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Bloomington Transit and IU Campus Bus Host Input Sessions for Route Optimization Bloomington Transit and IU Campus Bus Host Input Sessions for Route Optimization Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation (BPTC) and IU Campus Bus (IUCB) have partnered with Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning to conduct a comprehensive route optimization study. BT and IUCB invites the public–riders and […]

Bloomington Transit invites community members and visitors to take a free ride on an electric bus Tuesday, August 28. The demonstration of the 40-passenger Proterra Catalyst battery electric vehicle will take place between 12:40 and 7:30 pm along the 3 College Mall/E. 3rd Street and 3 Highland Village/Curry Pike routes. The Proterra battery-powered model is

Routes 6, 6 Limited, and 9 are currently on summer schedules through Saturday, August 18th. 9 Limited keeps the same schedule throughout the calendar year. Route 7 begins Monday, August 20. Routes 1-5, and 8 have schedules that do not change throughout the calendar year (excepting 5 holidays). To view schedules other than what is

It is that time of year again when K-12 students need to obtain the latest student reduced fare ID in order to ride Transit at half price. Current student IDs expire soon. Without the BT-issued student ID, the cost to ride is $1.00. Fare is only 50 cents when showing the bus driver a Bloomington

The Route 6 & 9 Friday and Saturday Night Owl service will not resume coming this IU fall semester. Route 6 will end Friday service at 11:30 p.m. at Knightridge both nights. See the Route 6 schedule for semester break schedule change information. Route 9 will end service at 10:45 p.m. at Covenanter & Clarizz.

Bloomington Transit is no longer accepting IU ID cards other than IU Crimson Cards as proof of eligibility in order to ride BT buses without paying fare. IU Legacy cards, staff/faculty bus passes, Campus Access Cards, and all other forms of IU ID are no longer valid. In addition, Crimson Cards with past dates of

Get up close and personal with a BT bus, fire trucks, ambulances, bucket trucks and more at Bloomington Parks and Recreation\’s 18th annual Touch a Truck! Explore and learn about the inner and outer workings of all your favorite vehicles. There will also be inflatable monster truck slide. This event is geared toward children ages 1-10

Due to construction at 7th & Woodlawn, Routes 1 North, 6, 6 Limited, and 9 are unable to serve bus stops on 7th Street between Indiana and Woodlawn and bus stops on Woodlawn between 7th & 10th Streets. This includes the Indiana Memorial Union stop. This detour is expected to last until August 2018.

In observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, there will be no bus or BTaccess service. The Transit Center and Grimes Lane office will be closed.

Due to construction on South Walnut at the Grimes Lane intersection and surrounding area, beginning June 4, Route 1 South will detour on the inbound trip on its way to the Transit Center. From Grimes Lane it will turn north onto Lincoln Street, west onto Dixie, and north onto Walnut Street to its normal path