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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, marketed as MET Transit, is the primary provider of mass transportation in the cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa. The agency was founded in 1972, after the private National City Lines, which had operated public transit under contract from the city, pulled out of providing fixed routes, which led to the city directly taking over this service.

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County
A MET Transit bus in June 2023
Founded1972
Headquarters1515 Black Hawk Street
LocaleWaterloo, Iowa
Service areaBlack Hawk County, Iowa
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes12
FleetGillig Low Floor
Websitehttp://www.mettransit.org/index.html

MET Transit is a flag down system, which means there are no dedicated bus stops, and a bus may be flagged down at any near side intersection along a route.[1]

Routes

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  • 1 Westside-Ansborough Ave
  • 2 Westside-Baltimore St
  • 3 Eastside-Donald St
  • 4 Eastside-Lafayette St
  • 5 Crossroads-West 11th St
  • 5L Crossroads-Laporte Rd
  • 6 Cedar Falls-University
  • 7 Cedar Falls-Rainbow
  • 8 West Loop
  • 9 Cedar Falls Loop
  • 10 Hawkeye Community College-UNI
  • 11 UNI Panther Shuttle

Facilities

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MET Transit 2022 Gillig Low Floor 29' #222 at Central Transfer.
  • Central Transfer - This facility is located at 416 Sycamore Street in downtown Waterloo and opened February 26, 1989. The $327,000 structure provides an indoor waiting area, restrooms, vending machines, as well as an information desk.[2] The facility serves as the primary transfer hub of MET Transit and also provides connections to intercity bus services operated by Burlington Trailways.
  • UNI Multimodal Transportation Center - This facility, located at 1215 West 23rd St, on the UNI Campus in Cedar Falls, was constructed in 2010. The facility provides an indoor waiting area with restrooms and information. Bike lockers and over 490 vehicle parking spaces are also available. A solar array on the roof provides all the electricity needs of the $9.7 million building.[3]

Fixed Route Ridership

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The ridership and service statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response. Per capita statistics are based on the Waterloo urbanized area as reported in NTD data. Starting in 2011, 2010 census numbers replace the 2000 census numbers to calculate per capita statistics.[4]

Ridership Change Ridership per capita
2005 345,203 n/a 3.19
2006 349,957  01.38% 3.23
2007 405,426  015.85% 3.74
2008 452,612  011.64% 4.18
2009 454,033  00.31% 4.19
2010 462,755  01.92% 4.27
2011 455,237  01.62% 4.01
2012 497,421  09.27% 4.39
2013 511,969  02.92% 4.51
2014 426,274  016.74% 3.76
2015 426,905  00.15% 3.76
2016 452,608  06.02% 3.99
2017 429,234  05.16% 3.78
2018 368,744  014.09% 3.25
2019 351,264  04.74% 3.1
2020 313,464  010.76% 2.76

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MET Transit Rider Guide". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "New MET bus center open for business". The Courier. February 27, 1989. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNI Multimodal Transportation Center". Architect Magazine. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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