Administrative Office: 1 Transit Way, Pontoon Beach, IL 62040

Main Office Phone: (618) 797-4600

Transit Info Phone: (618) 797-4636

Providing public transportation services for residents and visitors.

Madison County Mass Transit District (MCT) is a municipal corporation organized pursuant to the Local Mass Transit District Act (70 ILCS 3610) of the Illinois State statutes. MCT is dedicated to providing public mass transportation within Madison County, Illinois.

MCT provides the community with numerous public bus routes, paratransit service meeting ADA requirements for the elderly and disabled, bikeway development and integrating the MCT bikeways with the MCT bus routes, and overseeing RideFinders, the St. Louis regional rideshare program. Working in conjunction with other regional organizations, MCT provides an important link in the chain of seamless regional transportation services.

All buses are equipped with bike racks and are wheelchair accessible.

Providing transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The Runabout paratransit bus service for elderly and disabled residents of Madison County, IL. 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 for MCT as well as the entire MCT fixed route bus service.

More than 138 miles of scenic Madison County bikeways developed and maintained by MCT. The MCT Trails system is a series of interconnected separated Class I bikeways that traverse a variety of natural landscapes and connect to neighborhoods, schools, parks, colleges, commercial areas, and other destinations.

MCT buses are equipped with bike racks, providing a seamless trip from bike to bus. MCT carries an average of 1,700 “bike and bus” riders each month.

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.

More than 138 miles of scenic Madison County bikeways developed and maintained by MCT. The MCT Trails system is a series of interconnected separated Class I bikeways that traverse a variety of natural landscapes and connect to neighborhoods, schools, parks, colleges, commercial areas, and other destinations.

MCT buses are equipped with bike racks, providing a seamless trip from bike to bus. MCT carries an average of 1,700 “bike and bus” riders each month.

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.  

Reducing congestion and improving air quality in the St. Louis region.

The RideFinders program 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 ride matching 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.

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.

Agency for Community Transit, Inc. (ACT) is a private, non-profit 501 (c)(3) agency incorporated in the State of Illinois. ACT operates all public and paratransit bus services for Madison County Transit (MCT), the RideFinders carpool/vanpool program, and constructs and maintains the MCT Trails system, as well as operates the ACT Community Action Grants program.