The following is a list of existing bus transit systems in the United States operated by a governmental agency, or by a contractual agreement between the government and a private company.
System | Locale | State(s) | Operator(s) |
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ABQ RIDE | Albuquerque | New Mexico | City of Albuquerque |
AC Transit | Western Alameda and Contra Costa counties[1] | California | AC Transit |
Antelope Valley Transit Authority | Antelope Valley | California | Veolia Transportation |
BAT Community Connector | Bangor | Maine | City of Bangor |
Bee-Line Bus System | Westchester County | New York | Liberty Lines Transit, Inc., P.T.L.A. Enterprise, County Coach, and White Plains Bus (under contract to Westchester County DOT) |
Big Blue Bus | Santa Monica and neighboring cities | California | City of Santa Monica |
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority | Birmingham | Alabama | Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority |
Breeze | North San Diego County | California | North County Transit District |
Broward County Transit | Broward County | Florida | Broward County Government |
Brownsville Urban System | Brownsville | Texas | City of Brownsville |
Capital District Transportation Authority | Capital District | New York | CDTA (all except Northway Express) Upstate Transit (Northway Express only) |
C-TRAN (Washington) | Clark County | Washington | C-TRAN |
Capital Area Transit (Harrisburg) | Southern Dauphin County and eastern Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg Transit Authority |
Capital Area Transit (Raleigh) | Raleigh | North Carolina | Veolia Transportation |
Capital Area Transportation Authority | Lansing | Michigan | Capital Area Transportation Authority |
Capital Area Transit System | Baton Rouge area[2] | Louisiana | Capital Area Transit System |
Capital Metro | Austin | Texas | Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Central Arkansas Transit Authority (The CAT) | Little Rock, North Little Rock, Cammack Village, Maumelle, and Sherwood[3] | Arkansas | Central Arkansas Transit Authority |
Central Ohio Transit Authority | Franklin County and portions of Delaware, Fairfield and Licking Counties[4] | Ohio | Central Ohio Transit Authority |
Centro | Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and Oneida counties[5] | New York | Central New York Regional Transportation Authority |
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District | Champaign and Urbana | Illinois | Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District |
Chapel Hill Transit | Chapel Hill and Carrboro | North Carolina | Town of Chapel Hill |
Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority | Charleston metropolitan area | South Carolina | Veolia Transportation |
Charlotte Area Transit System | Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County |
Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | Illinois | Regional Transportation Authority |
CityBus | Lafayette and West Lafayette | Indiana | Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation |
Community Transit | Snohomish County (with the exception of Everett) | Washington | Snohomish County Government |
Connecticut Transit | Connecticut (statewide) | Connecticut | DATTCO, First Transit, Northeast Transportation Company, and New Britain Transit (under contract to ConnDOT)[6] |
County Connection | Central Contra Costa County[7] | California | Central Contra Costa Transit Authority |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit | Dallas | Texas | Dallas Area Rapid Transit |
DART First State | Delaware (statewide) | Delaware | Delaware Department of Transportation |
Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) | Des Moines | Iowa | Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority |
Detroit Department of Transportation | Detroit | Michigan | City of Detroit |
Durham Area Transit Authority | Durham | North Carolina | MV Transportation |
Fairfax Connector | Fairfax County | Virginia | Veolia Transportation |
Fresno Area Express | Fresno | California | City of Fresno |
Front Range Express (FREX) | Colorado Springs metropolitan area | Colorado | Mountain Metropolitan Transit (subsidiary of the City of Colorado Springs) |
Gary Public Transportation Corporation | Gary and nearby cities | Indiana | Gary Transit, Inc. & Gary Intercity Lines, Inc. |
Gold Coast Transit | Cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and parts of unincorporated Ventura County[8] | California | |
Golden Empire Transit | Bakersfield metropolitan area[9] | California | Golden Empire Transit District |
Golden Gate Transit | San Francisco Bay Area (San Francsco, Marin, Sonoma, and Contra Costa counties)[10] | California | Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |
Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority | Attleboro, Taunton, and nearby cities[11] | Massachusetts | Professional Transit Management of Attleboro, Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co., Churchill Transportation, and Bill's Taxi (under contract to GATRA)[12] |
Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority | Greater Bridgeport | Connecticut | Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority |
Greater Richmond Transit Company | Richmond | Virginia | First Transit |
Hampton Roads Transit | Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach[13] | Virginia | Hampton Roads Transit |
HealthLine | Cleveland | Ohio | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority |
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit | Hillsborough County | Florida | Hillsborough Area Regional Transit |
IndyGo | Marion County | Indiana | Indianapolis Public Transportation Commission |
Jacksonville Transportation Authority | Jacksonville | Florida | Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
KRT | Kanawha County | West Virginia | Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority |
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | Kansas City Metro Area | Missouri and Kansas | Kansas City Area Transportation Authority |
King County Metro | King County | Washington | King County Department of Transportation |
Knoxville Area Transit | Knoxville area | Tennessee | Knoxville Area Transit |
LANTA (Metro, Metro Plus, and Carbon County Community Transit) | Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton[14] | Pennsylvania | Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority |
Long Beach Transit | Long Beach | California | Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
Long Island Bus | Nassau County | New York | MTA Regional Bus Operations |
Lynx | Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties[15] | Florida | Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority |
Madison Metro | Madison | Wisconsin | City of Madison |
MARTA Bus | Fulton County, Cobb County, Clayton County, and DeKalb County | Georgia | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority |
MAX | Salt Lake County | Utah | Utah Transit Authority |
MBTA Bus | Boston and immediate suburbs | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
McAllen Express Transit | McAllen[16] | Texas | City of McAllen |
MET Transit | Billings | Montana | City of Billings |
Memphis Area Transit Authority | Shelby County, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas | Tennessee and Arkansas | First Transit |
METRO | Portland | Maine | Greater Portland Transit District |
Metro (SORTA) | Cincinnati and suburbs | Ohio | Veolia Transportation |
Metro Area Transit | Omaha | Nebraska | Omaha Transit Authority |
Metrobus (Miami) | Miami-Dade County | Florida | Miami-Dade Transit |
MetroBus (St. Louis) | Greater St. Louis | Missouri | Bi-State Development Agency |
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) | Washington Metropolitan Area | District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
Metro Bus (Los Angeles) | Los Angeles County | California | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Metro Liner (Orange Line and Silver Line) | Los Angeles | California | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
METRO Regional Transit Authority | Summit County[17] | Ohio | Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority |
Metro Transit (Kalamazoo) | Kalamazoo County | Michigan | Kalamazoo County Transiportation Authority |
Metro Transit (Minnesota) | Minneapolis – Saint Paul | Minnesota | Metropolitan Council |
Metro Transit (Oklahoma City) | Oklahoma City metropolitan area | Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority |
METRO Bus (Houston, TX) | Harris County | Texas | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County |
Metropolitan Area Commuter System | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | Fairbanks North Star Borough Transportation Department |
Milwaukee County Transit System | Milwaukee County[18] | Wisconsin | Milwaukee County Government |
Montgomery Area Transit System | Montgomery County | Alabama | Montgomery Area Transit System |
Mountain Metropolitan Transit | Colorado Springs | Colorado | City of Colorado Springs |
MTA Bus Company (New York) | New York City | New York | MTA Regional Bus Operations |
MTA Flint | Genessee County | Michigan | Flint Mass Transportation Authority |
MTA Maryland Bus | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area | Maryland and District of Columbia | Maryland Transit Administration |
Muni | San Francisco | California | San Francisco Municipal Railway |
Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority | Nashville | Tennessee | Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority |
New Jersey Transit Bus Operations | New Jersey (statewide) | New Jersey | New Jersey Transit, and various contract operators |
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority | New Orleans | Louisiana | Veolia Transportation |
New York City Transit | New York City | New York | MTA Regional Bus Operations, New York City Transit Authority, and Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority |
NFTA Metro Bus | Buffalo | New York | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority |
Omnitrans | San Bernardino valley | California | Omnitrans |
Orange County Transportation Authority | Orange County | California | Veolia Transportation |
Pace | Northeastern Illinois | Illinois | Regional Transportation Authority |
People Mover | Anchorage | Alaska | Municipality of Anchorage |
Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation | Piedmont Triad counties | North Carolina | Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, Contracts with Coach America and Veolia Transportation[19] |
Pierce Transit | Pierce County | Washington | Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation |
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority | Pinellas County | Florida | Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority |
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority | Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties[20] | Massachusetts | First Transit, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Port Authority of Allegheny County | Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | Allegheny County Government |
Rapid Ride | Albuquerque | New Mexico | City of Albuquerque |
Red Rose Transit Authority | Lancaster County[21] | Pennsylvania | Red Rose Transit Authority |
Regional Transit Service | Monroe County | New York | Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority |
Regional Transportation District | Denver metropolitan area | Colorado | Denver Regional Transportation District |
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority | Rhode Island (statewide) | Rhode Island | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority |
River Valley Transit | Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | River Valley Transit |
Riverside Transit Agency | Riverside County | California | Riverside County Transportation Commission |
Rogue Valley Transportation District | Jackson County | Oregon | Rogue Valley Transportation District |
Ride On | Montgomery County | Maryland | Montgomery County Government |
RT (Sacramento) | Sacramento region[22] | California | Sacramento Regional Transit District |
RTA (Cleveland) | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority |
RTA (Dayton) | Dayton metropolitan area | Ohio | Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority |
RTC Transit | Las Vegas metropolitan area | Nevada | Veolia Transportation |
RTD (San Joaquin County} | San Joaquin County | California | San Joaquin Regional Transit District |
SamTrans | San Mateo County | California | San Mateo County Transit District |
Sarasota County Area Transit | Sarasota County | Florida | Sarasota County Government |
SEPTA (City Transit Division and Suburban Division) | Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester counties[23] | Pennsylvania | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
Spokane Transit Authority | Spokane County | Washington | Spokane Transit Authority |
SporTran | Shreveport and Bossier City | Louisiana | Shreveport Transit Management |
Sound Transit | Puget Sound region | Washington | Community Transit, King County Metro, and Pierce Transit (using Sound Transit vehicles) |
St. Lawrence County Commuter | St. Lawrence County | New York | St. Lawrence County Public Transportation |
SMART | Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties[24] | Michigan | Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation |
Sun Metro | El Paso | Texas | City of El Paso |
Sun Tran | Tucson | Arizona | City of Tucson |
The Rapid | Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Walker, and Wyoming | Michigan | Interurban Transit Partnership |
The Ride | Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area[25] | Michigan | Ann Arbor Transportation Authority |
The T | Fort Worth | Texas | McDonald Transit |
TheBus (Honolulu) | Honolulu County | Hawaii | O'ahu Transit Services |
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority | Greater Toledo | Ohio | Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority |
Transit Authority of River City | Louisville metropolitan area | Kentucky and Indiana | Transit Authority of River City |
Triangle Transit | Wake, Durham and Orange counties[26] | North Carolina | Triangle Transit |
Tri Delta Transit | Contra Costa County | California | Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority |
TriMet | Portland metropolitan area | Oregon | TriMet |
Tulsa Transit | Tulsa | Oklahoma | City of Tulsa |
Union City Transit | Union City | California | City of Union City |
Unitrans | Davis | California | Associated Students of UC Davis |
Utah Transit Authority | Wasatch Front | Utah | Utah Transit Authority |
Vallejo Transit | Solano County | California | Vallejo Transit |
Valley Metro (Phoenix) | Maricopa County | Arizona | Regional Public Transportation Authority |
ValleyRide | Ada and Canyon counties | Idaho | Valley Regional Transit |
VIA Metropolitan Transit | Bexar County | Texas | VIA Metropolitan Transit |
VTA | Santa Clara County | California | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority |
WestCAT | Western Contra Costa County | California | Western Contra Costa Transit Authority |
Wichita Transit | Wichita | Kansas | City of Wichita |
See also[]
- List of United States local bus agencies by ridership
- List of bus rapid transit systems in North America
- List of bus operating companies
- List of rail transit systems in the United States
References[]
- ↑ AC Transit: About Us
- ↑ CATS: About CATS
- ↑ CAT: Welcome!
- ↑ COTA: Facts & Figures
- ↑ Centro: About Centro
- ↑ CTTRANSIT: About
- ↑ CCTA: Home
- ↑ Gold Coast Transit: About GCT
- ↑ GET: About GET
- ↑ Golden Gate Transit: Services
- ↑ GATRA: About GATRA
- ↑ GATRA: Employment
- ↑ HRT: About
- ↑ LANTA: System Maps
- ↑ LYNX: About Us
- ↑ City of McAllen, TX: MET Information
- ↑ Akrom Metro
- ↑ Milwaukee County Transit System: About MTCS
- ↑ PART: What is PART?
- ↑ PVTA: About
- ↑ Red Rose Transit Authority
- ↑ Regional Transit: Transit Funding
- ↑ SEPTA
- ↑ SMART: SMART Facts
- ↑ TheRide: About AATA
- ↑ Triangle Transit: Our History