GO Transit (Wisconsin)

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

GO Transit
Founded1978
Headquarters926 Dempsey Trail
LocaleOshkosh, Wisconsin
Service areaWinnebago County, Wisconsin
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes9
Websitewww.oshkosh.wi.us/transit

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 Titan Transit.

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

Fleet

The current buses are olive green with white lettering. Previous livery was a white base with blue and green stripes on the top and bottom of the windows.

Current

YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
2003New Flyer IndustriesD35LF35 feet (11 m)yes80301–308
2003New Flyer IndustriesD40LF40 feet (12 m)yes30309–311
2010New Flyer IndustriesDE40LF40 feet (12 m)yes41001–1004hybrid buses[2][3]
1997New Flyer IndustriesD40LF40 feet (12 m)yes69712–97179713/15/16/17 sold to Kenosha Transit in 2005

Retired

YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
1980GMCRTS (TW-7603)35 feet (11 m)no141001–10141001/02/06/12/14 sold to Kenosha Transit in 1995; remainder retired
1993FlxibleMetro D (30096-6C8)30 feet (9.1 m)no119301–9311all sold to Kenosha Transit in 2005
1959–1963GMCTDH-4517 & TDH-451935 feet (11 m)no130124-132
0134–135		ex Fox River Bus lines in 1984; all retired by Oshkosh Transit

Future

YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
2013New Flyer IndustriesXcelsior XD3535 feet (11 m)yesTBD1301–13xxon order

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.[4] 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.[5]

Transit Connections

Other transit operators in Wisconsin:

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References
  1. "New Brand - GO Transit". GO Transit. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2010/09/wis-agency-adds-new-flyer-hybrids.aspx
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm
  5. http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/statistics.htm


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