Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
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The Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation (GLPTC) is a municipal
corporation
founded in 1971 that provides bus
services in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
under the operating name of CityBus.
hastily assumed operation of the bus routes. Since the routes operated in West Lafayette
in addition to Lafayette, a funding mechanism that allowed the use of tax revenues from both cities was needed. GLPTC was formed to operate city bus services in the two cities and select surrounding areas of Tippecanoe County. GLPTC receives funding from the federal government, the State of Indiana
and property taxes levied in the service areas. In 1998 GLPTC began using the operating name CityBus.
buses, two trolley-replica buses
and eleven hybrid diesel-electric
buses. The majority of the fleet consists of vehicles manufactured by Gillig Corporation
. In 2006 GLPTC was the second busiest bus system in Indiana with more than 4.35 million rider trips.
CityBus has a partnership with Purdue University
and Ivy Tech Community College that allows students, faculty and staff of these universities to ride free of cost.
campus.
There is a “Currently by me” option, which shows your position on the map and all the bus stops around you. If you click on any of those, it again shows you the estimated time of arrival of all the buses (Campus loops and Lafayette Loops) on that stop. There is an option for your “Favorite stops” through which your access to the details of those particular stops is easier. There is a “Follow me” option which uses you phones GPS and will update your position as you move around that area.
The app is a beta testing version and it’s free of charge.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
founded in 1971 that provides bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
services in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
under the operating name of CityBus.
History
In 1970 the privately owned Greater Lafayette Bus Company abruptly ceased operations and the City of LafayetteLafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
hastily assumed operation of the bus routes. Since the routes operated in West Lafayette
West Lafayette, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific...
in addition to Lafayette, a funding mechanism that allowed the use of tax revenues from both cities was needed. GLPTC was formed to operate city bus services in the two cities and select surrounding areas of Tippecanoe County. GLPTC receives funding from the federal government, the State of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
and property taxes levied in the service areas. In 1998 GLPTC began using the operating name CityBus.
Current operations
The corporation's budget for 2007 was $9 million, with approximately $1.9 million coming from farebox collections, pass sales, charters and other services. As of 2009 the CityBus fleet consists of 70 buses including paratransitParatransit
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....
buses, two trolley-replica buses
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....
and eleven hybrid diesel-electric
Hybrid electric bus
A hybrid electric bus combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. These type of buses normally use a diesel-electric powertrain and are also known as hybrid diesel-electric buses....
buses. The majority of the fleet consists of vehicles manufactured by Gillig Corporation
Gillig
Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...
. In 2006 GLPTC was the second busiest bus system in Indiana with more than 4.35 million rider trips.
CityBus has a partnership with Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and Ivy Tech Community College that allows students, faculty and staff of these universities to ride free of cost.
Routes
CityBus operates 14 regular routes through Lafayette and West Lafayette, and an additional 8 routes within the Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
campus.
Regular routes
- 1A Market Square
- 1B Salisbury
- 2A Schuyler
- 2B Union
- 3 Lafayette Square
- 4A Tippecanoe Mall
- 4B Purdue West/Klondike
- 5 Happy Hollow/Northwestern
- 6A Fourth St.
- 6B S. 18th St.
- 7 State Road 26 E.
- 8 Klondike Express
- 9 Ready2Go
- 23 Wabash Trolley Line
Campus loops
- 12 Gold Loop
- 13 Silver Loop
- 14 Black Loop (Sat/Sun Nights)
- 15 Tower Acres
- 16 Bronze Loop
- 17 Ross Ade
- 18 NightRider (Fri/Sat Nights)
- 19 South Campus
- 20 AvTech
Technological Progress
An app “PurdueBus” has been recently launched which provides a comprehensive system for the city bus system of the West Lafayette/Lafayette area. Once the app is running it sends real time data to the phone using satellite imagery. You can search for any bus loops running on that day and it will provide you details of all the buses running on that sector and their current positions. You can also enter the code of any bus stop, or the landmark of the stop and the app tells you the buses due on the stop and there estimated time of arrival on the stop.There is a “Currently by me” option, which shows your position on the map and all the bus stops around you. If you click on any of those, it again shows you the estimated time of arrival of all the buses (Campus loops and Lafayette Loops) on that stop. There is an option for your “Favorite stops” through which your access to the details of those particular stops is easier. There is a “Follow me” option which uses you phones GPS and will update your position as you move around that area.
The app is a beta testing version and it’s free of charge.