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| Founded | November 21, 1989 |
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| Commenced operation | December 16, 1991 |
| Headquarters | 2700 Euclid Avenue Wenatchee, WA 98801 |
| Locale | Wenatchee–East Wenatchee metropolitan area |
| Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 18 |
| Stops | 573 |
| Fleet | 65 buses and paratransit vehicles[1] |
| Daily ridership | 3,610 (2014) |
| Annual ridership | 987,376 (2014) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| General Manager | Nick Covey |
| Website | linktransit.com |
Link Transit is the public transit authority of Chelan and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It operates fixed bus and paratransit services between 17 communities in the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee metropolitan area, including the cities of Chelan, Leavenworth, Waterville and Wenatchee. In 2014, Link Transit carried 987,376 passengers on its 18 bus routes.[1]
It is one of only two public transportation benefit areas, along with Ben Franklin Transit in the Tri-Cities, to cover more than one county.[2] The Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area was founded in November 1989 and a 0.4% sales tax was approved by voters in September 1990 to fund a bus system. The Link Transit moniker was adopted shortly before bus service began on December 16, 1991.[1] Link Transit was initially a fare-free system until February 2000.[3]
- ^ a b c "About Link Transit". Link Transit. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Kimpel, Thomas (September 27, 2013). "2013 Public Transportation Benefit Area Population Estimates" (PDF). Washington State Office of Financial Management. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Wheat, Dan (November 17, 1999). "No more free rides: Link board approves rider fees, drastic service cutbacks". The Wenatchee World. p. A1.