Valley Transit (Wisconsin)
Bus service serving Appleton, Wisconsin/Fox Cities
Valley Transit is a city bus and paratransit commission operated by the city government of Appleton, Wisconsin. It has operated as a bus system since 1930, and has been fully operated by the city since 1978.
The system operates across the Fox Cities and serves the cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Menasha, and Neenah, as well as the towns of Buchanan and Grand Chute; and the villages of
Fox Crossing, Darboy, Kimberly, and Little Chute. Through an agreement with the Appleton Area School District, Valley Transit allows all students enrolled in an AASD middle/high school to ride the bus for free during the school year.
History
Public transportation in the area originated with streetcar systems, which operated from 1886 to 1930 when they were completely replaced by buses operated by a company called Fox River Bus Lines. Toward the end of the 1960s, the city began to subsidize the company, until it bought and took over operations on New Year's Day 1978.
Routes
Valley Transit's operations consist of 18 fixed bus routes, meaning they begin and end at the same place. In addition, they operate multiple seasonal (Tripper) routes which typically only run a limited number of times daily to connect most of the AASD middle/high schools to the Appleton Transit Center. Valley Transit also operates a paratransit service (contracted out to a local bus company), which shuttles elderly passengers from their homes to regular-route bus stops and functions much as a taxi service for disabled passengers. The company provides service on Weekdays and Saturdays, with no service on Sundays.
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