Metro , previously known as Metro Area Transit is the local mass transportation provider in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

. Metro currently operates around 135 buses throughout the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area

Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area

The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprising the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and surrounding areas. The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area has a population of 865,350 . The metropolitan area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,...

, including the communities of Bellevue

Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 50,137 at the 2010 census. Eight miles south of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Originally settled in the 1830s, It was the first state capitol. Bellevue was incorporated in...

, Ralston

Ralston, Nebraska

Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census. Ralston is geographically surrounded by Omaha, Nebraska but is a separate city. Since Ralston's population is below 10,000, state law technically allows for Omaha to forcibly annex Ralston...

, LaVista

La Vista, Nebraska

La Vista is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 15,758 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1960 and is the newest city in the state. La Vista is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. La Vista is part of the...

 and Papillion

Papillion, Nebraska

Papillion is a city in Sarpy County in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is a suburb to the southwest of neighboring Omaha, and is the county seat of Sarpy County. The population of Papillion was 18,894 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Papillion was named the #3 best place to live in the United States by...

 in Nebraska, as well as Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...

. Operated by the Omaha Transit Authority, a governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska, Metro's board consists of a five member board appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Omaha City Council

Omaha City Council

The City Council of Omaha, Nebraska is elected every four years on a nonpartisan basis. The next election will occur in 2009. Omaha has a strong mayor form of government. Members are elected by district...

 as well as the Douglas County Commissioners. The first board was sworn in and took office on May 30, 1972. The agency receives funds from local, state and federal sources. The city has equipped its buses with bicycle carrier

Bicycle carrier

A bicycle carrier, also commonly called a bike rack, is a device attached to an automobile or bus for transporting bicycles.- By vehicle type :Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus...

s, catching up with neighboring cities of Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

, Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 and Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

On August 23, 2010 Metro Area Transit changed it name to Metro.
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Route list

• A Green Circulator
• B Red Circulator
• 1 Dundee/Underwood Hills
• 2 Dodge
• 3 40th-45th Streets/South 42nd Street
• 4/14 Maple/Fort
• 5 North 90th/South 96th
• 7 South Omaha
• 8 North 60th/West Blondo
• 9 South 20th/Vets Hospital
• 11 Leavenworth
• 13 Beltway South
• 15/55 West Center/Q Street
• 16 East Omaha/North 16th Street
• 18 Beltway North
• 22 West Dodge Circulator
• 24 24th Street
• 25 Bedford/Pratt Loop
• 26 North Omaha Circulator
• 30 Florence
• 32 Grover/Vinton
• 34 Industrial Parks
• 35 North 33rd Street
• 41/42 Council Bluffs-Mall of the Bluff
• 43/44 Council Bluffs-Manawa
• 45 Council Bluffs-Broadway
• 48 Crosstown South
• 92 Dodge Express
• 93 Tri-Communities Express
• 94 Oakview Express
• 95 Bellevue Express
• 96 Q Street Express
• 97 Millard Express
• 98 Maple Village Express