Hazleton Public Transit (HPT) is a provider of

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and

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service for

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for the city of Hazleton,

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and its surrounding area.

Routes

All services originate at Church Street Station, an intermodal center located at 126 Mine Street in Downtown Hazleton. Services operate on a Monday through Friday schedule, however, a modified Saturday schedule, and a modified Sunday schedule operate into key travel locations on those days. IMAG4478

Route are as follows: * 5: Humboldt Industrial Park * 10: Hazleton Heights * 20/30: McAdoo/ Kelayres/ Beaver Meadows/

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* 40: Freeland * 50: Northeast Diamond * 60: Northwest Diamond * 70: West Hazleton * 80: Hazle Marketplace * 90:

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* 95: Summer Loop * 100: Sunday Loop * 110: Saturday Loop *

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Shuttle

Bus Fleet

HPT operates with a mix of smaller cutaway style vans and conventional transit style buses to transport passengers. Presently, HPT operates using

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buses including the

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and Phantom models, and Ford E-450 cutaway vans for conventional bus service.

Connections with other agencies

HPT connects with the

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at the Wyoming Valley Mall and Mohegan Sun Casino;

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at McAdoo; and

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in Hazleton at the Church Street Station.

Proposed merger with Luzerne County Transportation Authority

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has proposed merging HPT operations with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, creating a unified agency for Luzerne County. PennDOT makes recommendations that the merger would result in significant savings to both agencies with the merger, due to ending redundancies with

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positions, an allegation that members of the Hazleton City Council dispute. PennDOT also assures that passengers would see no changes to services, possibly improvements with better coordination with one team creating schedules.

References

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