Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
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| Slogan | Wherever Life Takes You |
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| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | 127 E. 14th St. Erie, PA 16503 |
| Locale | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Service area | Erie County |
| Service type | Bus |
| Routes | 22 |
| Fleet | 138 buses |
| Fuel type | Diesel, CNG |
| Chief executive | Dennis Solensky |
| Web site | www.emtaerie.com |
The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) is the operator of the mass transportation in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania and around Erie County. EMTA also runs a paratransit system called LIFT.
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[edit] History
The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority first became a public transit system in Erie, Pennsylvania on 1897-03-01 under the name of the Erie City Passenger Railway Company. On 1888-10-08, the Erie Electric Motor Company took control of the Erie City Passenger R'y Co. [1] In 1896, Erie Electric Motor Co absorbed the Erie, Reed Park & Lakeside Street Railway. [2] On 1906-12-24, the Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company was formed through the consolidation of the Erie Electric Motor Co; the Hamburg Railway; the Buffalo, Dunkirk and Western; the Dunkirk and Fredonia; and the Lake Erie Fast Line. It became the Buffalo and Erie Railway Company on 1924-09-05. The last of its trolleys ran between Erie and New York on 1932-12-01. [3]. The streetcars were put out of service in 1935, at which time the Erie Coach Company began to run transit buses. In 1967, it became the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority.
[edit] Routes
- Route M1 -- Perry Square - Millcreek Mall via Cherry Street
- Route M2 -- Intermodal Center - Peach Street - Millcreek Mall
- Route M3 -- Intermodal Center - Millcreek Mall / Summit via Peach Street
- Route M4 -- Intermodal Center - Millcreek Mall via Liberty Street
- Route 11 -- Perry Square - Harborcreek
- Route 12 -- Perry Square - Millcreek Mall - Fairview - Girard - Lake City - Albion
- Route 13 -- Millcreek Mall - Waterford - Union City - Corry
- Route 14 -- Perry Square - Millcreek Mall - McKean - Edinboro - Edinboro University
- Route 15 -- Penn State Behrend - Millcreek Mall
- Route 20 -- 14th Street / State Street - Perry Square - Intermodal Center - Park & Ride Downtown Shuttle
- Route 21 -- Lawrence Park - K-mart East Plaza - Giant Eagle Plaza
- Route 22 -- Perry Square - Tacoma Road - Wal-Mart East
- Route 23 -- Perry Square - Parade Street - East 38th Street
- Route 24 -- Perry Square - East 18th Street - Wal-Mart - McClelland Avenue - Bird Drive
- Route 25 -- Lawrence Park - K-mart East - Giant Eagle
- Route 26 -- Intermodal Center - East 26th Street - Wal-Mart East - Penn State Behrend
- Route 27 -- Intermodal Center - Parade Street - VA Medical Center - Grandview Blvd / K-Mart Plaza
- Route 28 -- Intermodal Center - West 29th Street - West 32nd Street - Caughey Road
- Route 29 -- Intermodal Center - West 18th Street - West 26th Street - Tri-State Business Institute
- Route 30 -- Perry Square - West Erie Plaza - Legion Road
- Route 31 -- Perry Square - West Erie Plaza - Erie International Airport
- Route 32 -- Perry Square - West 8th Street - West Erie Plaza - Erie International Airport
[edit] Programs
The EMTA runs the LIFT program for senior citizens and people with disabilities. They also offer a "track-less" trolley that can be booked for transportation to or from events such as weddings, graduation parties, or reunions. Another program for EMTA is their "Bike on the Bus" program for bicyclists that allows them to take the bus to a destination while carrying their bike on a rack on the front of the bus for free (assuming that they have already paid the usual $1.10 fare). EMTA provides a water taxi service to Presque Isle for a $3 one-way fare or a $5 round-trip fare from Dobbins Landing. The EMTA also has recently started it a "Bayliner Trolley" service [4] , using trackless trolleys, that takes the place of the Park & Ride service in Erie. Right now, there is no fare but that could change in the future.
[edit] Fleet
EMTA operates an assortment of different bus brands. EMTA owns several Orion II's, New Flyer D35LF's and Gillig Low Floor buses. The Bayliner Trolleys are Gillig trolley replicas. Twelve EMTA buses run on compressed natural gas.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- EMTA Home
- EMTA Routes
- EMTA Route mapPDF (1.52 MiB)
[edit] References
- ^ [June 1897] McGraw Electric Railway Manual: The Red Book of American Street Railways Investments. New York, NY: Street Railway Publishing, 88. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ [1902] McGraw Electric Railway Manual: The Red Book of American Street Railways Investments. New York, NY: Street Railway Publishing, 95. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2006). Greater Erie Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing, 55. ISBN 0738539384. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Bayliner Trolley Service. Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ Greener Trucks and Bus Fleets - Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
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