Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority

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Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority
Commenced operation1969[1]
Headquarters2700 S. Industrial Hwy.,
Ann Arbor, MI
Service area
Service typebus service, paratransit, express bus
Alliance
Routes30
Destinations
Stations
Fleet
Daily ridership24,900 (2014)[6]
Annual ridership6.3 million (2019)[7]
Fuel typeB12
Chief executiveMatt Carpenter[8]
Websitehttp://www.theride.org/

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA), branded as TheRide, is the public transit system serving the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area in the U.S. state of Michigan. In fiscal year 2021 (October 2020 – October 2021), the system had a ridership of 1,725,797.

  1. ^ "Ann Arbor Transportation Authority ad". The Ann Arbor News. December 14, 1969.
  2. ^ "Central Campus Transit Center". tour.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Regional Master Transit Plan" (PDF). October 2015.
  4. ^ Sherman, Steven (August 6, 2008). "The Ride: AATA Gillig Hybrid Electric Bus". Automobile Magazine.
  5. ^ "Nova Bus Service Bulletin" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Fourth Quarter & End-of-Year 2014" (PDF). Public Transportation Ridership Report. American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  7. ^ Stanton, Ryan (February 14, 2020). "Ann Arbor transit CEO talks future: electric buses, service expansion". mlive. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ^ "Executive Staff | Leadership | About Us | AATA - Ann Arbor Transportation Authority". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.