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| Parent | Valley Metro |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | U.S. Bank Center Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.[1] |
| Service area | Maricopa County |
| Service type | Local, express, shuttle, paratransit |
| Routes | 104[2] |
| Hubs | 17[3] |
| Fleet | 1,061 buses[4] |
| Daily ridership | 75,300 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[5] |
| Annual ridership | 24,215,700 (2023)[6] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, CNG, LNG |
| Operator | See below |
| Website | valleymetro |
Valley Metro Bus[7] is the public transit bus service in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Valley Metro Bus provides local, regional, express, and rural bus services in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, covering a service area of 525 sq mi (1,360 km2). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 24,215,700, or about 75,300 per weekday in the third quarter of 2024.
Valley Metro, officially known as the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority, is responsible for coordinating the bus system. Bus services are operated by private contractors and individual municipalities in the Phoenix area, branded as Valley Metro.
All Valley Metro Bus services are accessible to persons with disabilities, with ramps or lifts installed on all buses. Additionally, all fixed-route buses are equipped with bicycle racks.
- ^ "Valley Metro | Contact Us". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Valley Metro Transit Book, October 2017" (PDF). Valley Metro. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "System Map" (PDF). Valley Metro.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Valley Metro Bus page