Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
Encyclopedia
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is a mass transit district based in Peoria, Illinois
; the district itself also includes Peoria Heights
and West Peoria
. It was established in 1970 and, prior to adopting the name CityLink, it was known as GPTransit. Regularly scheduled bus service is operated under the name CityLink, with the paratransit
service being CityLift.
and Tazewell County, Illinois
, including one "intercity" route between the main network and the Pekin, Illinois
network.
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
; the district itself also includes Peoria Heights
Peoria Heights, Illinois
Peoria Heights is a village lying almost entirely in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,635 at the 2000 census. Peoria Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is surrounded by the city except for its eastern boundary on Peoria Lake, a relatively wider section of the...
and West Peoria
West Peoria, Illinois
West Peoria is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, USA. The population was 4,762 at the 2000 census. West Peoria is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. It was established in 1970 and, prior to adopting the name CityLink, it was known as GPTransit. Regularly scheduled bus service is operated under the name CityLink, with the 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 being CityLift.
Routes
CityLink operates 21 routes in Peoria CountyPeoria County, Illinois
Peoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 186,494, which is an increase of 1.7% from 183,433 in 2000. Its county seat is Peoria....
and Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 135,394, which is an increase of 5.4% from 128,485 in 2000. Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. The majority of the population live in the suburbs and bedroom communities...
, including one "intercity" route between the main network and the Pekin, Illinois
Pekin, Illinois
Pekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...
network.
- 1 University
- 2 Monroe
- 3 Parkview
- 4 Knoxville
- 5 Main
- 6 Sheridan
- 7 Garden
- 8 E. Peoria/Sunnyland
- 9 E. Peoria/East Side
- 10 Sterling
- 11 Western
- 12 Heights
- 13 South Adams
- 14 Wisconsin
- 15 Lincoln
- 16 Northwest Express
- 17 Pekin North
- 18 Pekin South
- 19 Bartonville Express
- 20 ICC Express
- 23 Peoria to Pekin