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| Benzie Transportation Authority (The Benzie Bus) |
Ms. Susan M. Miller,
Executive Director
12762 Honor Highway
P. O. Box 341
Honor, MI 49640
Phone: (231) 325-3000
Fax: (231) 325-3007
Email: smillerbenziebus@charterinternet.com
www.benziebus.com
Senate District: 36
House District: 101
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System Profile |
| Benzie County, located in northwestern lower Michigan initiated county wide on demand service on January 2, 2007. The Benzie Transportation Authority (The Benzie Bus) is an Act 196 transit system that operates in a service area of approximately 316 square miles. In cooperation with the Council on Aging and other local agencies, seniors and persons with disabilities comprise approximately 1/2 of our ridership. We continue to have cooperative efforts with adjoining transit agencies to offer Benzie County residents services to Grand Traverse County and hope to implement travel to Mainstee County
in 2008. We have seen an increase from 1,150 passengers in our first month to over 5,700 in January 2008. |
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System Characteristics |
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| Days/Hours of Operations: |
M-F 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
SAT 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Total vehicles: |
15 |
| Lift-equipped vehicles: |
12 |
| Population Served: |
16,000 |
| Employees: |
32 |
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FY 2007 System Data
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| Miles: |
307,899 |
| Vehicle Hours: |
16,688 |
| Passengers: |
26,648 |
| Total Eligible Expenses: |
$820,101 |
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