Connect Transit

Connect Transit
A bus leaving Uptown Station in 2022
ParentBloomington-Normal Public Transit System
Founded1972
Headquarters351 Wylie Dr.
LocaleNormal, Illinois
Service areaMcLean County, Illinois
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes16
StationsUptown Station
Fleet42 Transit, 19 Demand Response
Daily ridership6,300 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership2,254,400 (2023)[2]
Fuel typeDiesel, Electric, Propane
Chief executiveDavid Braun
Websiteconnect-transit.com

Connect Transit, formerly Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System until 2012,[3] is the primary provider of mass transportation in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois. The system consists of 13 fixed routes, plus the Illinois State University Redbird Express, and two additional Express routes that operate on the busiest portions of the Lime and Red routes. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,254,400, or about 6,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "About Us".