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    Normal, IL 61761

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Connect Transit

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    351 Wylie Drive
    Normal, IL 61761
    http://www.connect-transit.com/
    309.828.9331

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    Products and Press Releases

    Car Sharing

    Connect Transit offers vanpooling program to attract workers in Bloomington-Normal area

    Feb. 7, 2023
    The “Commute with Connect” program coordinates participants who indicate their interest through an easy-to-use online portal.
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    Management

    Connect Transit Board appoints new general manager

    July 13, 2021
    David Braun brings more than 25 years of experience to the position and will begin his new role Aug. 9.
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    Shelters, Benches and Equipment

    Connect Transit approves 51 additional bus stop improvements

    June 24, 2021
    The 51 stops were approved by the board and will continue to help push Connect Transit towards being 100 percent ADA compliant by 2024.
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    Isaac Thorne to leave Connect Transit this August.
    Management

    Connect Transit general manager announces departure

    Aug. 3, 2020
    Isaac Thorn will resign Aug. 21, to pursue another opportunity in the transit industry.
    Bus

    Connect Transit ends contract with Illinois State University

    Dec. 10, 2019
    The Connect Transit Board of Trustees has voted not to extend a second temporary service contract with the university.
    Bus

    Connect Transit has third highest ridership year in system history

    July 15, 2019
    Connect Transit, which serves the Bloomington-Normal, Ill. community, has shown an increase in ridership on its fixed route for 13 consecutive months. Connect Transit ended its...
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    Connect Transit Extending Service to Select Routes Starting in August

    June 15, 2018
    The Connect Transit Board of Trustees voted to move forward with extending service an extra hour on Connect Transit’s main routes; Green, Red, Lime and Yellow.
    Management

    Connect Transit Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Second Consecutive Year

    March 12, 2018
    The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishm...
    Bus

    Connect Transit Awarded IDOT Section 5305 Planning Funds

    Feb. 26, 2018
    Connect Transit has been awarded $250,000 from IDOT in Section 5305 Planning Funds to conduct a feasibility study and architecture/engineering for a Bloomington downtown transfer...
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    Connect Transit Exercises Options to Revitalize Fleet with Clean Diesel Buses from New Flyer

    New Flyer of America Inc.
    Oct. 21, 2017
    New Flyer of America Inc. has announced that Bloomington-Normal Bus System, operating as Connect Transit, has exercised an option with New Flyer of America for 10 Xcelsior clean...

    Articles & News

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    Connect Transit is one of the downstate Illinois transit providers to be awarded grants as part of the state's Rebuild Illinois capital program.
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    Illinois awards more than $112 million to downstate transit providers

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Nov. 16, 2020
    The grants will go to 31 transit providers to purchase new vehicles and equipment, as well as advance other capital projects.
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    VIA introduced free, systemwide 4G LTE WiFi in 2015, making it the first major public transportation agency in the nation to provide this level of access to the amenity.
    Technology

    Increasing Rider Satisfaction

    March 10, 2017
    Adding amenities to transit systems can open new opportunities for agencies to attract riders in a different fashion and add innovation to service; but how do agencies balance...
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    One of Connect Transit's new buses gained in the joint procurement.
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    Bus Procurment and Purchasing: Choosing the Right Bus

    Aug. 15, 2016
    When agencies enter into the process of procuring a bus, there are many different factors at work; determining what type of vehicles they are looking to purchase, the method of...

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    Management

    Thorne Approved to Become Permanent General Manager of Connect Transit

    Sept. 28, 2017
    The Connect Transit Board of Trustees voted to appoint Interim General Manager Isaac Thorne to permanent general manager of Connect Transit.
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    Connect Transit Awarded Low Or No Emissions Grant for Electric Buses and Solar Rays

    Sept. 21, 2017
    U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) have announced that Connect Transit will receive a $1.45 million grant to purchase zero-emission battery electric buses and install solar panels...
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    Connect Transit Awarded the GFOA Certificate of Achievement

    April 14, 2017
    Connect Transit’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) has been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) with its highest honor.
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    Connect Transit Names Interim General Manager

    March 10, 2017
    Following the resignation of General Manager Andrew Johnson, the Connect Transit Board of Trustees has selected Isaac Thorne as the agency’s interim general manager.
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    Connect Transit Receives Partial Payment from State, Avoids Shutdown

    Dec. 1, 2016
    The State of Illinois Comptroller’s Office has paid Connect Transit its first quarter operating reimbursement for fiscal year 2017, allowing the agency to avoid shutdown and continue...
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    Connect Transit will Continue Operations through December, 2016

    Nov. 3, 2016
    Without promised funding from the State of Illinois, Connect Transit will institute the temporary closure of their facility and a layoff of 150 employees beginning in 2017.
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    Delays in Payments From the State of Illinois Cause Transit Shutdowns

    Illinois Public Transportation Association (IPTA)
    Oct. 20, 2016
    Delays in payments from the State of Illinois have caused the shutdown of a western Illinois transit system and threaten to shut down others over the next several weeks.
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    State of Illinois Budget Concerns Affect Connect Transit

    Oct. 10, 2016
    The current budget struggles within the State of Illinois have reached Bloomington Normal public transportation provider, Connect Transit.
    Technology

    Connect Transit Announces Launch of New Mobile App

    Aug. 15, 2016
    The new, Connect Transit branded, mobile app provides improved features, to make accessing mobile information about Connect Transit services much more user friendly while continuing...