IndyGo

An IndyGo bus arriving at the stop.

The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation, or IndyGo as it is known locally, operates the public transit system for Indianapolis. Portions of it were briefly privatized in the 1990s, but due to unpopularity it was taken over by the city of Indianapolis. All of the buses in the city's fleet are Gillig Low Floor Coaches. Prior to 1996, the name for IndyGo was simply Metro Bus. Although IndyGo provides service into Johnson County, Indiana to the south of Indianapolis, there is no bus service north into Hamilton County, Indiana, which is the most populous suburban county of Indianapolis.

IndyGo is unique in that for such a large city, ridership is limited to mainly poor residents; thus, for those that have a vehicle, IndyGo is relatively unappealing. The system has seen a near-constant trend of decreasing ridership since the 1970s and is exploring options for revitalization. The express bus routes, developed in the 1980's, had been discontinued by the early 2000's. These were an effort to capture middle-class riders living more distant from the core.

In early 2006, the City approved preparations for a new transit center, similar to ones in Columbus and Charlotte.

Blue and Red Lines

A map showing the Blue Line at a stop.

The popular Blue Line downtown circulator route was added in 2005 in an attempt to re-vamp IndyGo's image and attract passengers. In late 2006 IndyGo complimented the Blue Line with the introduction of the Red line, which runs between IUPUI and downtown.

External links

• Official site