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 CityLink station in downtown Peoria | |
| Parent | Greater Peoria Mass Transit District |
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| Founded | May 4, 1970[1] |
| Headquarters | 2105 NE Jefferson St. |
| Locale | Peoria, Illinois |
| Service area | Peoria County, Illinois Tazewell County, Illinois |
| Service type | bus service; paratransit; rural transportation |
| Routes | 18 |
| Daily ridership | 5,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 1,923,700 (2023)[3] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, hybrid, electric |
| Operator | First Transit (CityLink)[1] Transdev (CityLift, CountyLink) |
| Chief executive | Doug Roelfs |
| Website | ridecitylink.org |
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is a mass transit district based in Peoria, Illinois; the district itself also includes Peoria Heights and West Peoria.[4] It was established in 1970[1] and, prior to adopting the name CityLink, it was known as GPTransit. Regularly scheduled fixed route bus service is operated under the name CityLink, with the paratransit service being CityLift, and rural transportation service being CountyLink.[5] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,923,700, or about 5,800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
- ^ a b c "Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) Announces Extension of First Transit, Inc Contract" (PDF) (Press release). Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Mass Transit District. 2009-07-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Trustees & Board Meeting". Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Mass Transit District. 2009-09-14. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03.
- ^ "CityLift". Peoria, Illinois: Greater Peoria Mass Transit District. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2009-09-18.