Norwalk Transit District

Norwalk Transit District Gillig Advantage #167 at the WHEELS Pulse Point, on Route 13.
Founded	1978
Headquarters	275 Wilson Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854
Locale	Southwestern Connecticut
Service area	Norwalk, Danbury, Westport, Greenwich, and nearby communities
Service type	Local bus service
Routes	Norwalk: 18 Westport: 9 Greenwich: 2 Route 7 link to Danbury Coastal Link to Milford
Hubs	Norwalk WHEELS hub (for Norwalk routes)
Fleet	56
Daily ridership	2005: 6,299 (weekday); 2,927 (Saturday); 523 (Sunday) [1]
Operator	Norwalk Transit District
Chief executive	Louis Schulman (general manager)
Website	Official Website

The Norwalk Transit District is the primary provider of public transportation services in Norwalk, Connecticut and surrounding communities. The district's fixed-route bus transit system, known as WHEELS, is the primary service of the system linking Norwalk and its immediate suburbs as well as peak-hour service as far north as Danbury (with HART) and as far east as Bridgeport (with GBTA) as well as shuttles to Metro-North stations. Paratransit services are also available for residents in the service area unable to use regular transit services.

The city of Norwalk founded the Norwalk Transit District in 1978, seven years after The Connecticut Company ceased operations in Norwalk outside of their route linking Norwalk to Stamford (which continues as Connecticut Transit Stamford Route 41). Though an entity of its city, the district does also receive funding from the Connecticut Department of Transportation and has both its funds and transfers synched to those of the DOT-aligned CT Transit though it has not piggybacked onto that agency's bus orders.

WHEELS operates fixed routes throughout its service area. A "pulse-point" system is used with all routes meeting at the "WHEELS Hub" in downtown Norwalk to facilitate instant transfers between routes plus CT Transit Route 41 (though passengers on WHEELS routes 11 and 13 can transfer earlier/later during their shared area on U.S. Route 1). Fares as of 2012 are $1.50 (US) with a free transfer which can be used on WHEELS, CT Transit, HART, GBTA, or Milford Transit.

Outside Norwalk, WHEELS offers several variable services including: