Wind River Transportation Authority

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Fremont County, Wyoming}}

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| name = Wind River Transportation Authority

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| headquarters = 2554 Airport Drive, Riverton

| locale = Riverton and Lander, Wyoming

| service_area = Fremont County, Wyoming

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 2

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| fleet = 8 buses

| annual ridership= 60,026 (2019)

| website = [https://gowrta.com/ WRTA]

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Wind River Transportation Authority, or WRTA, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Fremont County, Wyoming with two routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 60,026 rides over 15,974 annual vehicle revenue hours with eight buses and six paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/8R05-80121.pdf|title= WRTA Agency Profile|access-date=September 16, 2023}}

Public transit in the region began in 1989 when the Shoshone and Arapaho Nations Transit Authority started providing services in Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation. This service became the WRTA in 1996 when the operations were transferred to the Fremont County Association of Governments.{{cite web|url=https://gowrta.com/|title=WRTA|access-date=September 17, 2023}}

WRTA shut down service from April 2020 until January 12, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2021/01/12/wrta-bus-lines-open-after-a-historic-closure-of-almost-a-year/|title=WRTA bus lines open after a historic closure of almost a year|date=January 12, 2021|author=Abby Maidl|newspaper=Wyoming News Now|access-date=September 17, 2023}} In summer 2021, there were two runs per day of the bus between Riverton, Lander and other destinations. This was increased to six runs per day in summer 2023 and up to eight runs daily on two routes for winter 2023.{{cite news|url=https://wyotoday.com/new-wrta-bus-schedule-with-new-stops-begins-january-3-20223/|title=New WRTA Bus Schedule with new Stops Begins January 3, 2023|newspaper=Wyo Today|access-date=September 17, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://county10.com/wrta-summer-fixed-route-schedule-released/|title=WRTA summer fixed route schedule released|date=June 3, 2022|author=Amanda Fehring|newspaper=County 10|access-date=September 17, 2023}}