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Connect Transit

Connect Transit, is the name that Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System ,is doing business as, and is the primary public transit provider Bloomington–Normal, Illinois. The system consists of 16 fixed routes including the Illinois State University Redbird Express. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 2,285,700, or about 8,500 per weekday as of the…

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Routes

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History

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Connect GO

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Connect FLEX

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Founded
1972
Headquarters
351 Wylie Dr.
Annual ridership
2,285,700 (2025)
Chief executive
Brady Lange
Daily ridership
8,500 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Fleet
44 Transit, 27 Demand Response

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Connect Transit

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples53
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Connect Transit

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related to Routes · 23
Connect Transit → Amtrak, Basic, Bloomington, Buses, Christmas, Connect Transit's, Eight, Front Street, Independence Day, Justice Center, Labor Day, Lime, McLean County Law, Memorial Day, New Year's Day, Nine, Normal, Red, Service, Thanksgiving
related to Connect GO · 9
Connect Transit → Central Illinois, Committee, Connect GO, June, McLean County, McLean County Board's Executive, On July, SHOW Bus, The
related to Connect FLEX · 7
Connect Transit → Bloomington, Bloomington Walmart, Connect FLEX, For, In, In July, The
Annual ridership · 1
Connect Transit → 2,285,700 (2025)
Chief executive · 1
Connect Transit → Brady Lange
Daily ridership · 1
Connect Transit → 8,500 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
Fleet · 1
Connect Transit → 44 Transit, 27 Demand Response
Formerly · 1
Connect Transit → Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System
Founded · 1
Connect Transit → 1972
Fuel type · 1
Connect Transit → Diesel, Electric, Propane

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connect transit bloomington normal system county mclean service routes new go illinois 2025 route ridership city rural public 2026 july

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Connect TransitAnnual ridership2,285,700 (2025)1.00infobox
Connect TransitChief executiveBrady Lange1.00infobox
Connect TransitDaily ridership8,500 (weekdays, Q1 2026)1.00infobox
Connect TransitFleet44 Transit, 27 Demand Response1.00infobox
Connect TransitFormerlyBloomington-Normal Public Transit System1.00infobox
Connect TransitFounded19721.00infobox
Connect TransitFuel typeDiesel, Electric, Propane1.00infobox
Connect TransitHeadquarters351 Wylie Dr.1.00infobox
Connect TransitLocaleBloomington–Normal, Illinois1.00infobox
Connect TransitRoutes161.00infobox
Connect TransitService areaMcLean County, Illinois1.00infobox
Connect TransitService typebus service, paratransit1.00infobox
Connect TransitStationsUptown Station1.00infobox
Connect TransitWebsiteconnect-transit.com1.00infobox

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