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| service_type = [[bus service]]
| service_type = [[bus service]]
| alliance =
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| routes = 22<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref>
| routes = 21<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2024-06-03}}</ref>
| destinations =
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| stops =
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| lounge =
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| fleet = About 50 Buses
| fleet = About 50 Buses
| ridership = About 1,320,000 annually
| ridership =
| fuel_type = CNG & Diesel
| fuel_type = CNG & Diesel
| operator = [[First Transit]]
| operator = [[First Transit]]
| ceo =
| ceo =Elaine Clegg
| website = [http://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/ ValleyRide]
| website = [http://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/ Valley Regional Transit]
|annual ridership=893,935 (2022)}}
}}
'''Valley Regional Transit''' (abbreviated '''VRT''') is a public agency which is the main provider of [[mass transit]] service in metropolitan [[Boise, Idaho]]. Seventeen routes operate in [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada County]] with seven of these providing six-day-per-week service in Boise. An [[Demand responsive transport|on-demand]] service is provided in [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]]. Four intercounty commuter lines are also offered. Both a peak hour express route and an all-day limited-stop incarnation of the same route connect [[Nampa, Idaho|Nampa]] and [[Meridian, Idaho|Meridian]]. Service also connects [[Boise State University]] with the [[College of Western Idaho]] in Nampa in which a third express route directly links the two. A fourth express route only runs twice per day in each direction connecting [[Caldwell, Idaho|Caldwell]] and Boise.<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref>
'''Valley Regional Transit''' (abbreviated '''VRT''') is a public agency which is the main provider of [[mass transit]] service in metropolitan [[Boise, Idaho]]. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada County]], as well as two [[Demand responsive transport|on-demand]] services in [[Canyon County, Idaho|Canyon County]] and the city of [[Eagle, Idaho|Eagle]].<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2024-06-03}}</ref>


VRT also operates [[Boise Green Bike|Boise GreenBike]], the city's [[bicycle-sharing system]] that was launched in 2015.<ref name="ISGreenBike">{{cite news |last=Jaszewski |first=Joe |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Get a first look at Boise GreenBike, the new bike-sharing system |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article40853529.html |work=[[Idaho Statesman]] |accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
VRT also operates [[Boise Green Bike|Boise GreenBike]], the city's [[bicycle-sharing system]] that was launched in 2015.<ref name="ISGreenBike">{{cite news |last=Jaszewski |first=Joe |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Get a first look at Boise GreenBike, the new bike-sharing system |url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article40853529.html |work=[[Idaho Statesman]] |accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>


==Fares==
==Fares==
VRT offers a [[contactless smart card|contactless]] [[smart card]] and mobile app under the City Go brand as methods to pay for rides, and also accepts cash and preloaded stored-value cards. The City Go app can be used to purchase passes, while the card can store a reloadable balance and features fare capping.<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley Regional Transit Launches City Go Wallet, Boise, ID 2021 |url=https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/overview/valley-regional-transit-launches-city-go-wallet-boise-id-2021/ |website=Mobility Learning Center |publisher=Shared-Use Mobility Center |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526015626/https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/overview/valley-regional-transit-launches-city-go-wallet-boise-id-2021/ |archive-date=2022-05-25 |access-date=2022-05-25 |date=2021-11-15}}</ref>
VRT offers a [[contactless smart card|contactless]] [[smart card]] and mobile app under the City Go brand as methods to pay for rides, and also accepts cash and preloaded stored-value cards. The City Go app can be used to purchase passes, while the card can store a reloadable balance and features [[fare capping]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=Valley Regional Transit Launches City Go Wallet, Boise, ID 2021 |url=https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/overview/valley-regional-transit-launches-city-go-wallet-boise-id-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526015626/https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/overview/valley-regional-transit-launches-city-go-wallet-boise-id-2021/ |archive-date=2022-05-26 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Mobility Learning Center |publisher=Shared-Use Mobility Center}}</ref>


As of May 2022, fares are as follows:
As of March 2023, fares are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Fare Type
!Fare Type
Line 56: Line 56:
|$594
|$594
|}
|}
Local fares apply to all routes except for 42, 43, and 45. These intercounty routes require a universal fare. For students, seniors, and people with disabilities, the single ride, day pass, and 31-day passes are offered for half price.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fares and Passes - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref>
Local fares apply to all routes except for 40. This express intercounty route requires a universal fare. For youth, seniors, and people with disabilities, the single ride, day pass, and 31-day passes are offered for half price.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fares and Passes - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/fares-passes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2023-03-23}}</ref>


==Routes==
==Routes==
===Ada County===
===Ada County===
Routes within Ada County mainly originate from Main Street Station or nearby along Main Street, although some routes originate from shopping centers.<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2024-06-03}}</ref>
[[File:Valley Regional Transit 713 waiting at Boise Towne Square.jpg|thumb|The Towne Square Mall stop being served by the 7B]]
Routes within Ada County mainly originate from Main Street Station or nearby along Main Street, although some routes originate from the [[Boise Towne Square|Boise Towne Square Mall]].<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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!To!! Notes
!To!! Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #FFD22C" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
| 1
|Harris Ranch via Parkcenter|| Main Street Station
|[[Boise State University|Boise State]] Transit Center|| Millspur Loop ||
|-
| style="background-color: #9e94e5" |&nbsp;
| 2
| 2
|Broadway|| Main Street Station
|Broadway|| Main Street Station
| || [[Boise Airport]] ||Has Saturday service
| || [[Boise Airport]] ||Has Saturday service
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #ff7b25" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #76c043" |&nbsp;
| 3
| 3
|Vista|| Main Street Station
|Vista|| Main Street Station
| || Boise Airport ||Has Saturday service
| || Boise Airport ||Has Saturday service
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #9a92eb" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
| 4
| 4
|Roosevelt|| Main Street Station
|Franklin|| Main Street Station
| || Boise Airport ||
| || [[Boise Towne Square|Towne Square Mall]] ||
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #c38d93" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|5
|5
|Emerald
|Emerald
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| || Towne Square Mall||Has Saturday service
| || Towne Square Mall||Has Saturday service
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #5f9fdd" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #76c043" |&nbsp;
|6
|7
|Fairview
|Orchard
| Main Street Station
| Main Street Station
| || Curtis & Franklin ||Has Saturday service
| || Towne Square Mall||Has Saturday service
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #ef65b9" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #a54499" |&nbsp;
|7A
|8
|Chinden
|Fairview/Ustick
| Main Street Station
| Main Street Station
| || Discovery & Chinden ||
| || Cole & Ustick ||Has Saturday service, serves additional stops north to Goddard Road twice per day
|-
| style="background-color: #ef65b9" |&nbsp;
|7B
|Fairview/Towne Square Mall
| Main Street Station
| || Towne Square Mall ||Has Saturday service
|-
| style="background-color: #11a7b1" |&nbsp;
|8
|Five Mile
| Towne Square Mall
| || State of Idaho Campus ||
|-
| style="background-color: #11a7b1" |&nbsp;
|8X
|Five Mile/Chinden Express
| Towne Square Mall
|State of Idaho Campus, Main Street Station
| Towne Square Mall ||Runs clockwise in the morning, counterclockwise in the afternoon
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #5273e2" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #76c043" |&nbsp;
|9
|9
|State Street
|State Street
| Main Street Station
| Main Street Station
| || Gary & Bunch ||Has Saturday service, serves State & Ballantyne [[Park and ride|P&R]] seven times per day during weekdays
| || Gary & Bunch ||Has Saturday service
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #FCB062" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #a54499" |&nbsp;
|10
|10
|Hill Road
|Hill Road
Line 138: Line 113:
| || State & Ellens Ferry ||
| || State & Ellens Ferry ||
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #b6bd01" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|12
|Maple Grove
|Towne Square Mall
|
| Gillis & Gary ||
|-
| style="background-color: #cb8f67" |&nbsp;
|16
|16
|VA/Hyde Park
|VA/15th Street
|Main & 8th (near Main Street Station)
|Main Street Station
| [[List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state#Idaho|VA Medical Center]]||13th & Ridenbaugh
| [[List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state#Idaho|VA Medical Center]]||Parkhill & Bogus
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #03b1d3" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|17
|17
|Warm Springs
|Warm Springs/Parkcenter
|Main & 8th (near Main Street Station)
|Main Street Station
| || Millspur Way||
| || [[Old Idaho State Penitentiary|Old Penitentiary]] at [[Idaho Botanical Garden|Botanical Gardens]]||
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #b289af" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|20
|Orchard
|Boise Airport
| ||36th & Shasta ||Has Saturday service
|-
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|21
|Cole/Glenwood
|Towne Square Mall
| ||Gary & Bunch||Has Saturday service
|-
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|24
|Ustick/Maple Grove
|Towne Square Mall
| ||The Village at Meridian||
|-
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|28
|28
|Cole/Victory
|Cole/Victory
Line 164: Line 150:
| || Pro Tech at [[Frank Church High School]]||
| || Pro Tech at [[Frank Church High School]]||
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #39ac61" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|29
|29
|Overland
|Overland
|Main Street Station
|Towne Square Mall
| || Boise State Transit Center ||Has Saturday service
| Boise State Transit Center || Towne Square Mall ||Has Saturday service
|-
| style="background-color: #a54499" |&nbsp;
|30
|Pine
|The Village at Meridian
| || Ten Mile Crossing ||
|-
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|160
|Eagle On-Demand
|colspan=3|On-demand route in and around [[Eagle, Idaho|Eagle]]
|| Rides must be booked online or through the phone
|}
|}

===Canyon County===
===Canyon County===
{| class="wikitable"
As of October 5th, 2020, the three previously fixed-route Canyon County services were replaced by the on-demand route 150. During this pilot program, riders can either use a mobile app or call VRT to request a ride between any bus stops within the Canyon County service area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Long-Term Service Changes - Valley Regional Transit|url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/service-changes/|access-date=2021-01-18|publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nampa / Caldwell OnDemand Service - Valley Regional Transit|url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/nampa-caldwell-ondemand/|access-date=2021-01-18|publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=ValleyRide bus service in Nampa/Caldwell moves to on-demand |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/valleyride-bus-service-nampa-caldwell-going-to-on-demand/277-242d2c55-2436-4477-8034-2847bfd72923 |access-date=2021-01-20 |publisher=KTVB-TV |date=2020-10-05}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2| Route
! Name !! From
!Via
!To!! Notes
|-
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|150
|Nampa/Caldwell On-Demand
|colspan=3|On-demand route in and around Nampa and Caldwell
|| Rides must be booked online or through the phone. Replaces three previous fixed-route services<ref>{{Cite web|title=Long-Term Service Changes - Valley Regional Transit|url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/service-changes/|access-date=2021-01-18|publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nampa / Caldwell OnDemand Service - Valley Regional Transit|url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/routes/nampa-caldwell-ondemand/|access-date=2021-01-18|publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=ValleyRide bus service in Nampa/Caldwell moves to on-demand |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/valleyride-bus-service-nampa-caldwell-going-to-on-demand/277-242d2c55-2436-4477-8034-2847bfd72923 |access-date=2021-01-20 |publisher=KTVB-TV |date=2020-10-05}}</ref>
|}


===Intercounty===
===Intercounty===
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!To!! Notes
!To!! Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #bc997c" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #a54499" |&nbsp;
|40
|40
|Nampa/Meridian Express
|Caldwell/Boise Express
| [[College of Idaho]]
| Happy Day Transit Center
|[[College of Western Idaho|CWI]], Idaho & 9th or Main & 8th (near Main Street Station)|| Boise State Transit Center ||Runs clockwise within downtown Boise in the morning, counterclockwise in the afternoon
|Happy Day Transit Center, Idaho & 9th, Main Street Station|| Boise State Transit Center ||Runs clockwise within downtown Boise in the morning, counterclockwise in the afternoon
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #979da0" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #253c80" |&nbsp;
|42
|42
|Happy Day Transit Center/Towne Square Mall
|Happy Day to Towne Square Mall
| Happy Day Transit Center
| Happy Day Transit Center
|CWI|| Towne Square Mall ||
|[[College of Western Idaho]]|| Towne Square Mall ||
|-
| style="background-color: #9AD800" |&nbsp;
|43
|Caldwell Express
| Jefferson Middle School
|Idaho & 9th or Main & 8th (near Main Street Station), Boise State Transit Center
| University & Earle ||Runs four times per day during peak times
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #2ca9ac" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color: #a54499" |&nbsp;
|45
|45
|Boise State/CWI Express
|Boise State/CWI
| College of Western Idaho
| CWI
| Ten Mile Crossing, The Village at Meridian
| || Boise State Transit Center ||
| Boise State Transit Center ||
|}
|}


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In 1994, the [[Idaho Legislature]] passed a law that allows cities or counties to place the creation of [[Transit district|regional public transportation authorities]] on the ballot to request voter approval.<ref>{{cite web|title=Idaho Statutes (40-2105)|publisher=State of Idaho|year=1994|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title40/T40CH21/SECT40-2105/|access-date=2021-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201042313/https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title40/T40CH21/SECT40-2105/|archive-date=2021-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1998, voters in Ada and Canyon Counties approved creating an RPTA for their respective counties. A few months later, in January 1999, The boards of directors of the Ada County and Canyon County RPTAs voted to merge the two organizations, creating the Treasure Valley Regional Transportation Authority. The organization went through a few more name changes, becoming VIATrans, short for Valley InterArea Transportation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley InterArea Transportation's Transit Development Plan |url=https://www.compassidaho.org/documents/planning/studies/TransitDevelopmentPlan.pdf |publisher=Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho |access-date=2021-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304061521/https://www.compassidaho.org/documents/planning/studies/TransitDevelopmentPlan.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> and then ValleyRide in June 2002. In July of that year, ValleyRide took over operations of [[Boise Urban Stages]], which had been the operator of bus service in the city of Boise since 1973. By 2003, ValleyRide also operated service in [[Garden City, Idaho|Garden City]] previously offered by [[Garden City Interline]], and had agreements with [[Treasure Valley Transit]] and [[Commuters Bus]] for the operation of the intercounty routes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=http://valleyride.org/history.htm |publisher=ValleyRide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030713224113/http://www.valleyride.org:80/history.htm |archive-date=2003-07-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2004, the organization was renamed to Valley Regional Transit, with the ValleyRide name being used to describe the services offered. On March 1, 2005, the agreements with Treasure Valley Transit and Commuters Bus for the intercounty routes expired, and VRT began using [[First Transit]] to provide service on intercounty routes as well as routes within Canyon County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=http://valleyride.org/history.htm |publisher=ValleyRide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213162918/http://valleyride.org:80/history.htm |archive-date=2006-02-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1994, the [[Idaho Legislature]] passed a law that allows cities or counties to place the creation of [[Transit district|regional public transportation authorities]] on the ballot to request voter approval.<ref>{{cite web|title=Idaho Statutes (40-2105)|publisher=State of Idaho|year=1994|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title40/T40CH21/SECT40-2105/|access-date=2021-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201042313/https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title40/T40CH21/SECT40-2105/|archive-date=2021-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1998, voters in Ada and Canyon Counties approved creating an RPTA for their respective counties. A few months later, in January 1999, The boards of directors of the Ada County and Canyon County RPTAs voted to merge the two organizations, creating the Treasure Valley Regional Transportation Authority. The organization went through a few more name changes, becoming VIATrans, short for Valley InterArea Transportation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley InterArea Transportation's Transit Development Plan |url=https://www.compassidaho.org/documents/planning/studies/TransitDevelopmentPlan.pdf |publisher=Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho |access-date=2021-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304061521/https://www.compassidaho.org/documents/planning/studies/TransitDevelopmentPlan.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> and then ValleyRide in June 2002. In July of that year, ValleyRide took over operations of [[Boise Urban Stages]], which had been the operator of bus service in the city of Boise since 1973. By 2003, ValleyRide also operated service in [[Garden City, Idaho|Garden City]] previously offered by [[Garden City Interline]], and had agreements with [[Treasure Valley Transit]] and [[Commuters Bus]] for the operation of the intercounty routes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=http://valleyride.org/history.htm |publisher=ValleyRide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030713224113/http://www.valleyride.org:80/history.htm |archive-date=2003-07-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2004, the organization was renamed to Valley Regional Transit, with the ValleyRide name being used to describe the services offered. On March 1, 2005, the agreements with Treasure Valley Transit and Commuters Bus for the intercounty routes expired, and VRT began using [[First Transit]] to provide service on intercounty routes as well as routes within Canyon County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=http://valleyride.org/history.htm |publisher=ValleyRide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213162918/http://valleyride.org:80/history.htm |archive-date=2006-02-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


On April 15, 2015, VRT launched Boise Greenbike, the city's bicycle-sharing system.<ref name="ISGreenBike" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Boise GreenBike FY2016 Annual Report |url=https://boisebikeshare.org/uploads/3/4/5/9/34595580/bgb_annual_report_2016_web.pdf |website=Boise Bike Share |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2021-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614053734/https://boisebikeshare.org/uploads/3/4/5/9/34595580/bgb_annual_report_2016_web.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of September 2020, VRT suspended the program, with plans to restart it in the spring of 2021 using [[Electric bicycle|electric-assist bikes]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-03-16|title=Pushing the pause button with Boise GreenBike - Valley Regional Transit|url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/news/pushing-the-pause-button-with-boise-greenbike/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012330/https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/news/pushing-the-pause-button-with-boise-greenbike/|archive-date=2021-01-18|access-date=2021-01-18|publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref>
On April 15, 2015, VRT launched Boise Greenbike, the city's bicycle-sharing system.<ref name="ISGreenBike" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Boise GreenBike FY2016 Annual Report |url=https://boisebikeshare.org/uploads/3/4/5/9/34595580/bgb_annual_report_2016_web.pdf |website=Boise Bike Share |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2021-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614053734/https://boisebikeshare.org/uploads/3/4/5/9/34595580/bgb_annual_report_2016_web.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of September 2020, VRT suspended the program, with plans to restart it in the spring of 2021 using [[Electric bicycle|electric-assist bikes]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-03-16 |title=Pushing the pause button with Boise GreenBike - Valley Regional Transit |url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/news/pushing-the-pause-button-with-boise-greenbike/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012330/https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/news/pushing-the-pause-button-with-boise-greenbike/ |archive-date=2021-01-19 |access-date=2021-01-18 |publisher=Valley Regional Transit}}</ref>


==Future Projects==
==Future Projects==
[[File:Valley Regional Transit 4003 at the Downtown Boise Father's Day Car Show.jpg|thumb|A VRT electric bus]]
In January 2020, Valley Regional Transit agreed to buy 12 [[Battery electric bus|battery electric buses]] from [[Proterra (bus manufacturer)|Proterra]]. The first of these are expected to go into service in 2021 on a new route in [[Meridian, Idaho|Meridian]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Some Valley Regional Transit buses going electric |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/some-valley-regional-transit-buses-going-electric |access-date=2021-02-01 |publisher=KIVI |date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201045936/https://www.kivitv.com/news/some-valley-regional-transit-buses-going-electric |archive-date=2020-02-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> This route, linking [[Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park|Kleiner Park]] with a business center at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Franklin Road, would be VRT's first to serve the downtown Meridian area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valley Regional Transit seeks public opinion on bus service in Meridian |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/valley-regional-transit-seeks-public-opinion-on-bus-service-in-meridian |access-date=2021-02-01 |publisher=KIVI |date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313044543/https://www.kivitv.com/news/valley-regional-transit-seeks-public-opinion-on-bus-service-in-meridian |archive-date=2020-03-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meridian Fixed-Route Service |url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/meridian-fixed-route-service/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2021-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205223835/https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/meridian-fixed-route-service/ |archive-date=2021-02-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2020, Valley Regional Transit agreed to buy 12 [[Battery electric bus|battery electric buses]] from [[Proterra (bus manufacturer)|Proterra]]. The first of these are expected to go into service in 2021 on a new route in [[Meridian, Idaho|Meridian]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Some Valley Regional Transit buses going electric |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/some-valley-regional-transit-buses-going-electric |access-date=2021-02-01 |publisher=KIVI |date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201045936/https://www.kivitv.com/news/some-valley-regional-transit-buses-going-electric |archive-date=2020-02-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> This route, linking [[Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park|Kleiner Park]] with a business center at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Franklin Road, would be VRT's first to serve the downtown Meridian area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valley Regional Transit seeks public opinion on bus service in Meridian |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/valley-regional-transit-seeks-public-opinion-on-bus-service-in-meridian |access-date=2021-02-01 |publisher=KIVI |date=2020-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313044543/https://www.kivitv.com/news/valley-regional-transit-seeks-public-opinion-on-bus-service-in-meridian |archive-date=2020-03-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meridian Fixed-Route Service |url=https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/meridian-fixed-route-service/ |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |access-date=2021-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205223835/https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/planning/meridian-fixed-route-service/ |archive-date=2021-02-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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Valley Regional Transit
A VRT bus departing from the underground Main Street Station in downtown Boise
Founded1999
Headquarters700 NE 2nd St. #100
LocaleMeridian, Idaho
Service areaAda County, Idaho
Canyon County, Idaho
Service typebus service
Routes21[1]
StationsMain Street Station, Happy Day Transit Center
FleetAbout 50 Buses
Annual ridership893,935 (2022)
Fuel typeCNG & Diesel
OperatorFirst Transit
Chief executiveElaine Clegg
WebsiteValley Regional Transit

Valley Regional Transit (abbreviated VRT) is a public agency which is the main provider of mass transit service in metropolitan Boise, Idaho. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in Ada County, as well as two on-demand services in Canyon County and the city of Eagle.[1]

VRT also operates Boise GreenBike, the city's bicycle-sharing system that was launched in 2015.[2]

Fares

VRT offers a contactless smart card and mobile app under the City Go brand as methods to pay for rides, and also accepts cash and preloaded stored-value cards. The City Go app can be used to purchase passes, while the card can store a reloadable balance and features fare capping.[3]

As of March 2023, fares are as follows:

Fare Type Local Universal
Single ride $1.50 $4.50
Day pass $2.50 $7.50
31-day pass $42 $90
Year pass $282 $594

Local fares apply to all routes except for 40. This express intercounty route requires a universal fare. For youth, seniors, and people with disabilities, the single ride, day pass, and 31-day passes are offered for half price.[4]

Routes

Ada County

Routes within Ada County mainly originate from Main Street Station or nearby along Main Street, although some routes originate from shopping centers.[1]

Route Name From Via To Notes
  2 Broadway Main Street Station Boise Airport Has Saturday service
  3 Vista Main Street Station Boise Airport Has Saturday service
  4 Franklin Main Street Station Towne Square Mall
  5 Emerald Main Street Station Towne Square Mall Has Saturday service
  7 Fairview Main Street Station Towne Square Mall Has Saturday service
  8 Chinden Main Street Station Discovery & Chinden
  9 State Street Main Street Station Gary & Bunch Has Saturday service
  10 Hill Road Main Street Station State & Ellens Ferry
  16 VA/15th Street Main Street Station VA Medical Center Parkhill & Bogus
  17 Warm Springs/Parkcenter Main Street Station Millspur Way
  20 Orchard Boise Airport 36th & Shasta Has Saturday service
  21 Cole/Glenwood Towne Square Mall Gary & Bunch Has Saturday service
  24 Ustick/Maple Grove Towne Square Mall The Village at Meridian
  28 Cole/Victory Towne Square Mall Pro Tech at Frank Church High School
  29 Overland Main Street Station Boise State Transit Center Towne Square Mall Has Saturday service
  30 Pine The Village at Meridian Ten Mile Crossing
  160 Eagle On-Demand On-demand route in and around Eagle Rides must be booked online or through the phone

Canyon County

Route Name From Via To Notes
  150 Nampa/Caldwell On-Demand On-demand route in and around Nampa and Caldwell Rides must be booked online or through the phone. Replaces three previous fixed-route services[5][6][7]

Intercounty

Route Name From Via To Notes
  40 Caldwell/Boise Express College of Idaho Happy Day Transit Center, Idaho & 9th, Main Street Station Boise State Transit Center Runs clockwise within downtown Boise in the morning, counterclockwise in the afternoon
  42 Happy Day to Towne Square Mall Happy Day Transit Center College of Western Idaho Towne Square Mall
  45 Boise State/CWI College of Western Idaho Ten Mile Crossing, The Village at Meridian Boise State Transit Center

Facilities

Main Street Station

The lobby of Main Street Station

Located underground beneath City Center Plaza in downtown Boise, Main Street Station serves as Boise's main transit center. The majority of services within the city arrive underground at the station, although some arrive above ground on Main Street.[8][9] In addition to VRT buses, Boise State University shuttle buses also serve the station, as the university's computer science department occupies two floors of the City Center Plaza building. These free shuttle buses run in a loop between Main Street Station and the Boise State Transit Center.[10][11]

History

In 1994, the Idaho Legislature passed a law that allows cities or counties to place the creation of regional public transportation authorities on the ballot to request voter approval.[12] In November 1998, voters in Ada and Canyon Counties approved creating an RPTA for their respective counties. A few months later, in January 1999, The boards of directors of the Ada County and Canyon County RPTAs voted to merge the two organizations, creating the Treasure Valley Regional Transportation Authority. The organization went through a few more name changes, becoming VIATrans, short for Valley InterArea Transportation,[13] and then ValleyRide in June 2002. In July of that year, ValleyRide took over operations of Boise Urban Stages, which had been the operator of bus service in the city of Boise since 1973. By 2003, ValleyRide also operated service in Garden City previously offered by Garden City Interline, and had agreements with Treasure Valley Transit and Commuters Bus for the operation of the intercounty routes.[14] In November 2004, the organization was renamed to Valley Regional Transit, with the ValleyRide name being used to describe the services offered. On March 1, 2005, the agreements with Treasure Valley Transit and Commuters Bus for the intercounty routes expired, and VRT began using First Transit to provide service on intercounty routes as well as routes within Canyon County.[15]

On April 15, 2015, VRT launched Boise Greenbike, the city's bicycle-sharing system.[2][16] At the end of September 2020, VRT suspended the program, with plans to restart it in the spring of 2021 using electric-assist bikes.[17]

Future Projects

A VRT electric bus

In January 2020, Valley Regional Transit agreed to buy 12 battery electric buses from Proterra. The first of these are expected to go into service in 2021 on a new route in Meridian.[18] This route, linking Kleiner Park with a business center at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Franklin Road, would be VRT's first to serve the downtown Meridian area.[19][20]

Longer-term plans include increasing frequency on its most used routes, upgrading its maintenance facility, improving bus stops, and introducing an integrated fare payment system.[21][22] Additionally, depending on the success of the on-demand pilot in Canyon County, a similar program could be considered for Boise.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Routes Archive - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. ^ a b Jaszewski, Joe (April 15, 2015). "Get a first look at Boise GreenBike, the new bike-sharing system". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Valley Regional Transit Launches City Go Wallet, Boise, ID 2021". Mobility Learning Center. Shared-Use Mobility Center. 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ^ "Fares and Passes - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ^ "Long-Term Service Changes - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ "Nampa / Caldwell OnDemand Service - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  7. ^ "ValleyRide bus service in Nampa/Caldwell moves to on-demand". KTVB-TV. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. ^ "Treasure Valley Bus Stations, Locations, & Offices - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  9. ^ Berg, Sven (2016-10-24). "Boise's new Downtown transit center is open. Here's how to use it". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  10. ^ "CCP Building Information - Computer Science". Boise State University. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  11. ^ "Bronco Shuttle - Transportation and Parking". Boise State University. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  12. ^ "Idaho Statutes (40-2105)". State of Idaho. 1994. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  13. ^ "Valley InterArea Transportation's Transit Development Plan" (PDF). Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  14. ^ "Our History". ValleyRide. Archived from the original on 2003-07-13.
  15. ^ "Our History". ValleyRide. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13.
  16. ^ "Boise GreenBike FY2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Boise Bike Share. Valley Regional Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  17. ^ "Pushing the pause button with Boise GreenBike - Valley Regional Transit". Valley Regional Transit. 2020-03-16. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  18. ^ "Some Valley Regional Transit buses going electric". KIVI. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  19. ^ "Valley Regional Transit seeks public opinion on bus service in Meridian". KIVI. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  20. ^ "Meridian Fixed-Route Service". Valley Regional Transit. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  21. ^ "Capital & Service Planning". Valley Regional Transit. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  22. ^ "Executive Board Meeting Agenda" (PDF). Valley Regional Transit. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  23. ^ "Draft FY2021-25 Transportation Development Plan" (PDF). Valley Regional Transit. November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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