Southern Indiana Transit System

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Southern Indiana}}

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| locale = Corydon and Salem, Indiana

| service_area = Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties, Indiana

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 2

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| fleet = 4 buses

| annual ridership= 28,262 (2019)

| website = [https://www.brsinc.org/transportation Southern Indiana Transit System]

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Southern Indiana Transit System (SITS) is a provider of mass transportation in Southern Indiana with two deviated fixed route services in Corydon and Salem. As of 2019, the system provided 28,262 rides over 11,665 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 12 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/5R02-50347.pdf|title= Southern Indiana Transit System Agency Profile|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

History

SITS expanded demand-response service to Floyd County in late 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/new-low-cost-transportation-service-now-available-in-floyd-county/article_6c1a2b86-76a3-11ed-b1f5-178b3d6a7617.html|title=New, low-cost transportation service now available in Floyd County|date=December 7, 2022|newspaper=WDRB|access-date=September 5, 2023}} In 2023, Floyd County completed a transit plan, which looked into improving SITS service in several ways. Possible improvements include a mobile app, a shorter booking window, and shared rides.{{cite news|url=https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/floyd-county-completing-transit-study-022100413.html|title=Floyd County completing transit study, seeks public input|date=March 31, 2023|author=Brooke McAfee|newspaper=The Evening News and The Tribune|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

Service

SITS operates two weekday bus routes in Corydon and Salem in addition to demand-response service throughout the five county area. Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The deviated fixed route buses operate from 8:30 A.M. to 12:35 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays.{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f4945edc248354460e0ef8f/t/62e2b46340f0ad6e9f02729c/1659024483212/Corydon+and+Salem+Deviated+Transit+Routes_2022.pdf|title=Corydon/Salem service|access-date=September 5, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f4945edc248354460e0ef8f/t/63121e9b77fc36360ae80552/1662131868947/rider%27s+guide+updated+9-2-22.pdf|title=Riders Guide|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

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Corydon deviated fixed-route
Salem deviated fixed 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/harrison-county-commissioners | access-date=September 5, 2023}}

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