ann arbor area transportation authority slogan the ride founded chartered in 1969 1 operating as early as 1976 headquarters 2700 s. industrial hwy . ann arbor mi service area ann arbor and ypsilanti service type bus service paratransit express bus destinations briarwood mall university of michigan ann arbor eastern michigan university washtenaw comm college huron high school u of m hospital downtown ypsilanti downtown ann arbor . stations blake transit center 328 s. fifth avenue ann arbor ypsilanti transit center 220 pearl street ypsilanti daily ridership 24 900 2014 2 fuel type b12 operator ann arbor area transportation authority chief executive matt carpenter 3 website http www.theride.org an aaata bus with the blue roofed blake transit center in the background aaata 25th anniversary token the ann arbor area transportation authority aaata which brands itself as theride is the public transit system serving the ann arbor and ypsilanti michigan area . contents 1 overview 2 fares 3 routes 4 references 5 external links overview edit the authority mainly operates fixed route bus service within its service area . it also operates the aride paratransit system university of michigan sponsored expressride commuter buses to canton and chelsea and artfairride and footballride event shuttles . it oversees the isharearide and vanride carpooling services . theride operates transit centers in downtown ann arbor and ypsilanti as well as a number of park and ride facilities in the ann arbor area . the aaata is also the designated authority for the planned ann arbor howell commuter rail line . 4 the aaata was the first transit authority in the united states to operate low floor buses when in early 1993 they took delivery of ten new flyer d40lf buses . in terms of operation only two canadian authorities and the port authority of new york and new jersey operated such buses prior to the aaata . the aaata has introduced hybrid electric buses to its fleet of 69 and is the first public transit operator in the midwest to state its intention to convert to all hybrid electric buses . 5 in august 2013 the aaata board voted to change the agency s name from the ann arbor transportation authority to the ann arbor area transportation authority . 6 the name change reflects the addition of neighboring ypsilanti to the agency board and the growing focus on regional services within washtenaw county s urban core . in december 2013 the ann arbor city council approved adding ypsilanti township as a charter member of the aaata . in november 2012 the aata broke ground on the new blake transit center at a cost of 8.1 million . 7 the new 2 story 12 019 square foot downtown transit hub replaced a one story structure built at the site at 328 south fifth avenue in the 1980s . the new blake transit center was officially opened for use on july 7 2014 . 8 fares edit aaata uses a fixed fare system . full fare on fixed route buses is 1.50 payable by cash or tokens . university of michigan students faculty and staff with a valid yellow mcard ride for free . reduced cash fares and discounted passes and tokens are also available with children under 6 and theride employees riding for free . 1 day and 30 day unlimited ride passes are available for 4.50 and 58 respectively . 9 transfers are free and are valid for unlimited connections to fixed route buses for 90 minutes . they are not valid for return trips on the same route event shuttles or airride . using a transfer on an expressride bus reduces the fare by 1.50 to 4.75 . the fare for the expressride canton and chelsea is 6.25 payable by only cash . 30 day expressride commuter passes and 10 ride tickets are available at discounts . footballride and artfairride shuttles have the same 1.50 fare as normal service . passes and transfers are not accepted and reduced fares are not available . the ann arbor area transportation authority operates the 787 airride line in cooperation with the michigan flyer coach service which runs an express route between downtown ann arbor and the mcnamara and north terminals of the detroit metropolitan airport in romulus wayne county . fares are 12.00 for standard adults with reservation 15.00 per walk on and 6.00 for the elderly or disabled . children under 18 are allowed on free with a paying adult during round trips . 10 routes edit expressride canton expressride chelsea 1 pontiac dhu varren 1u pontiac university 2a b c plymouth 3 huron river 4a b washtenaw 5a b c d packard 6a b c ellsworth 7 south main east 8a b pauline 9 jackson dexter 10 ypsilanti northeast 11 ypsilanti south 12a b miller liberty 13 newport 14 geddes east stadium 15 scio church west stadium 16 ann arbor saline road 17 amtrak station depot street 18a b miller university 20 ypsilanti grove ecorse 22 north south connector 33 college of business shuttle 36 wolverine tower shuttle 609 dexter university formerly route 9u 787 airride detroit metro apart shuttle the aaata ran a free link bus connecting central campus and downtown during the u m school year until 20 august 2009 . 11 12 13 references edit archived copy . archived from the original on 2009 12 02 . retrieved 2009 11 28 . aata faq page fourth quarter & end of year 2014 pdf . public transportation ridership report . american public transportation association . retrieved 9 march 2015 . executive staff leadership about us aata ann arbor transportation authority . retrieved 1 august 2014 . shea bill 2008 10 29 . ann arbor howell commuter rail line chugs ahead ; authority named . crain s detroit business . retrieved 2008 10 31 . aata goes hybrid . arbor update ann arbor area community news . 24 october 2007 . retrieved 23 august 2009 . just say the ride . ann arbor chronicle . august 15 2013 . retrieved 17 january 2014 . stanton ryan j. 19 november 2012 . aata breaks ground on 8.1 m new and improved blake transit center in downtown ann arbor . annarbor.com . mlive media group . retrieved 19 february 2015 . kline don . grand opening ceremony celebrates aaata s new and improved downtown blake transit center . http www.theride.org . ann arbor area transportation authority . retrieved 19 february 2015 . external link in website help fixed route fares . retrieved september 23 2015 . my air ride . michigan flyer . retrieved june 17 2015 . fares . ann arbor transportation authority . 2009 . retrieved 23 august 2009 . the link pdf . ann arbor transportation authority . 2009 . archived from the original pdf on march 27 2009 . retrieved 23 august 2009 . reed tina 8 august 2009 . downtown ann arbor link bus service not expected to resume . news . annarbor.com . retrieved 19 october 2010 . external links edit aata website website for airride service to the detroit airport v t e ann arbor michigan education primary and secondary schools ann arbor public schools huron high school pioneer high school skyline high school community high school clonlara school greenhills school rudolf steiner school of ann arbor colleges and universities university of michigan concordia university washtenaw community college in ann arbor township other landmarks the ark ann arbor hands on museum blind pig briarwood mall burton memorial tower michigan theater performance network theatre state theatre st. patrick s parish complex sunward cohousing tower plaza university of michigan health system c.s. mott children s hospital culture ann arbor art fairs ann arbor film festival hash bash shakespeare in the arb transportation ann arbor area transportation authority ann arbor amtrak station ann arbor municipal airport in pittsfield township owned by the city of ann arbor this list is incomplete . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ann arbor area transportation authority & oldid 744314948 categories bus transportation in michiganintermodal transportation authorities in michiganuniversity and college bus systemszero fare transport servicestransportation in ann arbor michiganhidden categories cs1 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