Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
SMRT buses in Viroqua
FoundedDecember 2012[1]
Headquarters318 W Decker St, Viroqua, WI 54665
LocaleDriftless Region
Service typebus service
Routes4
Annual ridership20,585 (2019)[2]
Websitehttps://ridesmrt.com/

Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit or SMRT is a commuter bus system serving the Driftless Area of Wisconsin. It provides four routes which serve Crawford County, La Crosse County, Monroe County and Vernon County. It was recognized by Wisconsin Rural Partners as one of Wisconsin’s Top Rural Development Initiatives in 2017.[1]

Services

The transit system operates four routes. Each route runs 3 times per day, except the yellow route, which operates 4 times per day. There is no service on weekends.The routes are as follows:[3]

In 2017, a study was conducted on providing service to Arcadia, however, no service has begun.[4] Service to Cashton was proposed in the 2021 La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan.[5]

Communities Served

Ridership

Ridership by Year
Ridership Change over previous year
2013[6] 13,013 n/a
2014[6] 18,100 Increase039.09%
2015[6] 19,223 Increase06.2%
2016[6] 20,848 Increase08.45%
2017[7] 19,571 Decrease06.13%
2018[7] 21,303 Increase08.85%
2019[7] 20,585 Decrease03.37%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF).
  2. ^ "La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Needs Assessment September 15, 2021" (PDF).
  3. ^ "SMRT Schedule" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Commuter Bus Service Feasibility Study" (PDF).
  5. ^ "La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Service & Policy Recommendations December 30, 2021" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b c d "Ridership2013-2016" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b c "La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Needs" (PDF).

External links

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