 Thunder Bay Transit is the public transit operator in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and was formed in 1970, after the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and their respective transit agencies. Thunder Bay Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Thunder Bay Transit operates 18 transit routes in the urban area of Thunder Bay and neighbouring Fort William First Nation, an area of 256 km² (99 sq mi). Its fleet of 48 buses run on diesel and biodiesel fuels. Thunder Bay Transit carries 3,300,000 passengers annually, or approximately 9,000 passengers daily, and employs 140 people. The company maintains two transit terminals, one at 40 North Water Street in Port Arthur, and the other at 140 North Brodie Street in Fort William. Thunder Bay Transit is the first transit agency in Ontario to be 100% handicapped accessible, and the first Canadian transit agency to use the NextBus system with passenger counters, fare box integrations and passenger information systems.
Fares and Passes
Thunder Bay Transit fares were increased on 1 April 2008, the first increase since 2003.[15] Exact cash fare on Thunder Bay Transit is $2.35, and children under the age of eight ride free when accompanied by an adult. Bus tickets can be purchased in groups of 10 for $17.50, and twenty ride punch passes can be purchased for $31.00. Tickets and twenty ride passes are transferable—they can be shared by many people at one time—and twenty ride passes do not expire. A transfer pass can be obtained when boarding with cash, tickets or a twenty ride pass, and allows passengers to change buses up to two times for the price of one fare. Transfer passes have a one hour time limit and are non-transferable—they can be used only by the person to whom they are issued.
Thunder Bay Transit offers monthly, semester and family/group passes. These passes allow unlimited rides within the time period specified on the face of the card, so that pass holders do not need to use transfers to change buses.
Monthly passes cost $67.00, and discount monthly passes can be purchased for $57.00 by high school students under 18, children between 9 and 12, seniors over 65 and persons with valid disabled ID cards. Family/Group passes can be purchased for $6.00, allow for unlimited trips for two adults and three children, one adult and four children, or two adults. Proof of age is required, and children must be under the age of 18.
Students at Lakehead University receive a U-Pass as part of their tuition, which allows for unlimited trips during the school year for the person to whom the pass is issued.[16] Confederation College students qualify for semester passes, which are valid between either September and December or January and April. They cost $195.00 and are non-transferable.
Thunder Bay Transit operates 18 regular transit routes covering approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) of city streets,[18] and approximately 90% of the city's urban area is within 300 metres (1000 feet) of a bus stop.[19] Bus routes are anchored on one of the city's two main terminals, and several have buses travelling in only one direction, which can result in unnecessarily long trips between short distances.[20]
Bus frequency
 Peak routes run Monday to Friday between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm, and Saturday between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Most peark routes have a frequency of 30 minutes between stops. Some busy routes have a frequency of 15 minutes during rushhour. Non-peak routes run Monday to Saturday between 6:00 pm and 12:40 am, Saturday morning between 6:00 am and 9:00 am, all day Sunday and statutory holidays. Most non-peak routes have a frequency of 40 minutes between stops.[21]
Rural bus service
Thunder Bay Transit resumed service in South Neebing on March 18, 2008 as a six-month pilot project, after which the route will be re-evaluated. It runs twice in the late morning and twice in the late afternoon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Transit service in South Neebing was cancelled in 2004 due to low ridership.[22] The route saw few passengers on its first run. On May 13, 2008, it was announced that Thunder Bay Transit had received requests to operate a bus route in the McIntyre area of northwest Thunder Bay, which would be centred on County Fair Mall. It will likely run twice in the late morning and twice in the late afternoon on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and is expected to be in operation by summertime. Like 5 South Neebing, it will be reviewed for viability at a later date.[23] Thunder Bay Transit has a threshold of 10 passengers per hour to maintain a bus route, and it costs $75 an hour to operate a city bus
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