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.jpg) Thunder Bay Transit bus at Brodie St Terminal. | |
| Founded | 1970 (Originally 1892) |
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| Headquarters | 570 Fort William Road Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Locale | Thunder Bay Urban Area[1] Fort William First Nation[2] |
| Service area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi)[3] |
| Service type | Local bus service |
| Alliance | CUTA[4] |
| Routes | 19[5] |
| Hubs | 2 |
| Fleet | 49 low-floor models |
| Daily ridership | 9,000[6] |
| Fuel type | Diesel - 46 Biodiesel - 3[7] |
| Operator | City of Thunder Bay - Transportation and Works Department |
| Website | Thunder Bay Transit |
Thunder Bay Transit is the public transit operator in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1970, after the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and their respective transit agencies.[8] Thunder Bay Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Thunder Bay Transit operates 19 transit routes in the urban area of Thunder Bay and neighbouring Fort William First Nation,[1][2] an area of 256 km2 (99 sq mi).[3] Its fleet of 49 buses run on diesel and biodiesel fuels.[7] Thunder Bay Transit carries 3,300,000 passengers annually, or approximately 9,000 passengers daily, and employs 140 people.[6][9] The company maintains two transit terminals, one at 40 North Water Street in Port Arthur, and the other at City Hall at 500 Donald Street East in Fort William.
Thunder Bay Transit is the first transit agency in Ontario to be 100% handicapped accessible,[9] and the first Canadian transit agency to use the NextBus system with passenger counters, fare box integrations and passenger information systems.[10]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. Thunder Bay Urban Area [map], Canada 2006 Census. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Thunder Bay Transit 4 Neebing–6 Mission Route Schedule [map], 2006. The portion of the route highlighted in yellow serves the Fort William First Nation. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Mid-sized City Transit in Canada, Field visits: Case study transit systems - Key facts. Retrieved on October 30, 2007.
- ^ The Canadian Urban Transit Association lists Thunder Bay Transit as a member. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
- ^ 1 Mainline; 2 Crosstown; 3M Memorial; 3C County Park; 3J Jumbo Gardens; 4 Neebing; 5 Edward; 6 Mission Road; 7 Hudson; 8 James; 9 Junot; 10 Northwood; 11 John; 12 East End; 13 John Jumbo; 14 Arthur; 16 Balmoral; 17 Current River; and 18 Westfort
- ^ a b The City of Thunder Bay, Fourth Annual Accessibility Plan, (2005–2006) pp. 30–31. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
- ^ a b "Green Fleet Visits City Hall for Clean Air Day", City of Thunder Bay, June 6, 2007. Retrieved on September 5, 2007.
- ^ Wyatt, David A. (2005). Transit History of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- ^ a b Transit celebrates anniversary and accessibility milestones", City of Thunder Bay, 28 February 2007. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
- ^ "Another First for Thunder Bay Transit", Netnewsledger, September 13, 2007. Retrieved on September 13, 2007.