. why not parent city of monroe louisiana founded 1906 headquarters 700 washington st monroe la 71201 locale monroe louisiana service area city of monroe louisiana service type bus service routes 20 hubs mts terminal 207 catalpa st. monroe la 71201 website mtsbus.org monroe transit is the operator of public transportation in metropolitan monroe louisiana . since 1906 monroe transit the nation s oldest publicly owned transportation system has been continuously owned and operated by the city of monroe . over 100 years after its inception monroe transit remains the public transportation provider to the city offering twenty 20 regularly scheduled routes as well as paratransit services to the community . monroe transit has a long rich history . in 1903 at the urging of mayor a.a. forsythe the monroe city council voted to begin the first municipal railroad in the united states . the city awarded a 100 000 contract to the westinghouse electrical co. in 1904 to build the city owned street railway . construction began in may 1905 but was later delayed due to a yellow fever epidemic . on june 11 1906 mayor forsythe city officials and prominent monroe residents made the first official run of the monroe municipal street railway . revenue service on the four lines began june 15 1906 . by this time west seattle wa had already begun the first municipally owned street railway making monroe the second in the u.s. to introduce this new model of public transportation . the street railway continued to operate until 1938 . although many extensions were made to the railway throughout its operation monroe was expanding making buses a more economical and practical option . the final streetcar ran down the lee avenue line on august 21 1938 and the evolution of monroe transit as the modern transportation system we know today had officially begun . in 2005 night service was also instituted and hours for regular routes were extended . service is not currently provided on sundays . bus routes edit route number route name monday friday saturday 1 desiard street route 1 route 1 2 trolley line route 2 na 3 twin city mall route 3 route 3 4 marx street route 4 see route 11 5 university ave. route 5 route 5 6 burg jones lane route 6 route 6 7 ea conway hospital route 7 route 7 8 powell avenue route 8 see route 12 9 jackson street route 9 route 9 10 north monroe route 10 route 10 11 bernstein park route 11 route 11 12 white street route 12 route 12 14 pecanland mall route 14 route 14 15 delta college route 15 na votech flyer votech na night rider a a a night rider b b b night rider c c c night rider d d d external links edit monroe transit system v t e public transit in louisiana acadiana good earth transit lake charles transit lcts lafayette transit system lts baton rouge capital area transit system cats central louisiana alexandria transportation authority atrans new orleans jefferson transit jet regional transit authority rta st. bernard urban rapid transit sburt north louisiana monroe transit mts shreveport area transit system sportran rta streetcar lines canal cemeteries and city park museum branches loyola upt riverfront st. charles this article related to bus transportation in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about transportation in louisiana is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title monroe transit & oldid 596204409 categories bus transportation in louisianatransit agencies in louisianaunited states bus transportation stubslouisiana transportation stubshidden categories all stub articles 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 19 february 2014 at 16 51 . 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