The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County, marketed as MET Transit, is the primary provider of
mass transportation
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
in the cities of
Waterloo and
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,713. It is home to the University of Northern Iowa, a public university.
History
Cedar Falls was first settled in March 1845 by ...
. 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.
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.
Routes
*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
*Central Transfer - This facility is located at 416 Sycamore Street in downtown Waterloo and constructed prior to 1995. The facility serves as the primary transfer hub of MET Transit and also provides connections to intercity bus services operated by
Burlington Trailways
Burlington Trailways is an inter-city bus company based in West Burlington, Iowa.
History
Burlington Trailways was founded in 1929 as the Burlington Transportation Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It started ...
.
*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.
Fixed Route Ridership
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.
See also
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List of bus transit systems in the United States
The following is a list of presently-operating bus transit systems in the United States with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, private bus operators, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. Figures for daily ridership, number ...
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List of intercity bus stops in Iowa
The following is a list of presently operating intercity bus stops in Iowa with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, local transit buses, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. The following companies provide intercity bus servic ...
References
External links
MET Transit
Bus transportation in Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Transportation in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Transit agencies in Iowa
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