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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County

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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County
A MET Transit bus in June 2023
Founded1972
Headquarters1515 Black Hawk Street
LocaleWaterloo, Iowa
Service areaBlack Hawk County, Iowa
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes12
FleetGillig Low Floor
Websitehttp://www.mettransit.org/index.html

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, marketed as MET Transit, is the primary provider of mass transportation in the cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa. The agency was founded in 1972, after the private National City Lines, which had operated public transit under contract from the city, pulled out of providing fixed routes, which led to the city directly taking over this service.

MET Transit is a flag down system, which means there are no dedicated bus stops, and a bus may be flagged down at any near side intersection along a route.[1]

Routes

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  • 1 Westside-Ansborough Ave
  • 2 Westside-Baltimore St
  • 3 Eastside-Donald St
  • 4 Eastside-Lafayette St
  • 5 Crossroads-West 11th St
  • 5L Crossroads-Laporte Rd
  • 6 Cedar Falls-University
  • 7 Cedar Falls-Rainbow
  • 8 West Loop
  • 9 Cedar Falls Loop
  • 10 Hawkeye Community College-UNI
  • 11 UNI Panther Shuttle

Facilities

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MET Transit 2022 Gillig Low Floor 29' #222 at Central Transfer.
  • Central Transfer - This facility is located at 416 Sycamore Street in downtown Waterloo and opened February 26, 1989. The $327,000 structure provides an indoor waiting area, restrooms, vending machines, as well as an information desk.[2] The facility serves as the primary transfer hub of MET Transit and also provides connections to intercity bus services operated by Burlington Trailways.
  • UNI Multimodal Transportation Center - This facility, located at 1215 West 23rd St, on the UNI Campus in Cedar Falls, was constructed in 2010. The facility provides an indoor waiting area with restrooms and information. Bike lockers and over 490 vehicle parking spaces are also available. A solar array on the roof provides all the electricity needs of the $9.7 million building.[3]

Fixed Route Ridership

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The ridership and service statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response. Per capita statistics are based on the Waterloo urbanized area as reported in NTD data. Starting in 2011, 2010 census numbers replace the 2000 census numbers to calculate per capita statistics.[4]

Ridership Change Ridership per capita
2005 345,203 n/a 3.19
2006 349,957 Increase01.38% 3.23
2007 405,426 Increase015.85% 3.74
2008 452,612 Increase011.64% 4.18
2009 454,033 Increase00.31% 4.19
2010 462,755 Increase01.92% 4.27
2011 455,237 Decrease01.62% 4.01
2012 497,421 Increase09.27% 4.39
2013 511,969 Increase02.92% 4.51
2014 426,274 Decrease016.74% 3.76
2015 426,905 Increase00.15% 3.76
2016 452,608 Increase06.02% 3.99
2017 429,234 Decrease05.16% 3.78
2018 368,744 Decrease014.09% 3.25
2019 351,264 Decrease04.74% 3.1
2020 313,464 Decrease010.76% 2.76

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MET Transit Rider Guide". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "New MET bus center open for business". The Courier. February 27, 1989. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNI Multimodal Transportation Center". Architect Magazine. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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