the metro founded 1973 headquarters 201 n. kansas avenue topeka kansas 66603 3622 service type bus service paratransit routes 12 daily ridership 5 732 operator topeka metropolitan transit authority chief executive susan duffy website topekametro.org topeka metro is the fixed route public transportation operator in the city of topeka kansas . it carries passengers monday saturday on 14 routes on weekdays and 11 routes on saturdays . in 2008 it carried a record 1.8 million riders . topeka metro also runs a paratransit service on evenings from 8 30 pm to 11 30 pm and on sundays for most of the day . contents 1 history 2 board of directors 3 routes 4 references 5 external links history edit the topeka metropolitan transit authority was created in 1973 by a vote of the city residents . over the past three decades topeka metro has grown from a small privately owned bus service into a leader in local transportation . from a thriving employer outreach and bike to work program topeka metro has been at the forefront of helping the residents of topeka to find options to get to work and to think transit first . 1 since those humble beginnings topeka metro has grown into one of the most efficiently run and used transit systems in the state . of all the capital cities in the nation today topeka metro ranks the 9th most efficient . 1 board of directors edit the topeka metro board of directors is composed of seven council approved mayoral appointed citizens . the board establishes policy and legislative direction for the agency . board members are appointed to four year terms . 2 rodd miller chairman 1st seat beverly hall vice chairman 2nd seat jim daniel 3rd seat matt gassen 4th seat jim ogle 5th seat elsie eisenbarth 6th seat vacant 7th seat routes edit topeka metro bus lines 3 no . description notes 1 oakland oakland line & schedule 2 north kansas north kansas line & schedule 3 east 6th east 6th line & schedule 4 california california line & schedule 5 indiana indiana line & schedule 6 west 6th west 6th line & schedule 7 washburn washburn line & schedule 10 west 10th west 10th line & schedule 10s west 10th special west 10th special serving topeka high & highland park high 12 huntoon huntoon line & schedule 17 west 17th west 17th line & schedule 21 west 21st west 21st line & schedule 29 west 29th west 29th line & schedule 29s west 29th special west 29th special line & schedule flex east topeka flex zone new east topeka request flex zone references edit a b topeka metro history topeka metro board of directors effective august 3rd 2015 topeka metro external links edit official website v t e public transportation in kansas bus systems ata bus citygo johnson county transit kansas city area transportation authority lawrence transit lcat rcat topeka transit wichita transit bus rapid transit metro area express ridekc retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title topeka metro & oldid 691801579 categories bus transportation in kansastransit agencies in kansas 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 22 november 2015 at 07 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view