Duluth Transit Authority
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The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) is the operator of mass transportation in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...

. Service is also provided in Proctor, Minnesota
Proctor, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,852 people, 1,196 households, and 772 families residing in the city. The population density was 942.8 people per square mile . There were 1,246 housing units at an average density of 411.9 per square mile...

 and Superior, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...

 as well as the eastern edge of Hermantown, Minnesota
Hermantown, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,448 people, 2,726 households, and 2,077 families residing in the city. The population density was 216.9 people per square mile . There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 82.2 per square mile...

. The organization was formed in 1969 by the Minnesota State Legislature. Express service is provided during rush hours to New Duluth (2X), Proctor (3X), Lakeside (7X - PM only), Superior (16X - PM only), and Hermantown (20X). As of 2009, the DTA had 6 hybrid buses in service. During peak hours, an average of 45 buses will be in service at any one time. The transit agency also owns three park and ride lots and has bike racks on the front of every bus. In 2009, the DTA was named Transit System of the Year by the Minnesota Public Transit Association.

According to the agency, the system carried nearly 3.2 million riders in 2009, a 1.4% decline from 2008. This makes it the third-largest bus system by ridership to serve Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, after the Metro Transit
Metro Transit (Minnesota)
Metro Transit is the transit division of the Metropolitan Council, a regional governmental agency in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Metro Transit is the largest operator of bus services in the seven-county region surrounding Minneapolis and St...

 and University of Minnesota Campus Shuttle
University of Minnesota Campus Shuttle
The University of Minnesota's Campus Shuttle is a zero-fare bus service operating on the university's Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses. In 2009, the system carried more than 3.9 million riders, making it the second-busiest transit system in Minnesota after the Twin Cities' primary provider,...

 systems in Minneapolis – Saint Paul.

Routes

This list is derived from the current DTA system map.
  • 1 West Mainline
  • 2 Far West
  • 3 Proctor
  • 4 Ramsey - Raleigh/West 8th
  • 5 West to the Mall
  • 6 Mainline/UMD
    University of Minnesota Duluth
    The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

  • 7 East Mainline/Lakeside
    Lakeside - Lester Park (Duluth)
    Lakeside – Lester Park is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.London Road, Superior Street, and Glenwood Street serve as main arterial routes in the community.Lester Park also refers to a large park within the neighborhood...

  • 9 Piedmont
    Piedmont Heights (Duluth)
    Piedmont Heights is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Piedmont Avenue, Chambersburg Avenue, and Morris Thomas Road are three of the main arterial routes in the community. The neighborhood is located between Skyline Parkway and Haines Road....

  • 9M Piedmont/Mall
  • 10 Duluth Heights
    Duluth Heights
    Duluth Heights is one of the largest neighborhoods in the city of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Central Entrance, Arlington Avenue, and Arrowhead Road are three of the main arterial routes in Duluth Heights....

    /Mall
  • 10H Duluth Heights/Mall/Southeast 6th
  • 11 UMD/East 8th
  • 11K UMD/East 8th - Kenwood
    Kenwood (Duluth)
    Kenwood is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Kenwood Avenue and Arrowhead Road are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Notes:...

  • 11M UMD/East 8th - Morley Heights
    Morley Heights / Parkview (Duluth)
    Morley Heights / Parkview is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Snively Road and Glenwood Street serve as main arterial routes in the community.Amity Creek flows through the neighborhood.-History:...

  • 12 Kenwood
    Kenwood (Duluth)
    Kenwood is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Kenwood Avenue and Arrowhead Road are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Notes:...

     - UMD
  • 13 UMD/Woodland
    Woodland (Duluth)
    Woodland is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.Woodland Avenue and Calvary Road are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Notes:A small, healthy business district is located in the neighborhood...

     via East 4th
  • 13U UMD via East 4th (Operates only when UMD is in session)
  • 13W Woodland via East 4th
  • 14 West 4th/Eklund/Mall
  • 14P West 4th/Eklund/Mall/Piedmont
  • 15 Park Point
  • 15C Canal Park
    Canal Park (Duluth)
    Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Situated across the Interstate 35 freeway from Downtown Duluth, it is connected by the famous Aerial Lift Bridge to the Park Point sandbar and neighborhood...

  • 16 Duluth-Superior
  • 17 Billings Park - South Superior
  • 18 UMD/CSS via Rice Lake Rd (Operates only when UMD is in session)
  • 20 Cirrus/Airpark/UHC
  • 20X Hermantown
    Hermantown, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 7,448 people, 2,726 households, and 2,077 families residing in the city. The population density was 216.9 people per square mile . There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 82.2 per square mile...

     Commuter Express
  • Port Town Trolley
    Tourist trolley
    A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus , which is made to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram....

    (Operates Summers Only)
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