street. (Loop)Every 60 minutes weekdays and weekends
20Mountain View/UMedRoute 20 travels between the Downtown Transit Center and the Alaska Native Medical Center via 3rd & 4th Avenues, Mountain View, Northway Mall, East High School, and UMed.Every 15 minutes weekdays, 30 minutes weekends
21Mountain View/NorthwayRoute 21 travels in a counterclockwise loop beginning on Penland Parkway at the Northway Mall. From Penland Parkway, the route travels on Bragaw Street, DeBarr Road, Pine Street, McCarrey Street, Mountain View Drive, Lane Street, and Parsons Avenue before returning to the Penland Parkway via Bragaw Street and Mountain View Drive.Every 30 minutes weekdays and weekends
25TudorRoute 25 travels between the Downtown Transit Center and V.A. Outpatient Clinic via A & C Streets, Tudor Road, the Alaska Native Medical Center, and Muldoon Road.Every 30 minutes weekdays and weekends. Every 15 minutes from approximately 12:30pm to 6:30pm weekdays.
30DebarrRoute 30 travels between the Downtown Transit Center and the Muldoon Transit Hub via Cordova Street, 15th Avenue, Alaska Regional Hospital, and Debarr Road.Every 15 minutes weekdays, 30 minutes weekends
31NortheastRoute 31 travels between Northway Mall, the DeBarr and Muldoon Transit Hub, and Centennial Village via Penland Parkway, 4th Avenue, Turpin Street, Oklahoma Street, 6th Avenue, Muldoon Road, Creekside Center Drive, and Peck Avenue.Every 30 minutes weekdays and weekends
35ArcticRoute 35 travels between the Downtown Transit Center and the Dimond Transit Center via Valley of the Moon Park and Arctic Boulevard.Every 30 minutes weekdays and weekends
40Spenard/AirportRoute 40 travels in a loop between the Downtown Transit Center and the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport via Spenard Road. The route begins and ends at the Downtown Transit Center.Every 15 minutes weekdays, 30 minutes weekends
41Government HillRoute 41 travels from City Hall to the Anchorage Museum, Bluff Drive, Richardson Vista Road, Ivy Street, and Hollywood Drive and returns to City Hall. (Loop)Every 60 minutes weekdays and weekends
55Lake OtisRoute 55 travels between the Dimond Transit Center and the Alaska Native Medical Center via Abbott Road, Lake Otis Parkway, Providence Drive, and Tudor Centre Drive.Every 30 minutes weekdays, 60 minutes weekends
65Jewel LakeRoute 65 travels in a loop between the Dimond Transit Center and the airport via Dimond Boulevard, 88th Avenue, Jewel Lake Road, and International Airport Road. The route begins and ends at the Dimond Transit Center.Every 60 minutes weekdays and weekends
91HuffmanRoute 91 is a limited-stop commuter route that travels to and from Huffman / Oceanview from the Dimond Transit Center via the Old Seward Highway. (Loop)6 trips in the AM rush and 6 trips in the PM rush, spaced 30 minutes apart.
92Eagle RiverRoute 92 is a commuter express route that stops at the Downtown Transit Center and the Eagle River Transit Center via the Glenn Highway.4 westbound double trips and 1 eastbound trip in the AM, 3 eastbound double trips, and 3 westbound trips in the PM.

Former Routes

Prior to 2017, the route system was numbered as follows:

  1. 1: Muldoon Transfer Center-Dimond Transit Center.
  2. 2: Downtown-Dimond Center via Avenue A/C, 36th Avenue, and Lake Otis Parkway.
  3. 3: Centennial Village-Downtown via Northern Lights Blvd.
  4. 8: Downtown-Muldoon via Northeast Anchorage.
  5. 9: Downtown-Dimond Center via Artic Blvd.
  6. 13: Downtown-Muldoon Transfer Center via Chugach Manor and UAA.
  7. 15: Downtown-Muldoon via Debar Road.
  8. 45: Downtown-ANMC via Mountain View
  9. 75: Downtown-Alaska Heritage Center via A/C Street, : ANMC-Chugach (rush hours)

Transit fleet

Active roster

Fleet NumberThumbnailYearManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
60251-602682008 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Replacements for 1995 units [2]
60269-602832010 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Replacements for some 1998 series units [3]
60284-602912011 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9
60292-603022013 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9

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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. New People Mover Buses Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010
  3. New Public Transportation Vehicles Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010