GO Transit (Wisconsin)

GO Transit
Founded	1978
Headquarters	926 Dempsey Trail
Locale	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Service area	Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	9
Website	www.oshkosh.wi.us/transit

GO Transit, formerly the Oshkosh Transit System, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

History[]

Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves Neenah, Wisconsin and connects with Valley Transit of Appleton, Wisconsin.

The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.^[1]

Routes[]

1 Bowen/Hazel
2 Main/Jackson
3 FVTC/New York
4 Murdock/Logan
5 UWO/Westowne
6 Witzel/9th
7 Washburn/Koeller
8 20th/South Park
9 Oakwood
10 Neenah

Operating Schedule[]

GO Transit operating hours are from 6:15 AM to 6:45 PM Mondays through Saturdays. There is no service on Sunday.

In the past few years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has provided free late night transportation to supplement the service of the OTS called .

Facilities[]

Terminals[]

Downtown Transfer Center - 110 Pearl Avenue (Pearl at Market Street - a covered station with bus shelters opened 1990 serving routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10)
West Transfer Point - southside of Landmark Plaza Shopping Centre off South Washburn Street north of West 9th Avenue (Route 7 only)
Neenah Transfer Center - 141-199 West Doty Avenue (small booth at the corner of South Church Street and West Doty Avenue)

Storage[]

Transportation Department-Oshkosh Transit System Garage - 926 Dempsey Trail (off Witzel Avenue) is a bus garage and maintenance facility located south of Oshkosh Sports Complex

GO Plus Paratransit services[]

While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles (cars and special vans). Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.^[2] http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm

Funding[]

Fares account for 15% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local (29%), state (27%) and federal (29%) sources.^[3]

Transit Connections[]

Other transit operators in Wisconsin:

Valley Transit (Wisconsin) Bus service serving the Appleton, Wisconsin/upper Fox Cities Area
Fond du Lac Area Transit - in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Greyhound Bus Lines
- chartered and coach operator
- chartered and coach operator

References[]

^ "New Brand - GO Transit". GO Transit. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm
^ http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/statistics.htm

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "New Brand - GO Transit". GO Transit. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2] ttp://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm

[3] ttp://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/statistics.htm

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