Platteville Public Transportation
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FoundedMay 2016 (bus service began)
Headquarters75 N. Bonson Street, Platteville, WI
LocalePlatteville, WI
Service typebus service, paratransit
| Founded | May 2016 (bus service began) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 75 N. Bonson Street, Platteville, WI |
| Locale | Platteville, WI |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 4 |
| Fleet | 10 |
| Annual ridership | 60,686 (2022)[1] |
| Website | platteville |
Platteville Public Transportation is the public transportation system in Platteville, Wisconsin. It is owned by the city of Platteville and operated by Russ Stratton Buses, Inc.[2] Fixed route bus service began in May 2016, although Platteville had a shared ride taxi as public transport prior.[3]
The transit system operates four routes which run during the academic year at UW-Platteville. During the summer months, only one route is in operation. Service is only provided Monday through Saturday. The routes are as follows:[4]
- Black Route: 7am-7pm Monday through Friday year round
- Orange Route: 7am-7pm Monday through Friday during the academic year
- Purple Route: 2pm-6pm Saturdays during the academic year
- Green Route: 7pm-3:30am Friday and Saturday during the academic year
Ridership
| Ridership[5] | Change over previous year | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84,019 | n/a |
| 2017 | 90,797 |  8.07% |
| 2018 | 97,264 | 7.12% |
| 2019 | 101,080 | 3.92% |
| 2020 | 87,921 |  13.02% |
| 2021 | 59,396 | 32.44% |
| 2022 | 60,686 | 2.17% |
| 2023 | 79,482 | 30.97% |