Finney County Transit

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Finney County, Kansas}}

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| headquarters = 1008 N 11th

| locale = Garden City, Kansas

| service_area = Finney County, Kansas

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 4

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| stops = 65

| hubs = FCT Center

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| fleet = 8 buses

| annual ridership= 82,844 (2019)

| website = [https://finneycountytransit.org/ Finney County Transit]

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Finney County Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Garden City, Kansas with four "City Link" branded routes serving the region.{{cite news|url=https://www.salina.com/story/lifestyle/boomers/2019/03/19/rsvp-transit-meals-on-wheels-offer-valuable-services/5676057007/|title=RSVP, Transit, Meals on Wheels offer valuable services|date=March 19, 2019|newspaper=Salina Journal|access-date=September 1, 2023}} As of 2019, the system provided 82,844 rides over 18,821 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 5 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/7R02-70070.pdf|title= Finney County Transit Agency Profile|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

History

From 1887 to 1891, public transit in Garden City was provided by horsecars operated by the Garden Street Railway Co.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatks2.html|title=Transit Systems in Kansas|access-date=September 1, 2023}} City Link fixed route bus service in Garden City began on August 1, 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.finneycounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/6882/2007|title=Commission Minutes|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

Service

Finney County Transit operates four regular weekday bus routes, branded as City Link, on a pulse system with all routes departing hourly from the FCT Center.{{cite web|url=https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/6622be22-2435-4a10-b118-e9a2d114b3a6/downloads/1d0ncslie_6048.jpg?ver=1683126190723|title=City Link Map|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00.{{cite web|url=https://finneycountytransit.org/city-link|title=City Link|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

=Routes=

Green Route
Red Route
Orange Route
Blue Route

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/finney-county-committee-aging-inc | access-date=September 1, 2023}}

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References

External links

[https://finneycountytransit.org/ Finney County Transit]

Category:Bus transportation in Kansas

Category:Transit agencies in Kansas