Lebanon Transit Explained

Lebanon Transit
Company Slogan:Ride On.
Headquarters:200 Willow Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Service Area:Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Service Type:Bus
Routes:10 (conventional)
3 (express)
1 (special)
Hubs:Lebanon Transfer Center
Ridership:
Annual Ridership:
Fuel Type:Diesel

Lebanon Transit (LT) is an American public transportation service that is located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It provides bus and paratransit service to Lebanon, Pennsylvania and select communities in the region, including service to Hershey. Lebanon Transit also operates commuter bus service to Harrisburg and a Saturday bus route to the Park City Center shopping mall in Lancaster.

In, the system had a ridership of, or about riders per weekday as of .

History

Previously known as County of Lebanon Transit (COLT), the system was rebranded Lebanon Transit on May 3, 2010.[1]

Routes

Lebanon Transit operates ten bus routes in their conventional bus service, and three express bus routes. On Saturdays, a special route is operated outside of the county to Park City Center shopping mall in neighboring Lancaster County.

All bus routes operate on a hub and spoke style network and depart from the Downtown Bus Terminal on Willow Avenue.[2]

Urban routes

Express routes

Special route

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority agreement

On September 9, 2013, LT implemented a pilot service with the Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority, in which a new regional service would be offered linking Reading, Lebanon, Hershey and Harrisburg. The service would use both BARTA and LT buses over the length of the route, and times would be coordinated if a transfer would be necessary between the two agency's buses. The service is expected to be run for a reasonable trial time period, and expanded if found to be adequately patronized.[3] The service has hopes of replacing service previously offered by Bieber Tourways, which had abandoned the service on July 1, 2013.[4]

Paratransit

Lebanon Transit operates a paratransit service called LT Paratransit weekdays through the urban and county areas of Lebanon County. The service is operated as a shared ride service, and requires a reservation after being previously approved through PWD (person with disabilities) or ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) program guidelines.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LT is the new COLT. Lebanon Transit. 24 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130901104105/http://www.lebanontransit.org/Documents/lt_release_brand01.pdf. 1 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Lebanon Transit - Routes. Lebanon Transit. 24 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134831/http://www.lebanontransit.org/maps.html. 27 September 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Reading - Lebanon - Harrisburg. Lebanon Transit (Berks Area Regional Transit Authority). 24 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135122/http://lebanontransit.org/Documents/BARTA-LT_Schedule.pdf. 27 September 2013. dead.
  4. Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority. Bus Route to Lebanon May Be Reality Soon. BARTA Bulletin. July 2013. 2. 7. Front.
  5. Web site: Lebanon Transit - Paratransit. Lebanon Transit. 24 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135547/http://www.lebanontransit.org/paratransit.html. 27 September 2013. dead.