Valley Transit (Wisconsin)

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Valley Transit
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A Valley Transit bus
Parent City of Appleton [1]
Commenced operation1930;94 years ago (1930)
Headquarters801 S. Whitman Ave, [2] Appleton, Wisconsin
Locale Appleton/Fox Cities
Service type Bus & paratransit
Routes20 [1]
Stations3
Depots1
Fleet33 [3]
Daily ridership3,326 (2020) [3]
Annual ridership737,910 (2022) [1]
Website myvalleytransit.com

Valley Transit is a city bus and paratransit commission operated by the city government of Appleton, Wisconsin. It has operated as a bus system since 1930, and has been fully operated by the city since 1978.

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The system operates across the Fox Cities and serves the cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Menasha, and Neenah, as well as the towns of Buchanan and Grand Chute; and the villages of Fox Crossing, Darboy, Kimberly, and Little Chute. It connects with Oshkosh's GO Transit system via Route 10. Through an agreement with the Appleton Area School District, Valley Transit allows all students enrolled in an AASD middle/high school to ride the bus for free during the school year. [4]

History

Public transportation in the area originated with streetcar systems, which operated from 1886 to 1930 when they were completely replaced by buses operated by a company called Fox River Bus Lines. Toward the end of the 1960s, the city began to subsidize the company, until it bought and took over operations on New Year's Day 1978.

Routes

Route 15 bus wrapped in an advertisement in 2011. Valleytransitfreewifi.jpg
Route 15 bus wrapped in an advertisement in 2011.

Valley Transit's operations consist of 18 fixed bus routes, with all routes except #10 being round trip, meaning they begin and end at the same place. In addition, they operate multiple seasonal (Tripper) routes which typically only run a limited number of times daily to connect most of the AASD middle/high schools to the Appleton Transit Center. Valley Transit also operates a paratransit service (contracted out to a local bus company), which shuttles elderly passengers from their homes to regular-route bus stops and functions much as a taxi service for disabled passengers. The company operates 25 buses between 6:15 AM and 9:45 PM on Weekdays, and 8:15 AM to 9:45 PM on Saturdays, with no service on Sundays. [5]


NumberNameNotesMap
1Midway— Map
2Prospect Map
3Mason Map
4Richmond Map
5North Oneida Map
6MeadeSee route 16 for weekday daytime service Map
8TelulahSee route 19 for weekday evening and Saturday service Map
9The Link Map
10Neenah/OshkoshOperated by GO Transit Map
11East College/BuchananSee route 19 for weekday evening and Saturday service Map
12Fox Valley Tech— Map
15West College— Map
16NortheastSee route 6 for weekday evening and Saturday service Map
19SoutheastSee routes 8 and 11 for weekday daytime service Map
20Heart of the Valley— Map
30 [6] Neenah/Menasha Map
31East Neenah Map
32West Neenah Map
41West Fox Valley Map

Facilities

Terminals

Appleton Transit Center from above looking east Appleton Transit Center from above looking east.jpg
Appleton Transit Center from above looking east

Storage

Fleet

As of the last transport development plan released in 2020, Valley Transit operated a total fleet of 33 buses: [3]

YearBus typeAmountCapacity
1994 Orion V 244
2003 Orion VII 531
20041531
2005439
2011ARBOC Mobility230
2017130
2017 New Flyer Xcelsior 358/67 [3]
2018167

Announced in 2018, the older buses were planned be phased out as new buses are purchased, [7] and as of late 2023, the Valley Transit fleet included at least one New Flyer Xcelsior Clean Diesel bus for each route.

The Connector

A shared-ride taxi service operates during the hours of 4 AM until midnight Monday through Saturday that connects public transit users with jobs. This service requires advance reservations but allows users in remote or newly developed areas of the Fox Cities get to and from work.

Ridership

RidershipChange over previous year
2013 [8] 1,274,139n/a
2014 [9] 1,271,282Decrease2.svg0.22%
2015 [10] 1,249,880Decrease2.svg1.68%
2016 [11] 1,191,766Decrease2.svg4.65%
2017 [12] 1,146,834Decrease2.svg3.77%
2018 [13] 1,159,526Increase2.svg1.11%
2019 [14] 1,112,264Decrease2.svg4.08%
2020 [15] 640,194Decrease2.svg42.44%
2021 [16] 658,366Increase2.svg2.84%
2022 [1] 737,910Increase2.svg12.08%
2023 [17] 777,302Increase2.svg5.34%

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fact-Sheet 2022" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Valley Transit".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "City of Appleton (Valley Transit) Transit Development Plan" (PDF). February 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Transportation Information - Appleton Area School District". www.aasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Route Maps and Schedules". myvalleytransit.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Valley Transit to implement service changes". The Post-Crescent. December 25, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Appleton Valley Transit will replace 15 buses". WLUK. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2013 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "2014 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "2015 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "2016 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "2017 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "2018 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "2019 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "2020 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "National Transit Database" . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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