Blacksburg Transit - Revision history

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'''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
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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]].

A new service offered to its riders in the mid 2000's is [[WiFi]] [[internet]] access. Offered only on select buses until 2009 when the service provider raised their data rates consequently BT suspended the WiFi service indefinitely.

Commuter bus service from Blacksburg to [[Roanoke]] is operated by [[Valley Metro]] as the [[Smart Way]] bus.

==Employees==
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.

==BT ACCESS==
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.

==Routes==
* Corporate Research Center Shuttle
* Hethwood A
* Hethwood B
* Harding Avenue
* Hokie Express
* Main Street North
* Main Street South
* Patrick Henry Drive
* Toms Creek
* University City Boulevard
* Two Town Trolley
* University Mall Shuttle

== Bus fleet ==
* [[w:New Flyer|New Flyer]] D40LF, D35LF and D30LF
* [[w:Flxible|Flxible]] Metro (Six 35' and Six 40' buses, retired and sold in stages starting in 2002)
* [[w:Rapid Transit Series|RTS-TMC]] (Two 35' and Two 40' buses, retired and sold in 2003)

==See also==
*[[Transportation to Blacksburg]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://btransit.org/cms.php/ Blacksburg Transit] official website

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 ==Routes==
 * [[Corporate Research Center]] Shuttle
 * Hethwood A
 * Hethwood B
-* Harding Avenue
+* Hethwood Combined
 * Hokie Express
-* Main Street North
+* North Main Givens
-* Main Street South
+* North Main Patrick Henry
 * Patrick Henry Drive
-* Toms Creek
+* Progress Street
-* University City Boulevard
+* South Main Airport
 * Two Town Trolley
-* University Mall Shuttle
+* University City Blvd
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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]].
-A new service offered to its riders in the mid 2000's is [[WiFi]] [[internet]] access. Offered only on select buses until 2009 when the service provider raised their data rates consequently BT suspended the WiFi service indefinitely.
+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.
 Commuter bus service from Blacksburg to [[Roanoke]] is operated by [[Valley Metro]] as the [[Smart Way]] bus.