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- ↑ "About Us" . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Public bus service to begin in Waseca on Saturday". Mankato Free Press. December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ Eric Johnson (December 29, 2018). "SMART Transit beginning Albert Lea routes". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ Carson Hughes (August 24, 2022). "SMART Transit adds electric bus to its fleet". Owatonna.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ "SMART celebrates 2 million rides since its start". Albert Lea Tribune. April 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ "SMART Routes" (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD): Cedar Valley Services Inc District" . Retrieved September 3, 2023.