The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) is the
transit agency that provides
mass transit service — currently, only
buses
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
— in the city of
Duluth,
Minnesota, United States. The agency also serves nearby
Proctor, Minnesota, and
Superior, Wisconsin
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, as well as the eastern edge of
Hermantown, Minnesota
Hermantown is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,221 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Duluth, it was at one point the only city in the county to grow in population, as much of the area's residential a ...
.
The organization was formed in 1969 by the Minnesota State Legislature.
In 2009, the DTA was named Transit System of the Year by the Minnesota Public Transit Association.
Operation
Express service is provided during rush hours to New Duluth (2X), Proctor (3X), Lakeside (7X – PM only), Superior (16X – PM only), and Hermantown (20X).
During peak hours, an average of 45 buses will be in service at any one time. The transit agency also owns three park-and-ride lots and has bike racks on the front of every bus.
As of 2009, the DTA had 6 hybrid buses in service.
Ridership
According to the agency, the system carried 3.26 million riders in 2011, a 3% increase from 2010.
Duluth Transit Authority is the Minnesota's third-largest transit system by ridership, after the
Metro Transit and
University of Minnesota Campus Shuttle systems in
Minneapolis – Saint Paul.
Routes
This list is derived from the current DTA system map.
* 1 Grand Ave Zoo
* 2 New Duluth
* 3 Proctor
* 4 Ramsey – Raleigh via West 8th
* 5 West to the Mall
* 6 East Mainline/
UMD
* 7 East Mainline/
Lakeside
Lakeside or Lake Side may refer to:
Places Australia
* Lakeside College, Pakenham, Victoria
* Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Joondalup, Western Australia
* Lakeside, near Reservoir, Victoria
* Lakeside International Raceway, Pine Rivers, Quee ...
* 8 Downtown to LSC - Mall
* 9
Piedmont
* 9M Piedmont/Mall
* 10
Duluth Heights/Mall
* 10H Duluth Heights/Mall/Southeast 6th
* 10E Duluth Heights/Ecklund
* 11 East 8th–UMD
* 11K East 8th–UMD –
Kenwood
* 11M East 8th–UMD –
Morley Heights
* 12
Kenwood – UMD
* 13
Woodland - East 4th - UMD
* 14 West 4th Blvd
* 15
Park Point
* 16 Superior
* 17 Tower Ave
* 18 Duluth Heights-UMD
* 23 UMD Circulator
* 24 Aquarium/DECC Loop
* S1 Grocery Express
* Port Town
Trolley
Trolley may refer to:
Vehicles and components
* Tram, or trolley or streetcar, a rail vehicle that runs on tramway tracks
* Trolleybus, or trolley, an electric bus drawing power from overhead wires using trolley poles
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(Operates Summers Only)
Duluth Transportation Center
Duluth Transportation Center (DTC) is the downtown hub for the Duluth transit system.
The DTC was built in February 2016,
replacing an existing parking ramp. The building was designed by LHB Corporation and constructed by Mortenson Construction.
The DTC has eight docks for boarding buses, with space for layovers. Skyways to nearby buildings were replaced during construction, improving pedestrian access.
See also
*
List of bus transit systems in the United States
References
Bus transportation in Minnesota
Bus transportation in Wisconsin
Transportation in Duluth, Minnesota
1969 establishments in Minnesota
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