Pine Bluff Transit

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Jefferson County, Arkansas}}

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| founded = 1974

| headquarters = 2300 E. Harding Avenue

| locale = Pine Bluff, Arkansas

| service_area = Jefferson County, Arkansas

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 8

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| hubs = 2nd Avenue and Main Street

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| annual ridership= 44,571 (2022){{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2022/60034.pdf|title=Pine Bluff Transit 2022 Agency Profile|access-date=April 24, 2024}}

| website = [https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/pine-bluff-transit Pine Bluff Transit]

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Pine Bluff Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Pine Bluff, Arkansas with eight routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 60,572 rides over 16,038 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 2 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/60034.pdf|title= Pine Bluff Transit Agency Profile|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

History

Public transit in Pine Bluff began in 1870, making it the oldest transit system in Arkansas.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/upages.php?id=137|title=About Transit|access-date=August 29, 2023}} During its history, Pine Bluff operated mulecars, then streetcars, and buses since 1936.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatar2.html|title=Transit Systems in Arkansas|access-date=August 29, 2023}} Since 1974, the system has been operated by the city of Pine Bluff.{{cite news|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/23/pb-lauds-its-transit-system-operators/|title=Pine Bluff lauds its transit system operators|date=March 23, 2023|author=Eplunus Colvin|newspaper=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

Service

Pine Bluff Transit operates 8 regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes meeting at 2nd Avenue and Main Street. Routes generally run at hourlong headways with variating routes meeting at either the hour or half hour downtown.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/routes-for-the-city-of-pine-bluff|title=Routes|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/upages.php?id=141|title=Hours of Operation|access-date=August 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/upages.php?id=142|title=Transit Fare Schedule|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

=Routes=

1. East Harding
2. South Main St.
3. University Ave.
4. Dollarway
5. West 13th Avenue
6. Hazel & 28th Ave.
7. 17th Ave. & Miramar Ave.
8. Cherry St.

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/city-pine-bluff | access-date=August 29, 2023}}

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References

External links

[https://www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov/pine-bluff-transit Pine Bluff Transit]

Category:Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Category:Bus transportation in Arkansas

Category:Transit agencies in Arkansas