Topeka Metro

Topeka Metropolitan
Transit Authority

Slogan	"Take the Metro!"
Founded	1973
Headquarters	201 N. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603-3622
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	12
Daily ridership	5,732
Operator	Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority
Chief executive	Susan Duffy
Website	topekametro.org

Topeka Metro is the fixed-route public transportation operator in the city of Topeka, Kansas. It carries passengers Monday-Saturday on 14 routes on weekdays and 11 routes on Saturdays. In 2008, it carried a record 1.8 million riders. Topeka Metro also runs a paratransit service on evenings from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm and on Sundays for most of the day.

History

The Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority was created in 1973 by a vote of the city residents. Over the past three decades, Topeka Metro has grown from a small, privately owned bus service into a leader in local transportation. From a thriving employer outreach and bike to work program, Topeka Metro has been at the forefront of helping the residents of Topeka to find options to get to work and to think transit first.^[1]

Since those humble beginnings, Topeka Metro has grown into one of the most efficiently run and used transit systems in the state. Of all the capital cities in the nation, today Topeka Metro ranks the 9th most efficient.^[1]

Board of Directors

The Topeka Metro Board of Directors is composed of seven council-approved, mayoral-appointed citizens. The board establishes policy and legislative direction for the agency. Board members are appointed to four-year terms.^[2]

• Rodd Miller, Chairman (1st seat)
• Beverly Hall, Vice-Chairman (2nd seat)
• Jim Daniel (3rd seat)
• Matt Gassen (4th seat)
• Jim Ogle (5th seat)
• Elsie Eisenbarth (6th seat)
• Vacant (7th seat)

Routes

References

External links

• Official Website