| Cheyenne Transit Program | |
| Headquarters: | 322 West Lincolnway |
| Locale: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Service Area: | Laramie County, Wyoming |
| Service Type: | bus service, paratransit, microtransit |
| Routes: | 4 |
| Stations: | Transfer Station (W 18th St and O'Neil Ave) |
| Website: | Cheyenne Transit Program |
| Map: | CTP Route Map effective September 5, 2023 |
Cheyenne Transit Program is the primary provider of mass transportation in Laramie County, Wyoming. Four routes are provided by the agency from Monday through Saturday.[1] In 2009, the city began a comprehensive process to increase ridership by adding bus stops and building shelters.
The Cheyenne Transit Program mostly suspended services during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] However, unlike other agencies, the suspension lasted significantly longer, until September 5, 2023[3] [4] with four bus routes put into effect. When transit returned to the city, the system was improved with more direct routes and free fares. Despite moving to a fare-free operation, the city will save money by no longer requiring fareboxes, nor any of the other associated expenses of a fare-based system.[5] Passengers also no longer need to bring exact change with them to use the buses.
In the past especially prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were six bus routes including
At this time, the Transfer Station was located on W 17th St and Capitol Avenue next to the Cheyenne Municipal Parking facility in Downtown Cheyenne.[8] Fares which most people had to pay in order to ride the bus were US$1.00 fee per ride; transfers to other buses were free. In the late 2010s, that fare was raised to US$1.50.
At a certain point between 2021 and mid-2023, an Express route from Downtown Cheyenne to Walmart on Dell Range Blvd was provided.[9] In 2023, two routes between Downtown Cheyenne and the north Walmart on Dell Range Blvd were put into effect along with four micro-transit zones for extended coverage.[10]
Plans are currently in place to eventually extend service farther into the evening hours as well as on Sundays although fixed-route service would stop at 6:00 PM on weekdays and not operate on Sundays. Instead, Micro-transit service is planned to eventually operate during the extended service times. There are plans to acquire vans for para-transit services.
There are also plans to eventually relocate Cheyenne Transit Program's office from its current location on W Lincolnway to 1800 Westland Rd at what is a former Union Pacific Railroad facility. This would place the offices closer to the maintenance facility along Old Happy Jack Road, and it is set to serve as an inter-modal hub that could provide intercity bus service among other transit services.[11]
CTP is also looking to eventually move the main transfer point to one of two locations:
As of 2023, Cheyenne's current fixed-routes include:[12]
Each route begins at the top of the hour at the Transfer Station (W 18th St and O'Neil Ave), and makes a loop to return about 10 minutes prior to the next hour. The buses meet at one of Cheyenne's two Walmarts (Livingston Ave and Dell Range Blvd) about 22 to 28 minutes after the hour where users can also transfer between two respective buses (South and East routes, or Northeast and Northwest routes). With the current design of the bus routes, the buses double back along their routes back to the Transfer Station.
Each bus identifies its route with a basic marquee on the front and right side of each bus. Bus stops are identified with a green sign and can sometimes be accompanied by plastic benches and/or green, metal bus shelters.
The "curb-to curb" program is a dial-up transit taxi for the disabled, or those not close to a bus stop.[13] The para-transit runs on the same time-frame of a fixed-route, and within a 3/4th mile buffer.
As of 2023, Cheyenne Transit Program owns 23 vehicles to provide their services including vehicles made by Chevy, Ford, and Dodge. At this time, CTP's vehicles' years range from 2006 to 2020. The largest vehicle in the list carries 27 passengers.