Metro Transit (Madison)

Metro Transit
ParentCity of Madison
Headquarters1245 E. Washington Ave.
LocaleMadison, Wisconsin and its suburbs
Service typeBus service, Bus Rapid Transit, paratransit (contracted)
DestinationsFitchburg, Maple Bluff, Middleton, Monona (future), Shorewood Hills, Verona, McFarland, Sun Prairie
Daily ridership26,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership9,514,620 (2023)
Fuel typeLow sulfur diesel, Hybrid diesel-electric, and battery electric buses
OperatorCity of Madison
General ManagerJustin Stuehrenberg
Websitecityofmadison.com/metro

Metro Transit, formerly Madison Metro, operates bus services throughout the City of Madison, Wisconsin, United States and several of its suburbs, including Middleton, Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Shorewood Hills, Sun Prairie, and Verona.[2] System-wide, fixed route ridership was 9,514,620 in 2023.[3] Metro Transit also provides supplemental transit services to Madison's high schools. These routes have been designed to provide additional services during peak school times.[4] Metro Transit also serves the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, Eagle Heights University apartments, and some off-campus residential areas, via routes 80, 81, 82, and 84. These routes are free of charge for UW students and faculty.[5]

Metro also connects with suburban mass transit services, such as the Monona Lift/Monona Express.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Metro Transit". www.cityofmadison.com. August 18, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Staff (2018). "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Transit. City of Madison, WI. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Supplemental School Service". Metro Transit – City of Madison, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Bus Routes". wisc.edu. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "Sun Prairie Taxi Service – Routes & Schedules". Metro Transit – City of Madison, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Public Transportation". www.mymonona.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.