Altoona Metro Transit
Encyclopedia
Altoona Metro Transit is a public transportation service located in Blair County, Pennsylvania
. It provides bus
and paratransit
service to Altoona
, Holidaysburg, and select communities in the region. Several high school bus services are subsidized by the service, as well as shuttle services for Penn State Altoona
.
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
. It provides bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
and paratransit
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
service to Altoona
Altoona
Altoona, a variant of "Altona", is the name of several municipalities in the United States of America:*Altoona, Alabama*Altoona, Florida*Altoona, Iowa*Altoona, Kansas*Altoona, Pennsylvania*Altoona, Washington*Altoona, Wisconsin...
, Holidaysburg, and select communities in the region. Several high school bus services are subsidized by the service, as well as shuttle services for Penn State Altoona
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Altoona is a commonwealth campus of The Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Logan Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Altoona, Pennsylvania, although some of its buildings are located in the heart of Altoona's downtown.-History:...
.
Route list
- Crosstown- Intercity Transit Center to Station Medical Center
- Eldorado- Local Transit Center to Logan Valley Mall
- Broad- Local Transit Center to Freeman
- West Plank Express- Logan Valley Mall to Park Hills Plaza
- Logan Town Express- Logan Valley Mall to Logan Town Centre
- Pleasant Valley- Intercity Transit Center to Pleasant Village
- East End- Intercity Transit Center to Valley View Plaza
- Juniata- Intercity Transit Center to Juniata
- Fairview- Intercity Transit Center to Fairview Hills and Penn St. Altoona
- Flash- Intercity Transit Center to Fairview Hills
- Hollidaysburg- Intercity Transit Center to Hollidaysburg
- Duncansville- Intercity Transit Center to Allegheny Township and Duncansville
- Downtown Loop- Penn St. Altoona to Downtown (formerly known as the Dasher)