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{{short description|Bus service serving Oshkosh, Wisconsin}}
{{short description|Bus service serving Oshkosh, Wisconsin}}
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==History==
==History==


Transit service in Oshkosh began in June 1882 when the Oshkosh Street Railway Company began operating six horse-drawn cars on 4.5 miles of track. Over the years, this system was expanded and in 1897, electric streetcars replaced the horse-drawn cars. In the 1920's buses began to replace streetcars, and the last streetcar ran on May 31, 1930. In 1933, Oshkosh City Lines, Inc. assumed operation of urban buses in Oshkosh and in 1962 City Transit Lines took over operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/transit/history.aspx | title=GO Transit - City of Oshkosh Transportation Department - History }}</ref>
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Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the [[University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh]] have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves [[Neenah, Wisconsin]] and connects with [[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]] of [[Appleton, Wisconsin]].


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City-owned Oshkosh Transit Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the [[University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh]] have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves [[Neenah, Wisconsin]] and connects with [[Valley Transit (Wisconsin)|Valley Transit]] of [[Appleton, Wisconsin]].
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The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Brand - GO Transit|url=http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/news.htm|publisher=GO Transit|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>

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The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Brand - GO Transit|url=http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/news.htm|publisher=GO Transit|accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref>


==Routes==
==Routes==
[[File:Oshkosh Transit Center - Route 3 from side.jpg|thumb|Route 3 bus laying over at the Oshkosh Transit Center.]]
*1 Bowen/Hazel
*1 Bowen/Hazel
*2 Main/Jackson
*2 Main/Jackson
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==Facilities==
==Facilities==


===Terminals===
===Oshkosh Transit Center===
[[File:Oshkosh Transit Center at pulse.jpg|thumb|Oshkosh Transit Center during the hourly pulse time period.]]
The Oshkosh Transit Center is located in downtown Oshkosh, at 110 Pearl Avenue. The transit center operates as the central transfer location and serves routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 along with intercity buses, which serve Milwaukee, Green Bay and Wausau. The center consists of a long shelter with a metal roof. A large, enclosed heated section is located in the middle, with an enclosed, unheated section on each end. A bus lane on each side of the shelter allows ten 35-foot buses to line up at one time. Although the shelter was designed to meet federal and state guidelines for wheelchair accessibility, the passenger island was widened by four feet in 1991 to make it easier for disabled people to maneuver around support pillars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecwrpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2011OshkoshTDP.pdf|title=Oshkosh Transit Transit Development Plan July 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Oshkosh Transit Center empty.jpg|thumb|Oshkosh Transit Center as seen from the street.]]
The original transit center was located on the corner of Main and Waugoo where buses would line up along the street. The transit center has aged considerably and lacks crucial amenities. There are no designated public restrooms or fare kiosks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecwrpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/City-of-Oshkosh-Transit-Development-Plan-2018.pdf|title=City of Oshkosh Transit Development Plan - 2018}}</ref> Therefore, as of 2021, GO Transit intends to make improvements to the shelter. Additions will include a supervisor's office, and a new break room for bus drivers in the employees' "comfort station," which is currently just two single-stall restrooms. Lighting and video surveillance upgrades will increase security, and updated and repainted pavement, along with improved landscaping and signs, also will improve accessibility. Plans also call for a small customer service window where riders could also purchase transport passes. However, that will only be staffed limited hours. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oshkosh-s-go-transit-eyes-upgrades-to-downtown-transit-center-using-cares-act-funding/ar-AAOdqQY | title=Oshkosh's GO Transit eyes upgrades to Downtown Transit Center using CARES Act funding | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref>

===Other Transfer Points===


* '''Downtown Transfer Center''' - 110 Pearl Avenue (Pearl at Market Street - a covered station with bus shelters opened 1990 serving routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10)
* '''West Transfer Point''' - southside of Landmark Plaza Shopping Centre off South Washburn Street north of West 9th Avenue (Route 7 only)
* '''West Transfer Point''' - southside of Landmark Plaza Shopping Centre off South Washburn Street north of West 9th Avenue (Route 7 only)
* '''Neenah Transfer Center''' - 141-199 West Doty Avenue (small booth at the corner of South Church Street and West Doty Avenue)
* '''Neenah Transfer Center''' - 141-199 West Doty Avenue (small booth at the corner of South Church Street and West Doty Avenue)
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==GO Plus Paratransit services==
==GO Plus Paratransit services==


While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles (cars and special vans). Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.<ref>http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm</ref>
While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles (cars and special vans). Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/transit/SpecialPrograms/riders-with-disabilities.aspx|title=Riders with Disabilities}}</ref>
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm


==Funding==
==Funding==


Fares account for 15% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local (29%), state (27%) and federal (29%) sources.<ref>http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/statistics.htm</ref>
Fares account for 21% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local (25%), state (24%) and federal (30%) sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/transit/Statistics.pdf|title=Statistics}}</ref>


==Ridership==
==Ridership==
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! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:100px"| Ridership !! style="width:100px"| Change over previous year
! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:100px"| Ridership !! style="width:100px"| Change over previous year
|-
|-
!2014<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2014/50009.pdf</ref>
!2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2014/50009.pdf|title=2014 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|1,000,921 || n/a
|1,000,921 || n/a
|-
|-
!2015<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2015/50009.pdf</ref>
!2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2015/50009.pdf|title=2015 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|990,439 || {{decrease}}{{0}}1.05%
|990,439 || {{decrease}}{{0}}1.05%
|-
|-
!2016<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2016/50009.pdf</ref>
!2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2016/50009.pdf|title=2016 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|995,697 || {{increase}}{{0}}0.53%
|995,697 || {{increase}}{{0}}0.53%
|-
|-
!2017<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2017/50009.pdf</ref>
!2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2017/50009.pdf|title=2017 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|981,108 || {{decrease}}{{0}}1.47%
|981,108 || {{decrease}}{{0}}1.47%
|-
|-
!2018<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2018/50009.pdf</ref>
!2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2018/50009.pdf|title=2018 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|942,704 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.91%
|942,704 || {{decrease}}{{0}}3.91%
|-
|-
!2019<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/50009.pdf</ref>
!2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/50009.pdf|title=2019 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|818,919 || {{decrease}}{{0}}13.13%
|818,919 || {{decrease}}{{0}}13.13%
|-
|-
!2020<ref>https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2020/50009.pdf</ref>
!2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2020/50009.pdf|title=2020 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|466,841 || {{decrease}}{{0}}42.99%
|466,841 || {{decrease}}{{0}}42.99%
|-
!2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2021/50009.pdf|title=2021 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|520,822 || {{increase}}{{0}}11.56%
|-
!2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2022/50009.pdf|title=2022 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|619,330 || {{increase}}{{0}}18.91%
|-
!2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/50009.pdf|title=2023 Annual Agency Profile}}</ref>
|682,421 || {{increase}}{{0}}10.19%
|-
|-
|}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Refimprove|date=February 2013}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{Official website}}

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[[Category:Bus transportation in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Bus transportation in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin]]


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Latest revision as of 20:04, 6 November 2024

This article is about the transit system in Wisconsin. For the transit system in Ontario, see GO Transit. For the transit system in North Carolina, see GoTransit (North Carolina).
GO Transit
Founded1978
Headquarters926 Dempsey Trail
LocaleOshkosh, Wisconsin
Service areaWinnebago County, Wisconsin
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes9
Websitewww.oshkosh.wi.us/transit

GO Transit, formerly the Oshkosh Transit System, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

History

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Transit service in Oshkosh began in June 1882 when the Oshkosh Street Railway Company began operating six horse-drawn cars on 4.5 miles of track. Over the years, this system was expanded and in 1897, electric streetcars replaced the horse-drawn cars. In the 1920's buses began to replace streetcars, and the last streetcar ran on May 31, 1930. In 1933, Oshkosh City Lines, Inc. assumed operation of urban buses in Oshkosh and in 1962 City Transit Lines took over operations.[1]

City-owned Oshkosh Transit Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves Neenah, Wisconsin and connects with Valley Transit of Appleton, Wisconsin.

The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.[2]

Routes

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Route 3 bus laying over at the Oshkosh Transit Center.
  • 1 Bowen/Hazel
  • 2 Main/Jackson
  • 3 FVTC/New York
  • 4 Murdock/Logan
  • 5 UWO/Westowne
  • 6 Witzel/9th
  • 7 Washburn/Koeller
  • 8 20th/South Park
  • 9 Oakwood
  • 10 Neenah

Operating Schedule

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GO Transit operating hours are from 6:15 AM to 6:45 PM Mondays through Saturdays. There is no service on Sunday.

In the past few years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has provided free late night transportation to supplement the service of the OTS called Titan Transit.

Facilities

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Oshkosh Transit Center

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Oshkosh Transit Center during the hourly pulse time period.

The Oshkosh Transit Center is located in downtown Oshkosh, at 110 Pearl Avenue. The transit center operates as the central transfer location and serves routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 along with intercity buses, which serve Milwaukee, Green Bay and Wausau. The center consists of a long shelter with a metal roof. A large, enclosed heated section is located in the middle, with an enclosed, unheated section on each end. A bus lane on each side of the shelter allows ten 35-foot buses to line up at one time. Although the shelter was designed to meet federal and state guidelines for wheelchair accessibility, the passenger island was widened by four feet in 1991 to make it easier for disabled people to maneuver around support pillars.[3]

Oshkosh Transit Center as seen from the street.

The original transit center was located on the corner of Main and Waugoo where buses would line up along the street. The transit center has aged considerably and lacks crucial amenities. There are no designated public restrooms or fare kiosks.[4] Therefore, as of 2021, GO Transit intends to make improvements to the shelter. Additions will include a supervisor's office, and a new break room for bus drivers in the employees' "comfort station," which is currently just two single-stall restrooms. Lighting and video surveillance upgrades will increase security, and updated and repainted pavement, along with improved landscaping and signs, also will improve accessibility. Plans also call for a small customer service window where riders could also purchase transport passes. However, that will only be staffed limited hours. [5]

Other Transfer Points

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  • West Transfer Point - southside of Landmark Plaza Shopping Centre off South Washburn Street north of West 9th Avenue (Route 7 only)
  • Neenah Transfer Center - 141-199 West Doty Avenue (small booth at the corner of South Church Street and West Doty Avenue)

Storage

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  • Transportation Department-Oshkosh Transit System Garage - 926 Dempsey Trail (off Witzel Avenue) is a bus garage and maintenance facility located south of Oshkosh Sports Complex

GO Plus Paratransit services

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While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles (cars and special vans). Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.[6] http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm

Funding

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Fares account for 21% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local (25%), state (24%) and federal (30%) sources.[7]

Ridership

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Ridership Change over previous year
2014[8] 1,000,921 n/a
2015[9] 990,439 Decrease01.05%
2016[10] 995,697 Increase00.53%
2017[11] 981,108 Decrease01.47%
2018[12] 942,704 Decrease03.91%
2019[13] 818,919 Decrease013.13%
2020[14] 466,841 Decrease042.99%
2021[15] 520,822 Increase011.56%
2022[16] 619,330 Increase018.91%
2023[17] 682,421 Increase010.19%

Transit Connections

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Other transit operators in Wisconsin:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GO Transit - City of Oshkosh Transportation Department - History".
  2. ^ "New Brand - GO Transit". GO Transit. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Oshkosh Transit Transit Development Plan July 2011" (PDF).
  4. ^ "City of Oshkosh Transit Development Plan - 2018" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Oshkosh's GO Transit eyes upgrades to Downtown Transit Center using CARES Act funding". MSN.
  6. ^ "Riders with Disabilities".
  7. ^ "Statistics" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2014 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2015 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  10. ^ "2016 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  11. ^ "2017 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  12. ^ "2018 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  13. ^ "2019 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  14. ^ "2020 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  15. ^ "2021 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  16. ^ "2022 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
  17. ^ "2023 Annual Agency Profile" (PDF).
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