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    Blacksburg, VA 24060

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    About Blacksburg Transit (BT)

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    2800 Commerce Street
    Blacksburg, VA 24060
    United States
    https://www.ridebt.org
    540-443-1500

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    Blacksburg Transit
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    Blacksburg Transit is the public transportation provider for Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, Christiansburg and parts of Montgomery County in southwest Virginia.

    Products and Press Releases

    Virginia Tech
    Shared Mobility

    Blacksburg Transit, Virginia Tech to launch new Campus Shuttle route

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
    June 21, 2024
    The Campus Shuttle route will offer better connectivity to more of the Virginia Tech central campus.
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    Photo Brian Booth Bt Background 7 27 21
    Management

    Brian Booth takes helm as Blacksburg Transit director

    Aug. 30, 2021
    Booth started his career as a bus operator and dispatcher with BT while in college at Virginia Tech.
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    New BT bus design.
    Home

    Blacksburg Transit Unveils New Exterior Bus Design

    June 15, 2017
    The new design will replace the familiar cream background with stripes that Blacksburg Transit has used on the outside of their vehicles since the service began in 1983.
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    Left to right: Operations Manager Harland Brown, Blacksburg Transit Director Tom Fox.
    Management

    Blacksburg Transit Earns Two 2017 VTA Awards

    June 5, 2017
    Blacksburg Transit was recognized with two awards from the Virginia Transit Association at their annual conference.
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    2017 Paratransit Roadeo winners Scott and Jon.
    Home

    Blacksburg Transit Operators Recieve Honors at State Paratransit Roadeo

    May 4, 2017
    Two of Blacksburg Transit’s top operators traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia to compete in the State Paratransit Roadeo.
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    BT 2017 roadeo winners.
    Home

    Blacksburg Transit Operators Recieve Top Honors at State Bus Roadeo

    April 12, 2017
    BT sent a team of four operators and three mechanics to compete in Roanoke at the State Bus Roadeo on Sunday, April 9.
    BT
    Fairen Horner and Fiona Rhodes.
    Management

    Blackburg Transit Earns First Place APTA Marketing Award

    March 8, 2017
    Blacksburg Transit (BT) has earned a First Place Award in a national competition for the 2017 Annual American Public Transportation Association (APTA) AdWheel Awards.

    Articles & News

    Blacksburg Transit
    One of Blacksburg Transit's existing battery-electric vehicles; the agency purchased five additional battery-electric buses from New Flyer of America in a recently announced contract.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Blacksburg Transit orders five electric buses from New Flyer

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    April 27, 2022
    The 35-foot and 60-foot battery-electric buses will join the five electric buses Blacksburg Transit currently has in operation.
    Cherokee Nation
    The Cherokee Nation rolled out two electric transit buses and one electric school bus as part of its week long celebration of Earth Day.
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Cherokee Nation, VIA Metropolitan Transit and Blacksburg Transit launch zero-emission buses

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    April 22, 2021
    The trio of electric bus launches are part of the entities’ Earth Day celebrations in Oklahoma, Virginia and Texas.
    Transit employees from across the nation joined efforts in a new video encouraging mask wearing while using public transit.
    Safety & Security

    Transit agencies join forces to promote mask usage

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Jan. 8, 2021
    The agencies have produced a video with “a simple task” request of riders: Wear a mask.

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    Technology

    Blackburg Transit Upgrades BT4U Call and Text Service

    Aug. 23, 2016
    Blacksburg Transit has moved their BT4U call and text service to a new and improved platform, the Twilio app.
    City of Blacksburg
    Fox is a certified planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), a member of the American Planning Association, and a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
    Bus

    Fox to Lead Blacksburg Transit

    Oct. 13, 2015
    Tom Fox, deputy general manager of the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) has accepted the position of director of transit for Blacksburg, Virginia. He began his 25 year career...
    Technology

    Blacksburg Transit System Uses Beacon Technology To Improve Service

    May 15, 2015
    “Time until the next bus arrives” on the Blacksburg Transit system isn’t a guessing game for passengers anymore.A rider with the BT4U app (Blacksburg Transit For You) can find...
    Blacksburg Transit
    Blacksburg Transit delivering rider information by beacons.
    Technology

    Blacksburg Transit System Uses Beacon Technology To Improve Service

    April 30, 2015
    “Time until the next bus arrives” on the Blacksburg Transit system isn’t a guessing game for passengers anymore.A rider with the BT4U app (Blacksburg Transit For You) can find...
    Technology

    Blacksburg Transit Uses Beacon Technology to Improve Service

    April 17, 2015
    Time until the next bus arrives on the Blacksburg Transit system isn’t a guessing game for passengers anymore.A rider with the BT4U app (Blacksburg Transit For You) can find the...
    Technology

    Blacksburg Transit to Introduce BT4U Technologies

    April 8, 2015
    Blacksburg Transit is introducing three new technologies related to the BT4U suite of trip planning tools. These new technologies will help BT learn how customers currently interact...
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    BT4U is Blacksburg Transit's new mobile phone app allowing users to easily navigate the system.
    Technology

    VA: Blacksburg Transit Launches BT4U Mobile App

    May 20, 2014
    Blacksburg Transit recently launched the BT4U mobile app for Android and iPhone users.