Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky

For other uses, see Tank (disambiguation).
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
TANK BRT 881 at CVG
ParentGreenline
Founded1973[1]
Headquarters3375 Madison Pike
Fort Wright, Kentucky[1]
LocaleNorthern Kentucky
Service areaBoone, Kenton, Campbell counties & Downtown Cincinnati
Service typeBus service, paratransit
AllianceSouthwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Routes27[1]
Stops1,269
HubsFort Wright Hub, Florence Hub
StationsCovington Transit Center
Fleet107 buses
Daily ridership6,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Annual ridership2,092,600 (2023)[3]
Websitetankbus.org

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is the public transit system serving the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, located in Kenton County, Boone County and Campbell County, United States. TANK was founded in 1973 when the privately funded Greenline Bus Company ceased operation, and voters in the three counties elected to publicly fund the transit system.[4] ATE Management, founded by Greenline's owners, provided management.[5] ATE and its successor First Transit provided management until 2010, when TANK became self-managed.[6] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,092,600, or about 6,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

Currently TANK operates a fleet of 100 fixed route buses and 25 demand response vehicles.[7]

While TANK's primary service area is the three Northern Kentucky counties, all TANK routes also connect with Downtown Cincinnati where riders can transfer to vehicles operated by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority if necessary. Although the two systems are separate, the TANK and SORTA work to make transfers between systems easy, and even sell a joint pass.

A bus redesign took effect on January 31, 2021.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "TANK – Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky > Home". www.tankbus.org.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "History". Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Official Website (undated). Retrieved October 5, 2007
  5. ^ "Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Renews Contract | First Transit". Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  6. ^ "No. Ky. agency names new GM". Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  7. ^ "Bill passes Senate". The Kentucky Post. E. W. Scripps Company. 2007-09-13. p. A2. Retrieved 2007-10-05. The bill, the 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, would help TANK replace three buses in its 90-bus fleet.
  8. ^ "TANK – Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky > About TANK > Planning Studies > 2021 Service Changes". Archived from the original on 2021-01-06.