News Release

Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink)
Announces Free Rides for Veterans on Veteran’s Day
 November 11, 2009

   Annually CityLink honors all veterans with free CityLink bus rides all day to celebrate Veteran’s Day.  This year the event will be celebrated on November 11, 2009.  Military I.D.  will be required.   In addition, on that day a token of appreciation will be given to all veterans if they will stop at the information desk at the Transit Center.
All of us at CityLink appreciate the time veterans have given to our country.

Stuff-a-Bus in November

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August, 30 2009

All CityLink Routes Can Lead to Northwoods Mall
New brochure View Here

At the regular Greater Peoria Mass Transit Board meeting on July 13, 2009 the board approved the contract extension for Transit Management Services with First Transit, Inc. for an additional five years. This contract begins on August 1, 2010.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is funding sixty-five percent (65%) of this Contract extension. The remaining thirty-five (35%) will be funded through local funds.

First Transit, Inc. has been the managing company since the inception of the District in 1970. Currently, the First Transit, Inc. team for the District is: General Manager -Tom Lucek, Assistant General Manager for Maintenance - Rick Tieken, and Assistant General Manager of Operations - Shewan Harris.

Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink)
Announces Record Breaking Year of Ridership

This past fiscal year which ended June 30, 2009 showed the highest ridership since the inception of the district in 1970. In the fiscal year 2009 Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) experienced record setting ridership levels on its fixed route service. There were 3,026,541 passenger trips made between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
 
This figure represents a 24.9% increase over the 2,435,031 passenger trips recorded in the fiscal year 2008. Comparing ridership in fiscal year 2005 of 2,061,074 to the fiscal year 2009 figure there was a 46.8% increase in passenger trips.
 
Demand response Americans with Disability Act (ADA) paratransit ridership for the same period was 118,148. Paratransit ridership in fiscal year 2008 was 118,122.
 
This ridership has been a response from the community who faced unusually high gas prices and the need to economize.  While the increase in ridership was phenomenal by itself passengers also helped reduce carbon emissions. Just one person switching to public transit reduces daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds or more than 4,800 pounds a year.  Statistics from American Public Transportation Association (APTA) states that households near public transit drive an average of 4,400 fewer miles than households with no access to public transit.  This equates to an individual household reduction of 223 gallons of gas per year.

New time points

Beginning June 1, 2009:  New time points on Pekin #17 & #18 Routes and late evening Northwoods Mall Exchange routes: #5, #10, #12, #14, and #16.  Also note, after 10:00 P.M. all buses will pick-up and drop-off passengers on Sterling Street on the Northwoods Mall side.