Locale Anchorage, Alaska Routes 14 Headquarters Anchorage Founded 1 July 1974 Fuel type Diesel fuel | Service area Anchorage Website www.peoplemover.org Operator Anchorage Fleet 52 Service type Transit bus | |
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Hubs Eagle River, Anchorage, Downtown Anchorage, Dimond Center, Muldoon Road, Providence Alaska Medical Center | ||
The People Mover is the public transportation agency that serves metropolitan Anchorage, Alaska. It is owned and operated by the Municipality of Anchorage, with service primarily within city limits and to nearby suburbs, such as Eagle River and Birchwood.
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Service
The People Mover bus system includes regular all-day service routes on many of the city's major streets as well as one route with limited service that goes from Anchorage to Eagle River and Birchwood during the weekday commute hours. Many routes terminate at the Downtown Transit Center, located at the southeast corner of 6th Avenue and H Street in Downtown Anchorage.
People Mover service for most routes within Anchorage begins at 6 or 7 am and ends at 9 or 10 pm, with some of the major routes running until 11 pm on weekdays. On Saturdays, most of the all-day routes begin service at 8 or 9 am, and end at 7 or 8 pm. On Sundays, the service in much more limited, with most routes starting at 10 or 11 am and ending at 5 or 6 pm.
The current service plan was developed in 2002 and adjusted frequently in subsequent years, sometimes resulting in reduced service dictated by funding cuts. Many routes offered only one hour frequencies. In 2016, the City of Anchorage undertook a study to redesign the service with the aim of providing more frequent service without increasing its public transit budget. This resulted in a proposed plan by late November 2016 for more streamlined routes, with less off-tracking than previously, combined with 15-minute frequencies in the densest parts of the city; service to outlying communities would be curtailed. It was expected that a new schedule could be introduced as early as August 2017.
There is one park and ride lot within the People Mover system, which serves the Route 102 commuter line.
Fares
1Students 12 or older may be asked to show school ID to receive student fares.
2Seniors, age 60 and over, must show proof of age, People Mover Half Fare Pass or Medicare Card to qualify. Disabled persons must show People Mover Reduced fare Pass or Medicare Card to qualify. Veterans must obtain Half Fare ID Card.
3Children 4 and Under are FREE and must be accompanied by an adult.
4UAA students, faculty and staff must show their current semester WOLFCard to qualify. APU and Charter College students, faculty and staff must show their current semester university ID card.