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{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Metro Ride

| logo = Metro Ride Wausau.png

| logo_size =

| image = Metro Ride bus.jpg

| image_caption =

| company_slogan =

| parent = City of Wausau

| founded =

| headquarters = 420 Plumer Street[https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/transit City of Wausau Transit System]

| locale = Wausau, Wisconsin

| service_area =

| service_type = Bus service, Paratransit

| alliance =

| routes =

  • 7 regular routes
  • 10 express routes

| destinations =

| stops =

| hubs =

| stations = Metro Ride Transit Center
555 Jefferson Street

| lounge =

| fleet = 22 Gillig transit coaches

| annual ridership= 337,884 (2022)

| fuel_type =

| operator =

| ceo =

| website = [https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/transit]

}}

Metro Ride provides public bus transportation for the Wausau, Wisconsin area.

Metro Ride operates 7 routes in the City of Wausau which run at 30-minute intervals. The service also provides several express routes to supplement the main routes when school is in session.

Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Buses do not operate on Saturdays or Sundays. The main transfer facility is located in the downtown area, one block from the Marathon County Courthouse. The Wausau Transit Center at 555 Jefferson Street was upgraded and expanded in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CPZ/Documents/2012_May_TDP.pdf?ver=2012-11-16-122922-000|title=Metro Ride Transit Development Plan May 2012}} This location also serves intercity buses.

  • Metro Ride was formerly known as "Wausau Area Transit System (WATS)" The name now exists in the tagline "Provided by Wausau Area Transit System"

Route list

Service to Rothschild, Schofield and Weston ended in 2015, along with weekend service. At the same time, fares were raised.{{cite web|url=https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CPZ/Documents/2018_TDP_Final_Plan.pdf|title=Wausau Metro Area Transit Development Program May 2018}}

Fares

In 2022, fares are $1.75 for adults, $1.50 for students, $0.85 for seniors, and free for children. Adult fares have been increased from $1.25 in 2015. Additional fare increases had taken place in 2008 and 2012.

Wausau Transit Center

The Wausau Transit Center is located at 555 Jefferson Street in downtown Wausau across from the Marathon County Courthouse. The facility replaced a 1976 transit center located on the adjacent lot to the west of the current center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/opinion/2014/09/22/years-ago-wausau-bus-service-needs-friends/16002095/|title=38 years ago: Wausau bus service 'needs friends'}} The new facility was built in 2005 and has space for about 10 buses. All routes operate from the transit center, where intercity buses from Milwaukee, Janesville and Minneapolis also stop.{{cite web|url=https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CPZ/Documents/2012_May_TDP.pdf|title=Metro Ride Transit Development Plan May 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CPZ/Documents/Draft_Final_TDP_web.pdf|title=Wausau Area Transit System Transit Development Plan May 2006}}

Ridership

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style="width:50px"|style="width:100px"| Fixed Route Ridershipstyle="width:100px"| Paratransit Ridershipstyle="width:100px"| Total Ridershipstyle="width:100px"| Change over previous year
1999{{cite web| url=https://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/Transit/Documents/Wausau_TDP.pdf|title=Wausau TDP 2006}}

|849,843 || 21,657 || 871,500 || n/a

2000

|827,930 || 23,982 || 851,912 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.25%

2001

|805,668 || 21,539|| 827,207 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.9%

2002

|758,583 || 20,876 || 779,459 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.77%

2003

|725,188 || 18,076 || 743,264 || {{decrease}}{{0}}4.64%

2004

|746,239 || 11,822 || 758,061 || {{increase}}{{0}}2.9%

2010{{cite web| url=https://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/Transit/Documents/Wausau_TDP.pdf|title=Wausau TDP 2018}}

|773,991 || 8,064 || 782,055 || {{increase}}{{0}}3.72%

2011

|778,748 || 8,697 || 787,445 || {{increase}}{{0}}0.61%

2012

|631,360 || 3,370 || 634,730 || {{decrease}}{{0}}19.39%

2013

|672,224 || 3,388 || 675,612 || {{increase}}{{0}}6.47%

2014

|654,078 || 3,303 || 657,381 || {{decrease}}{{0}}2.7%

2015

|577,044 || 2,504 || 579,548 || {{decrease}}{{0}}11.84%

2016

|529,831 || 3,021 || 532,852 || {{decrease}}{{0}}8.06%

2017{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2017/50091.pdf|title=2017 Annual Agency Profile}}

|498,902 || 4,152 || 503,054 || {{decrease}}{{0}}5.59%

2018{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2018/50091.pdf|title=2018 Annual Agency Profile}}

|503,359 || 3,841 || 507,200 || {{increase}}{{0}}0.89%

2019{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/50091.pdf|title=2019 Annual Agency Profile}}

|468,555 || 4,120 || 472,675 || {{decrease}}{{0}}6.81%

2020{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2020/50091.pdf|title=2020 Annual Agency Profile}}

|252,812 || 1,683 || 254,495 || {{decrease}}{{0}}46.16%

2021{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2021/50091.pdf|title=2021 Annual Agency Profile}}

|284,378 || 3,050 || 287,428 || {{increase}}{{0}}12.94%

2022{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2022/50091.pdf|title=2022 Annual Agency Profile}}

|337,884 || 3,273 || 341,157 || {{increase}}{{0}}18.69%

2023{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/50091.pdf|title=2023 Annual Agency Profile}}

|359,363 || 2,937 || 362,300 || {{increase}}{{0}}6.2%

Fixed Route Service Trends

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style="width:50px"|style="width:100px"| Service Hoursstyle="width:100px"| Service Miles
1996

|38,541 || 553,916

1997

|37,562 || 557,047

1998

|37,920 || 558,796

1999

|38,827 || 564,311

2000

|38,327 || 556,607

2001

|37,961 || 556,023

2002

|37,929 || 557,007

2003

|37,946 || 556,501

2004

|38,315 || 555,801

2005

|37,596 || 535,183

2006

|41,100 || 588,475

2007

|40,776 || 578,288

2008

|40,925 || 569,706

2009

|38,738 || 540,514

2010

|37,621 || 542,404

2011

|38,740 || 543,846

2012

|26,729 || 375,988

2013

|29,372 || 411,843

2014

|29,854 || 404,710

2015

|27,028 || 375,626

2016

|26,722 || 376,478

2017

|27,324 || 377,052

2018

|26,502 || 376,034

2019

|26,407 || 376,816

2020

|23,621 || 343,693

2021

|27,017 || 381,209

2022

|27,150 || 375,959

1996-2016 data from 2018 Wausau Transit Development Plan. 2017-2020 data from National Transit database.{{Cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/city-wausau-wisconsin|title = City of Wausau, Wisconsin | FTA}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/transit Official Website]

{{Wausau, Wisconsin}}

{{Wisconsin public transit}}

Category:Bus transportation in Wisconsin

Category:Marathon County, Wisconsin