Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
{{Short description|Commuter bus system in Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
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| image_caption = SMRT buses in Viroqua
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| founded = December 3, 2012{{cite web|url=https://mrrpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Commuter_Bus_Press_Release.pdf|title=SMRT Press Release|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=April 29, 2024}}
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| headquarters = 318 W Decker St, Viroqua, WI 54665
| locale = Driftless Region
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| service_type = bus service
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| routes = 4
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| annual ridership= 20,585 (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.lacrossecounty.org/docs/default-source/metropolitan-planning-organization/needsassessment_202109155892ae9d88de472fa1bab2fc76f90134.pdf?sfvrsn=f4ddb022_0|title=La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Needs Assessment September 15, 2021}}
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| website = https://ridesmrt.com/
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Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit or SMRT is a commuter bus system serving the Driftless Area of Wisconsin. It provides four routes which serve Crawford County, La Crosse County, Monroe County and Vernon County. It was recognized by Wisconsin Rural Partners as one of Wisconsin’s Top Rural Development Initiatives in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://mrrpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MRRPC_Annual_Report_2017.pdf|title=Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission Annual Report 2016-2017}}
Services
The transit system operates four routes. Each route runs 3 times per day, except the yellow route, which operates 4 times per day. There is no service on weekends.The routes are as follows:{{cite web|url=https://ridesmrt.com/assets/PDF/SMRT-Bus-Sched.pdf|title=SMRT Schedule}}
- Blue Route: La Crosse - Viroqua
- Green Route: La Crosse - Tomah
- Red Route: La Crosse - Prairie du Chien
- Yellow Route: La Crosse - Viroqua
In 2017, a study was conducted on providing service to Arcadia, however, no service has begun.{{cite web|url=https://lacrossecounty.org/docs/default-source/zoning-and-land-information/commuterbusservicefs.pdf?sfvrsn=b94a46c5_0|title=Commuter Bus Service Feasibility Study}} Service to Cashton was proposed in the 2021 La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan.{{cite web|url=https://www.lacrossecounty.org/docs/default-source/metropolitan-planning-organization/lacrossetdp_finalreport_final20211230-4final.pdf?sfvrsn=ce40291e_0|title=La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Service & Policy Recommendations December 30, 2021}}
Communities Served
- Crawford County
- De Soto
- Ferryville
- Lynxville
- Prairie du Chien
- La Crosse County
- La Crosse
- West Salem
- Monroe County
- Sparta
- Tomah
- Vernon County
- Coon Valley
- Genoa
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
- Westby
Ridership
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|+ Ridership by Year | ||
| style="width:50px"| | style="width:100px"| Ridership | style="width:100px"| Change over previous year |
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| 2013{{cite web| url=https://mrrpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MRRPC_Annual_Report_2017.pdf|title=Ridership2013-2016}}
|13,013 || n/a | ||
| 2014
|18,100 || {{increase}}{{0}}39.09% | ||
| 2015
|19,223 || {{increase}}{{0}}6.2% | ||
| 2016
|20,848 || {{increase}}{{0}}8.45% | ||
| 2017{{cite web| url=https://www.lacrossecounty.org/docs/default-source/metropolitan-planning-organization/needsassessment_202109155892ae9d88de472fa1bab2fc76f90134.pdf?sfvrsn=f4ddb022_0|title=La Crosse Regional Transit Development Plan Needs}}
|19,571 || {{decrease}}{{0}}6.13% | ||
| 2018
|21,303 || {{increase}}{{0}}8.85% | ||
| 2019
|20,585 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.37% |
See also
References
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External links
- https://ridesmrt.com/
{{Wisconsin public transit}}