South Bend Transpo

Transpo (South Bend Public Transportation Corporation)
South Bend Transpo bus in 2015
Headquarters1401 S. Lafayette Blvd
LocaleSouth Bend, Indiana
Service areaSouth Bend & Mishawaka Metropolitan Area
Service typeLocal bus, express bus, and paratransit
Routes20
HubsSouth Street Station (South Bend) and Mishawaka Transfer Center (Mishawaka)
Fleet60 vehicles[1]
Daily ridership5,100 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[2]
Annual ridership1,262,400 (2023)[3]
Fuel typeBiodiesel and Natural Gas
Chief executiveAmy Hill, General Manager & CEO[4]
Websitesbtranspo.com

The South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (commonly known as Transpo) is a municipal bus system that serves the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, as well as the nearby suburbs of Notre Dame and Roseland, in the very north of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the most recent incarnation of the South Bend Railway Company, a street railway company that was founded on May 25, 1885.[5] Transpo receives funding from local, state and federal taxes.[6] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,262,400, or about 5,100 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "2009 Indiana Public Transit Annual Report" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. August 2010. pp. 139–140. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transpo :: About :: Staff".
  5. ^ "TRANSPO History". sbtranspo.com. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  6. ^ "Fewer riders but not fewer tax dollars: Can Transpo find more customers?". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10.