citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message met transit system slogan serving billings creating community founded 1973 defunct james perez general manager headquarters 1705 monad road locale billings mt service type bus service paratransit routes 15 hubs downtown transfer center & stewart park transfer center fleet weekday fleet 15 saturday fleet 7 daily ridership 3 000 website met transit billings metropolitan transit met is the public transit system in billings montana . met transit provides fixed route and paratransit bus service to the city of billings . the met is the primary mode of transportation for many citizens of the city . 1 met serves about 3 000 passengers a day . it currently employs around 200 people . all of met s buses are accessible by citizens who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices ; the buses are wheelchair lift equipped and accessible to all citizens that are unable to use the stairs . 2 all met buses are equipped with bike racks for its bike riding passengers . 3 contents 1 history 2 services 2.1 weekday routes 2.2 school runs 2.3 saturday routes 2.4 special services 3 met plus 4 facilities & vehicles 4.1 head office 4.2 downtown transfer center 4.3 stewart park transfer center 4.4 transit fleet 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit this section might be slanted towards recent events . please try to keep recent events in historical perspective . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message the met began operation in 1973 with only five fixed routes ; these included crosstown grand broadwater central and southside . in 1993 the met opened up its first transfer center at stewart park for passengers to utilize in transferring to connection buses . in july 1996 the met started the bike and ride program in an attempt to attract new riders ; by 2004 the program had 1 411 bike and ride users . in 2002 the met added its s.s. loop to the fleet list adding extra service to the billings south side and route 11m northwest was dropped off the met route fleet . in 2003 the met remodeled its stewart park transfer center . in the summer of 2008 construction began on the new downtown transfer center at 220 n. 25th street ; this was completed in early 2009 and it was open for business . this resulted in various changes to the routes and schedules for the buses that transfer in downtown . further the met raised its fare prices from 0.75 to 1.25 and from 0.25 to 0.50 . in 2011 the met once again faced a schedule change ; route 12p overland avenue was taken off the fleet . in 2013 the met faced another schedule change but added more service to the west end and the south side . the new west end bus originally called southwest and running every half hour was changed into a one hour route that extended to cover the v.a. clinic on spring creek drive and zoo montana on shiloh road and pierce parkway . the route was directed down shiloh to shiloh crossing a shopping center on shiloh road and king avenue west . routes 1m 5d 9d 10d s5 and s9 also faced changes . route 1m changed by adding an hour and a half of service each weekday and further service down 6th ave n. route 5d is now known as route 5d1 grand 1 and route 5d2 grand 2 . the new grand routes run to 32nd st w off of grand ave instead of to 28th st w. route 9d central has been changed to travel down 1st ave s during its outbound times . route 10d southside serves 4th ave s on its outbound times . in 2014 the met began a new program for disabled veterans . disabled veterans can ride free on all the met bus routes as long as the individuals show the met driver their department of veterans affairs identification card indicating service connected ; the vet is not required to have a bus pass . also in 2014 the met will provide its first shuttle service to the magic blues fest at south park . service will run from 2pm 11pm and the bus will run 4 times an hour . in may 2016 the city council approved a four year phased in approach to increase bus fares . the monthly bus passes will increase by 4.00 beginning july 1 2016 for the first year . each year after on july 1 the monthly passes will increase by 2.00 until july 1 2019 . the overall increase for adult youth senior and disabled monthly passes will have an accumulative increase of 10.00 by fiscal year 2020 . cash fares will also increase beginning on july 1 2016 . adult cash fares went up from 1.25 to 1.75 youth from 1.25 to 1.50 and the senior disabled cash fare from 0.50 to 1.00 . also at the may 2016 city council meeting the council approved the elimination of four unproductive routes . the eliminated routes are the 2 rimrock 4 parkhill 6 lewis and 8 miles and will end service on july 30 . services edit the met serves all five wards in the city of billings with easily identifiable buses ; they have green and blue diagonal bands . the route name is displayed over the windshield and side window while the route number is also displayed in the windshield s lower left corner . the met stops at most corners or at blue and green met bus signs . however over the next 12 18 months met transit will only stop at designated bus stops . weekday routes edit 1 met link 3 crosstown 5a grand 5b grand 7 broadwater 9 central 10 southside 13 westend 14 alkali 15 hilltop 16 main 17 bench 18 heights 19 s.s. southside loop 24 poly school runs edit these routes are open to the public and operate will run during public middle school days . t1 castlerock t2 riverside tripper t3 will james saturday routes edit s3 crosstown s5 grand s7 broadwater s9 central s13 westend s18 heights s19 s.s. southside loop special services edit park n ride bike & ride service connected free transit service for disabled veterans blues fest express a bus running from downtown to the blues fest at south park western fest express a bus running from downtown to the last best country fest at south park met plus edit met plus provides a paratransit program for citizens who are not able to use the met due to a disability . five specially equipped vehicles provide door to door service for persons certified as eligible . facilities & vehicles edit head office edit the head office known as the metroplex houses the administration offices maintenance buses and bus wash . address 1705 monad road coordinates 45 45 47 n 108 33 31 w 45.76306 n 108.55861 w 45.76306 ; 108.55861 downtown transfer center edit most met routes except route 13 come together in downtown billings at the transfer center at 220 n. 25th street . address 220 north 25th street coordinates 45 47 06 n 108 30 12.8 w 45.78500 n 108.503556 w 45.78500 ; 108.503556 stewart park transfer center edit many routes come together at the stewart park transfer center just west of rimrock mall . the routes that do not use stewart park include 1 14p 15p 16p 17p 18m and 19 . address stewart park road at rimrock mall coordinates 45 46 04.4 n 108 34 55.8 w 45.767889 n 108.582167 w 45.767889 ; 108.582167 transit fleet edit the met operates a variety of buses in the fleet . gillig 35 ft 11 m standard diesel high floorbuses gillig 35 ft 11 m standard diesel low floor buses novabus 35 ft 11 m standard diesel high floor buses see also edit transportation in montana references edit city of billings mt official website met transit . ci.billings.mt.us . retrieved 2013 10 17 . city of billings mt official website accessibility . ci.billings.mt.us . retrieved 2013 10 17 . city of billings mt official website bike & ride . ci.billings.mt.us . retrieved 2013 10 17 . http billingsgazette.com news local disabled vets to ride city bus for free beginning on article 83c9cc4d a291 55bb 9dcc dcab2506247e.html external links edit billings metropolitan transit retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title billings metropolitan transit & oldid 739642103 categories bus transportation in montanabillings metropolitan areaintermodal transportation authorities in montana1973 establishments in montanahidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2016all articles needing additional referencesarticles slanted towards recent events from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 september 2016 at 00 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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