ABQ RIDE
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| Founded | 1928 |
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| Headquarters | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Service area | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and southeastern Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Service type | Public transportation |
| Routes | 40 |
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Alvarado Transportation Center Uptown Transit Center Northwest Transit Center Central and Unser Transit Center |
| Fleet | 156 |
| Daily ridership | 35,360 - FY13 |
| Fuel type | Gasoline, CNG, Diesel-electric hybrid |
| Operator | City of Albuquerque |
| Chief executive | Bruce Rizzieri |
| Website | http://cabq.gov/transit |
ABQ RIDE (City of Albuquerque Transit Department) is the local transit agency serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. ABQ RIDE operates a variety of city bus routes including the Rapid Ride semi-BRT service. Serving 13 million passengers in 2012, it is the largest public transportation system in the state.
The name "ABQ RIDE" and a new logo depicting the Alvarado Transportation Center clock tower were chosen in a contest, replacing the previous name SunTran in September 2004. The current ABQ RIDE color scheme is yellow-green, white, and turquoise, though most of the existing fleet wears the previous maroon, white, and gold livery.
The ABQ RIDE system includes regular service routes on most of the city's major streets as well as commuter routes that ferry workers between residential areas and the city center. Many routes terminate at the Alvarado Transportation Center downtown, where riders can connect to the New Mexico Rail Runner Express and other intercity modes of transportation. ABQ RIDE also operates the Rapid Ride BRT service and a circulator route for Downtown Albuquerque.
ABQ RIDE fixed bus service operates four types of routes, Rapid Ride routes, regular routes, commuter routes, and the Downtown D-Ride. Service times on each route may vary from every 20 minutes to every hour, but the system generally runs from 5:30 am until 6 pm, with some routes running later. A notable exception is route #66 which runs from 5:30 am until 12:30 am weekdays and Saturdays. Commuter routes only have a few run times during weekdays, usually towards Downtown Albuquerque or Kirtland AFB during the mornings and away from during the evenings. The Downtown D-Ride operates during weekdays without a fixed schedule, and departs the Alvarado Transportation Center every 7 minutes from 6:30 am to 5:33 pm.
Routes 96, 155, 222, 250, 251, 551, and 790 are either partially or fully funded by the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG), and either service areas outside of Albuquerque's city limits, create connections to its Rail Runner Express stations, or supplement service on the expanding west side. Routes 10, 51, 53, and 54 are either partially or fully funded by Bernalillo County, since these routes largely serve the county's unincorporated areas.
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