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Cities Area Transit 
Service area Grand Forks, ND
East Grand Forks, MNService type Bus service, Dial-a-Ride Routes 14 Web site Grand Forks bus Cities Area Transit (CAT) is the public transportation system in the neighboring cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The scheduled transit bus routes are operated by the city of Grand Forks and service is provided to East Grand Forks through a cost-sharing agreement.[1] Paratransit for those who are unable to use the regular bus under the ADA, and a service for seniors, are provided under contract by Grand Forks Taxi.[2][3]
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History
Public transportation in Grand Forks was originally provided by the Grand Forks Street Railway Company which operated five street car lines that connected Downtown Grand Forks with the University of North Dakota campus, the Grand Forks County fairgrounds, the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park and Riverside Park, and the community of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The service completely switched over to buses on July 1, 1934.[4]
Routes
Scheduled bus route details are listed below:[5]
Name Description Notes Red Route 1 Cherry Street/Tufte Manor/Great Plains Court Red Route 2 Home of Economy/Ralph Engelstad Arena Orange Route 3 Medical Park/Grand Cities Mall hospital express service Blue Route 4 UND/North 39th St service runs east and west along University Avenue Green Route 5 Columbia Mall/Grand Cities Mall Blue Route 6 UND/North 43rd St service runs east and west along University Avenue Green Route 7 32nd Avenue service to all major shopping areas Purple Route 8 UND and North Service Area/Altru Hospital Purple Route 9 Altru Hospital/Columbia Mall/South Service Area Black Route 10 North East Grand Forks major shopping and educational services areas Black Route 11 South East Grand Forks major residential and services areas Brown Route 12 Alerus Center/Aurora Medical Park Brown Route 13 Alerus Center/Columbia Mall Night Cat References
- ^ Cities Area Transit - Agency Details
- ^ What is ADA-Paratransit and how does it work?
- ^ Senior Rider Service
- ^ "Street Railways in Grand Forks, North Dakota 1887-1935" (PDF). City of Grand Forks. http://grandforksgov.com/bus/HISTORY.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ Grand Forks and East Grand Forks Bus Routes & Schedules
External links
City of Grand Forks Topics Airport · Climate · Flag · History · Major roads · Mayors · Media · Notable people · Parks · Public schools · Public transit · Sister cities · UND
Neighborhoods Categories:- Greater Grand Forks
- Bus transportation in North Dakota
- North Dakota stubs
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