Blacksburg Transit

Blacksburg Transit
Slogan Safety, Courtesy, Reliability, and the Environment.
Founded 1983
Headquarters 2800 Commerce Street
Locale Blacksburg, Virginia
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 12
Fleet 48 transit buses
11 paratransit vans
Website www.btransit.org; www.bt4u.org, www.bt4uclassic.org

Blacksburg Transit, or simply BT, is a local government-owned urban-suburban bus line based in Blacksburg, Virginia. The system originated in 1983 with six buses, but has since expanded its operation to 48 buses and 11 vans. Ridership exceeds 3.5 million passenger trips per year. Its ridership is dominated by Virginia Tech students who account for 90 percent of all riders, with the remaining 10 percent being split between Tech faculty and staff, and other Blacksburg citizens.[1] Blacksburg Transit serves the towns of Blacksburg, Christiansburg and limited unincorporated portions of Montgomery County.

A new service offered to its riders in the mid-2000s was WiFi internet access. Offered only on select buses until 2009 when the service provider ceased operation of their mobile WiFi service.[2]

Employees

Blacksburg Transit sign

The majority of BT's drivers are part-time employees, making BT a popular employer with Virginia Tech students as well as retirees. The majority of the service's full-time staff consists of administrative and supervisory positions.

BT Access

Inside a bus of Blacksburg Transit, Blacksburg, Virginia

BT Access is Blacksburg Transit's ADA-compliant paratransit service. Riders must first qualify to use this service by filling out an application with the BT Access office. Once approved, riders can schedule one time or recurring trips with door-through-door service to any destination within Blacksburg and areas outside Blacksburg serviced by BT's main-line fixed route bus service. (The Two Town Trolley is considered an express route. Riders wishing to go to Christiansburg can schedule a trip to meet the Blacksburg Two Town Trolley at its Squires Hall timecheck.)

Routes

Route schedules and maps

Blacksburg Service
  • Campus Shuttle (CAS)
  • Carpenter Boulevard (CBD)
  • Commuter (BTC)
  • Corporate Research Center Shuttle (CRC)
  • Harding Avenue (HDG)
  • Hethwood A & B (combined during certain service times - HWA / HWB)
  • Hokie Express (HXP)
  • Main Street North & South (MSN / MSS)
  • Patrick Henry Drive (PHD)
  • Progress B (PRB)
  • Progress Street (PRO)
  • Toms Creek (TOM)
  • Two Town Trolley (TTT)
  • University City Boulevard (UCB)
  • University Mall Shuttle (UMS)
Christiansburg Service
  • The Explorer
  • Go Anywhere
Route Schedules

Bus Fleet

  • New Flyer D40LFR, DE40LFR, DE60LFR, XD35, XD40, and XD60
  • Retired Vehicles:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Blacksburg Transit. "BT Monthly Ridership Reports". Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Wi-Fi on Blacksburg Transit to End". Retrieved 4 April 2013.


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