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| Parent | City of Gainesville |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 (1974) |
| Headquarters | 34 SE 13th Rd Gainesville, FL 32601 |
| Locale | Gainesville, Florida |
| Service area | Alachua County, Florida |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Fleet | 135 |
| Daily ridership | 25,239 (2019)[1] |
| Fuel type | B20 (biodiesel) |
| Chief executive | Jesus Gomez |
| Website | Gainesville RTS website |
Gainesville Regional Transit System is the local area transit corporation that serves theGainesville,Alachua County, Florida area, theUniversity of Florida andSanta Fe College campuses. It presently serves 40 city routes (19 on Saturdays, 16 on Sundays) and 10 campus routes.Paratransit (ADA) service is also provided to anyone with a Gainesville address.
| No. | Description | Operates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station toButler Plaza RTS Transfer Station | Mon-Sun |
| 2 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to NE Walmart Supercenter | Mon-Sat |
| 3 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to N Main St. Post Office | Mon-Fri |
| 5 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station toOaks Mall | Mon-Sun |
| 6 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to North Walmart Supercenter | Mon-Sat |
| 7 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Eastwood Meadows | Mon-Fri |
| 8 | UF Health Shands Hospital to North Walmart Supercenter | Mon-Sun |
| 9 | Reitz Union to Hunters Run | Mon-Sun |
| 10 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station toSanta Fe College | Mon-Sat |
| 11 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Eastwood Meadows | Mon-Sun |
| 12 | Reitz Union toButler Plaza RTS Transfer Station | Mon-Sun |
| 13 | Beaty Towers at the University of Florida to Cottage Grove Apartments | Mon-Sun |
| 15 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to NW 13th St./NW 23rd Ave. | Mon-Sun |
| 16 | Beaty Towers at the University of Florida to Sugar Hill | Mon-Sun |
| 17 | Beaty Towers at the University of Florida to Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station | Mon-Fri |
| 20 | Reitz Union toOaks Mall | Mon-Sun |
| 21 | Reitz Union to Cabana Beach Apts | Mon-Fri |
| 23 | Oaks Mall toSanta Fe College | Mon-Fri |
| 25 | UF Commuter Lot toGainesville Regional Airport | Mon-Sun |
| 26 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station toGainesville Regional Airport | Mon-Fri |
| 27 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to NE Walmart Supercenter | Mon-Fri |
| 28 | The Hub toButler Plaza RTS Transfer Station | Mon-Fri |
| 33 | Butler Plaza RTS Transfer Station to Midtown | Mon-Sun |
| 34 | The Hub to Lexington Crossing Apts | Mon-Fri |
| 35 | Reitz Union to SW 35th Place | Mon-Sun |
| 36 | The Hub to SW 34th St. Post Office (Williston Plaza) | Mon-Fri |
| 37 | Reitz Union toButler Plaza RTS Transfer Station (via SW 35th Place) | Mon-Sun |
| 38 | The Hub to Enclave Apts | Mon-Fri |
| 40 | The Hub to Hunters Crossing | Mon-Fri |
| 43 | UF Health Shands Hospital toSanta Fe College | Mon-Fri |
| 46 | Reitz Union to Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station | Mon-Fri |
| 75 | Oaks Mall toButler Plaza RTS Transfer Station | Mon-Sun |
| 76 | Haile Plantation toSanta Fe College | Mon-Fri |
| 78 | Butler Plaza RTS Transfer Station toSanta Fe College | Mon-Fri |
| 150 | Haile Plantation toUF Health Shands Hospital | Mon-Fri |
| 711 | Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Eastwood Meadows | Mon-Fri after 8:00 p.m., all day Sat-Sun |
10 RTS routes operate on the University of Florida (UF) campus. These include "park and ride" and circulator routes. UF and Santa Fe College (SF) students have prepaid unlimited access to RTS services through a transportation fee attached to each credit hour for undergraduates. UF faculty, staff, spouses and retirees have unlimited prepaid access through the RTS Employee Bus Pass Program, as do SF faculty, staff and students.
| No. | Description | Operates |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Reitz Union to Park-N Ride 2 (SW 34th Street) | Mon-Fri |
| 118 | The Hub to Park-N Ride 1 (UF Cultural Plaza) | Mon-Fri |
| 119 | The Hub to Family Housing at the University of Florida | Mon-Fri |
| 120 | The Hub toUniversity of Florida West Circulator (Fraternity Row) | Mon-Fri |
| 121 | The Hub to UF Commuter Lot | Mon-Fri |
| 122 | University of Florida North/South Circulator | Mon-Fri |
| 125 | The Hub to Lakeside | Mon-Fri |
| 126 | Sorority Row to Lakeside | Mon-Fri |
| 127 | University of Florida East Circulator (Sorority Row) | Mon-Fri |
| 128 | Reitz Union to Lake Wauberg | Saturdays during spring and the first half of summer |
Later Gator is a late night service that provides safe, late night service for students between campus, downtown, theOaks Mall and southwest Gainesville through five routes.[2][3] This service has been cancelled with no clear future plans to return service to the routes.
| Route Letter | Description | Operates |
|---|---|---|
| A | Sorority Row to and from Downtown Station | 8:30 pm – 3:20 am Wednesday-Saturday |
| B | SW Gainesville to and from Downtown Station | 8:50 pm – 3:13 am Thursday-Saturday |
| C | Oaks Mall to and from Downtown Station | 8:30 pm – 3:14 am Thursday-Saturday |
| D | Cottage Grove Apts. to and from Downtown Station | 8:00 pm – 2:30 am Saturday Only |
| F | Butler Plaza to and from Downtown Station | 8:30 pm – 3:18 am Saturday Only |
Gator Aider is a shuttle service provided to transport fans to and fromUniversity of FloridaGators homefootball games. Service is available at five park-n-ride locations around the Greater Gainesville area including the Town of Tioga,the Oaks Mall,Haile Plantation, the UF Hilton Conference Center and the City of Gainesville Downtown Parking Garage.
In 2008, RTS equipped their fleet with aGPS capability called TransLoc. This enables riders to see if their bus is running on time.[4] TransLoc Rider, a mobile phone app that incorporates the TransLoc GPS capability, is also available for riders.[5]
Since 1974, Gainesville has had a diverse fleet of buses bought from Transit Authorities in state and manufacturers such asGMC,Orion Bus Industries,Blue Bird,Nova Bus,Flexible,Gillig Corporation. All RTS buses are equipped with bicycle racks and wheelchair lifts. While many were purchased new, others were acquired second-hand from other operators in the state, including 30 that were acquired fromLynx and 11 from Palm Tran. RTS acquired five new Gillig hybrid electric buses (two in early 2012 and three more in 2013).
