Bay Area Rural Transit
Founded1981
Headquarters2216 6th St. E., Ashland, WI
LocaleAshland County and Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes14
Fleet24
Annual ridership88,599 (2022)[1]
Websitehttp://www.bartbus.com/

Bay Area Rural Transit is a public transportation system in Ashland County, Bayfield County and Price County, Wisconsin.

History

In 1980 a group of individuals determined to find a solution to the transportation needs of area residents, researched ways to establish a transit system that would help people get back and forth to work. With the help of some very determined area leaders and a representative from the Department of Transportation, Bay Area Rural Transit was born in 1981.[2]

Services

The transit system currently operates twelve routes, which run as follows:

Communities Served

Ridership

Ridership Change over previous year
2014[3] 152,074 n/a
2015[4] 139,601 Decrease08.2%
2016[5] 133,625 Decrease04.28%
2017[6] 140,341 Increase05.03%
2018[7] 124,367 Decrease011.38%
2019[8] 136,981 Increase010.14%
2020[9] 124,022 Decrease09.46%
2021[10] 75,804 Decrease038.88%
2022[11] 88,599 Increase016.88%

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "BART History".
  3. ^ "2014 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "2015 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "2016 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "2017 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "2019 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "2020 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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