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Public transportation service in Idaho, US
Citylink is a
public transportation service in parts of
Kootenai County, Idaho . The agency operates six bus routes in urbanized areas of the county, including the cities of
Coeur d'Alene and
Post Falls , that run for 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Patrons are
not charged a fare on Citylink buses.
[2] Citylink is funded by the
Coeur d'Alene Tribe ,
Kootenai County ,
Kootenai Health , and the
Federal Transit Administration .
[3] The agency's bus fleet consists of 20 buses that can seat up to 33 passengers and are equipped with
wheelchair lifts and
bicycle racks .
[4]
Routes
Urban Route A – Serves Coeur d'Alene
Urban Route B – Serves Post Falls
Urban Route C – Serves
Hayden
Rural Route – Serves the towns of
Worley ,
Plummer ,
Tensed and
DeSmet
Link Route – Connects the two transfer stations at Riverstone and Worley
Plummer Express – Peak-only commuter service connecting Coeur d'Alene and
Plummer
History
Riverstone Transit Center in 2019
Citylink began operating on November 1, 2005, funded primarily by a $1.38 million
Federal Transit Administration grant that was matched by the
Coeur d'Alene Tribe .
[5]
[6]
[7]
Budget cuts in April 2012 caused a major restructure in Citylink service, including the elimination of a route to
State Line , the addition of 125 stops to the system, increased frequencies on services operating out of Riverstone, and the elimination of one-way loops on urban routes B and C.
[8]
[9] The permanent Riverstone Transit Center opened in 2019, with public restrooms and a reception area.
[10]
Extension of
Spokane Transit Authority service into
Idaho , mainly an hourly
express bus from Coeur d'Alene to
Spokane , was proposed as part of the 2015 "STA Moving Forward"
ballot measure , which failed to pass.
[11]
[12] This was again proposed in 2016, as part of the "Proposition 1" ballot measure, which successfully passed. Service is expected to commence in 2025.
[13]
References
^
"Kootenai County (KC)" (PDF) . National Transit Database .
Federal Transit Administration . Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^
"Citylink: Reliable. Efficient. Free" . Citylink. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Carr, Geoff (September 8, 2015).
"C'mon and take a free ride" .
Coeur d'Alene Press . Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^
"Appendix B: Citylink Fleet Roster" (PDF) . Kootenai MPO Public Transportation Plan Update Final Report .
Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization . August 2012. p. 111. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Rotunno, Nick (November 9, 2010).
"Citylink celebrates five years" . Coeur d'Alene Press . Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^
"Kootenai County Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan" (PDF) . Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 7, 2007. p. 9. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Drumheller, Susan (November 4, 2005).
"CityLink bus service gets rolling" .
The Spokesman-Review . pp. B1–B2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ KMPO Staff (March 14, 2012).
"Kootenai County - CITYLINK SERVICE REDUCTION - Summary Sheet - FAQ's" . KMPO Transportation Blog . Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization. Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Warren, Alecia (April 25, 2012).
"Citylink services cut" . Coeur d'Alene Press . Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Thomas, Virginia (August 2, 2018).
"Transit center in works at Riverstone in Cd'A" .
Spokane Journal of Business . Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
^ Prager, Mike (January 29, 2015).
"Coeur d'Alene bus service is part of STA tax request" . The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Cole, David (January 30, 2015).
"Waiting for the bus" . Coeur d'Alene Press . Retrieved December 2, 2015 .
^ Kelety, Josh (March 5, 2020).
"With ridership declining, we hop on the bus with one big question in mind: Where is the STA headed?" .
Inlander . Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
External links
Transit
Spokane Transit Authority Citylink
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