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<div>'''Blacksburg Transit''', or simply the '''BT''', is a local government-owned [[w:urban-suburban bus line|urban-suburban bus line]] based in [[Blacksburg]]. The system originated in 1983 with six buses, but has since expanded its operation to 50 buses and 11 vans in making 3.0 million trips per year.<ref name="BTHistory">{{cite web<br />
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}}</ref> Its ridership is dominated by [[Virginia Tech]] students who account for 90 percent of all riders, with the remaining 10 percent being split evenly between Tech faculty and staff, and other Blacksburg citizens.<ref name="BTHistory"/> Blacksburg Transit serves the towns of Blacksburg, [[Christiansburg]] and limited unincorporated portions of [[Montgomery County]].<br />
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Blacksburg Transit offered [[WiFi]] [[Internet]] service to its riders through a partner in the mid 2000's. The service was offered on select buses until 2009, when the service provider raised their data rates. Consequently BT suspended the WiFi service indefinitely.<br />
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Commuter bus service from Blacksburg to [[Roanoke]] is operated by [[Valley Metro]] as the [[Smart Way]] bus. <br />
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==Employees==<br />
The majority of BT's drivers are part-time employees, making BT a popular employer with [[Virginia Tech]] students as well as retirees. The majority of the service's full-time staff consists of administrative and supervisory positions.<br />
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==BT ACCESS==<br />
BT ACCESS is Blacksburg Transit's [[w:Americans with Disabilities Act|ADA-compliant]] [[w:paratransit|paratransit]] service. Riders must first qualify to use this service by filling out an application with the BT ACCESS office. Once approved, riders can schedule one time or recurring trips with door-through-door service to any destination within Blacksburg and areas outside Blacksburg serviced by BT's main-line fixed route bus service. (The Two Town Trolley is considered an Express route, riders wishing to go to Christiansburg can schedule a trip to meet the Blacksburg Two Town Trolley at its [[Squires Student Center]] timecheck.<br />
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==Routes==<br />
* Campus Shuttle<br />
* Carpenter Boulevard<br />
* [[Corporate Research Center]] Shuttle<br />
* Explorer Blue<br />
* Explorer Gold<br />
* Harding Avenue<br />
* Hethwood A<br />
* Hethwood B<br />
* Hethwood Combined<br />
* Hokie Express<br />
* North Main Givens<br />
* North Main Patrick Henry<br />
* Patrick Henry B<br />
* Patrick Henry Drive<br />
* Progress Street<br />
* South Main Airport<br />
* South Main Ellett<br />
* South Main Southpark<br />
* Toms Creek Road<br />
* Toms Creek via Progress<br />
* Two Town Trolley<br />
* University City Blvd<br />
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== Bus fleet ==<!-- Please expand and add details to this section! --><br />
* [[w:New Flyer|New Flyer]] D40LF, D35LF and D30LF<br />
* [[w:Flxible|Flxible]] Metro (Six 35' and Six 40' buses, retired and sold in stages starting in 2002)<br />
* [[w:Rapid Transit Series|RTS-TMC]] (Two 35' and Two 40' buses, retired and sold in 2003)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Transportation to Blacksburg]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://btransit.org/cms.php/ Blacksburg Transit] official website<br />
* [http://bt4u.org/ BT4U]<br />
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