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Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) is the operator of public transportation in Saginaw, Michigan. Ten local routes service the metropolitan area, and about a million passengers use the agency for transport each year. [1] On July 14, 2023, a new route to Frankenmuth was inaugurated. [2]
Public transportation in Bay City began with the Bay City Street Railway Company, which operated horsecars starting in 1865. Electric streetcars began replacing the horsecars in 1889; by 1893 electric lines ran down Washington, Center, and Third Streets, meeting at Center and Washington; an interurban electric line connected Bay City to Saginaw, Flint, Detroit, and Cincinnati by 1895. [2]
In 1979, SEMTA approved a regional transit plan, which included improved bus service and new rail transit, but the plan was never implemented due to lack of funds. [3] The last commuter rail service was a former Penn Central route, named the Michigan Executive , that ran from the Michigan Central Depot in Detroit to Jackson.
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) is a public transit agency serving Metro Detroit and the Ann Arbor area in the U.S. state of Michigan. It operates the QLINE streetcar in Detroit, [1] and coordinates and oversees the public transit services operated by DDOT, SMART, TheRide, and the Detroit People Mover.
BATA was formed February 1, 1985, out of the former Leelanau County transit combined with the Dial-A-Ride service in Traverse City, Michigan. Over the years BATA has changed routes and branding their reputation to riders with technology improvements on buses. [2] BATA launched their Bayline service on June 25, 2018.
MAX was originally established in the year 2000 as an outgrowth of Holland's dial-a-ride bus service. Until July 1, 2007, the system was under Holland city government's direct jurisdiction. Since then, Macatawa Area Express has been governed by an independent Transportation Authority board made up of representatives from the City of Holland and ...
The Rapid operates local service in urban areas in Kent County, and regional service to Ferris State University and Grand Valley State University in Mecosta and Ottawa Counties. The Rapid is the marketing name of the Interurban Transit Partnership , a special district that covers 6 cities in Kent County.
The Jackson Area Transportation Authority is the primary provider of mass transportation in Jackson County, Michigan. Nine routes provide service from Monday through Saturday. Nine routes provide service from Monday through Saturday.