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Bay Area Transportation Authority

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Bay Area Transportation Authority
Overview
LocaleGrand Traverse County
Leelanau County, Michigan, U.S.
Transit typeBus
Annual ridership532,000 (2018)[1]
Websitebata.net
Operation
Began operation1985

Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA; /b.tə/ BAY-tə) a public transit agency that serves Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties in the US state of Michigan.

History

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BATA was formed February 1, 1985, out of the former Leelanau County transit combined with the Dial-A-Ride service in Traverse City, Michigan. Over the years BATA has changed routes and branding their reputation to riders with technology improvements on buses.[2] BATA launched their Bayline service on June 25, 2018. This is the first high-frequency, east-west connection for the region, with buses every 20 minutes, 7 am – 10 pm, and it is fare-free.[3]

Services

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  • City & village links
  • City loops
  • Village loops
  • Bayline
  • Indian Trails (Hall St. transfer station)
  • Benzie Bus[4] (Hall St. transfer station)
  • KAT Bus[5](Route 14 Turtle Creek Casino bus stop)
  • WEX Express[6](Route 1,5 and 12 Grand Traverse Mall Stop)

Routes

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City loops
Route Inbound Outbound
1 Downtown Transfer Station GT Mall Entrance
2 Downtown Transfer Station Goodwill Inn
7 Meijer/GT Crossing Oak Terrace at Garfield Road
Bayline Meijer/Downtown TC Woodland Creek / Hotel District
Village loops
Route Inbound Outbound
10 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Suttons Bay
12 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Interlochen
13 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Kingsley
14 Downtown Transfer Station/Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport/Williamsburg

References

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  1. ^ "Ridership Metrics". bata.net. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bay Area Transportation Authority". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bayline Bus Route | BATA | Traverse City Bus Transportation". www.bata.net. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. ^ "Tc express". Benzie bus. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Regional transportation". Kalakaska Area Transit. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "WEX Express". CWTA. Retrieved 8 January 2020.