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At a Glance
Madison County Transit Facts
Service: Provides fixed route bus service for Madison County, Ill.
Daily Ridership: 8,000 riders each day
Weekly Ridership: 40,000 weekly riders
Annual Ridership: 2 million riders a year
MCT Vehicle Fleet: 73 buses
Accessibility: All buses are equipped with lifts and seating space for wheelchairs. All buses
lower to the ground for easier access.
Background: The Madison County Mass Transit District (MCT) was created in 1980 by the Madison
County Board to oversee the development of public transit in Madison County.
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Agency for Community Transit ‘Runabout’
Facts
Service: Provides paratransit bus service for elderly and disabled residents of Madison County,
Ill.
Monthly Ridership: 8,000-10,000 riders a month
Annual Ridership: Approximately 100,000 riders a year
ACT Vehicle Fleet: 31 buses in the fleet.
Accessibility: All buses are wheelchair accessible.
Denial Rate: 0%
Background: In January 1985, Agency for Community Transit Inc. a 501(c)(3) corporation was formed
to provide paratransit bus service for elderly and disabled residents of Madison County. Today, ACT
operates the 'Runabout' service as well as the entire MCT fixed route bus service.
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MCT Trails Facts
Service: Provides Madison County with 85 miles of scenic bikeways in Madison County, Ill., that meander through
woods, across fields, over creeks, and along the Mississippi River.
Bike and Bus: All MCT buses are equipped with bike racks that carry an average of 1000 "bike and bus"
riders a month.
Funding: MCT has secured more than $15 million in federal and state grants to implement an ongoing construction and
development program designed to create and support alternative modes of transportation.
Background: In the early 1990s, MCT initiated its “rails to trails” program with the goal of preserving urban rail
corridors for future light rail possibilities and interim trail use. MCT is one of the only transit systems in the country
that has an integrated transportation system
which links its own bikeways with its existing bus system.
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RideFinders Facts
Service: Improves the region's quality of life and work by reducing traffic congestion and improving
air quality. RideFinders fulfills its mission by providing a free ridematching service to help commuters find
other commuters to carpool or vanpool with to work, and by working with employers to offer free ridesharing
information and incentives to thousands of commuters at work.
Registered Employers: 830
Registered Carpools: 2,000
Registered Carpoolers: 4,650
Registered Vanpools: 85
Registered Vanpoolers: 900
Commuters in Database: 17,000
Parking Spaces Eliminated: 3,375
Annual Individual Savings: $1,000
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Carbon Monoxide Reduced:
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Monthly – 110,000 pounds
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Annually – 1,325,000 pounds
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Total Air Pollution Reduced:
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Monthly – 150,000 pounds
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Annually – 1,750,000 pounds
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Background: RideFinders operates as a free public service for employers and commuters working in St. Louis City
and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin Counties in Missouri; and Madison, St. Clair and Monroe Counties in Illinois
through federal grant funding from the United States Department of Transportation and Federal Highway
Administration.
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