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For the metropolitan area, see Topeka metropolitan area.

Topeka Metropolitan
Transit Authority
Founded1973 (1973)
HeadquartersQuincy Street Station,
820 SE Quincy St,
Topeka KS 66612
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes12
Daily ridership
5,732
OperatorTopeka Metropolitan
Transit Authority
Chief executive
Robert Nugent
Websitetopekametro.org

Topeka Metro is the fixed-route and paratransit public transportation operator in the city of Topeka, Kansas. It carries passengers Monday through Saturday on 12 routes. Topeka Metro also runs a paratransit service during its service hours.

History

Officially the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority, it was founded in 1973.[1] It is governed by a board of seven directors that serve four-year terms.[2] The system recorded its highest ridership in 2008 with 1.8 million rides.[3] In April 2015, Topeka Metro launched the state's first bikeshare system. Topeka Metro Bikes (TMB) the bikeshare program ended on July 30, 2020.[4]

Topeka Metro was named Transit of the Year 2018 by the Kansas Public Transit Association.[5] Topeka is recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a bicycle-friendly community, and Topeka Metro is recognized as a bicycle-friendly business.

Routes

Topeka Metro Bus Routes and Detours[6]
No.DescriptionNotes
1 Oakland Oakland Line & Schedule
2 North Kansas North Kansas Line & Schedule
3 East 6th East 6th Line & Schedule
4 California California Line & Schedule
5 Indiana Indiana Line & Schedule
6 West 6th West 6th Line & Schedule
7 Washburn Washburn Line & Schedule
10 West 10th West 10th Line & Schedule
12 Huntoon Huntoon Line & Schedule
17 West 17th West 17th Line & Schedule
21 West 21st West 21st Line & Schedule
29 West 29th West 29th Line & Schedule

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[7]

250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023

See also

  • List of bus transit systems in the United States

References

  1. ↑ "About METRO". Topeka Metro. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Metro Board". Topeka Metro. October 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Topeka Metro Long Range Transit Plan" (PDF). March 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Hrenchir, Tim (April 15, 2015). "State's first-ever bicycle sharing program kicks off in Topeka". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Topeka Metro Wins Awards at Kansas Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting". www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ Effective August 12th, 2018 Archived January 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Topeka Metro
  7. ↑ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved July 21, 2023.

External links

  • Official website
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