Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority



Area served	Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI
Founded	1969
Number of routes	29
Average daily ridership in 2011	15,229
2011 total annual ridership	5 million
Union	TWU Local 171

Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, currently branded as TheRide and abbreviated as AAATA, is the public transit system serving the cities of Ann Arbor, and Ypsilanti, Michigan, plus several Washtenaw County townships and to nearby communities through express services.

History

Previous transit operator was Ann Arbor City Transit from 1968-1969.
Known as Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) prior to 2013. The name change came after the city of Ypsilanti joined the AATA board.

Routes

Maps & schedules

See Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority routes for a complete list of past and present routes.

Fares

Fares are paid using SPX Genfare Odyssey fareboxes.

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 2700 South Industrial Hwy., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Email: askus@theride.org
Fax: 734-973-6338
Phone:
- Office: 734-973-6500
- Ride Information: 734-996-0400
- TDD: 734-973-6997
- NightRide: 734-528-5432
- AirRide: 734-707-7AIR (7247)

Transit Centers

Blake Transit Center (BTC)

Originally opened on South 4th Avenue 1987, demolished and rebuilt on South 5th Avenue 2014.

Address: 328 S. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Ypsilanti Transit Center (YTC)

Address: 220 Pearl St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Roster

Current

Accurate as of 9/2021.

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Destination sign	Notes
430-444	2007	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Luminator Horizon	In the process of retirement due to low ridership
445-449	2008	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Luminator Horizon
450-456	2009	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Luminator Horizon	Equipped with a rear route sign.
457-460	2010	Gillig	BRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Luminator Horizon	Equipped with a rear route sign.
461-470	2011	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Luminator Horizon	Equipped with a rear route sign.
471-481	2013	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Luminator Horizon
482-486	2013	Gillig	BRT 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Luminator Horizon
487-490	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	In new light-blue-stripe livery.
491-497	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	In new light-blue-stripe livery.
498-501	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	In new light-blue-stripe livery.
502-504	2015	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7		TwinVision Amber LED	In new light-blue-stripe livery.
505-513	2016	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	In new light-blue-stripe livery.
514-520	2017	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9			In new light-blue-stripe livery.
521-522	2018	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9			In new light-blue-stripe livery.
523-525	2017	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins B6.7			In new light-blue-stripe livery.
526-529	2018	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9			In new light-blue-stripe livery.
1930-1937	2019	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9			In new light-blue-stripe livery.
2000-2007	2020-2021	Nova	LFS	Cummins L9			This and future Nova orders will replace the hybrid Gilligs Mix of 2020 and 2021 models

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine
(8 buses)	2021	Nova	LFS	Cummins L9
(8 buses)	2022	Nova	LFS	Cummins L9
(8 buses)	2023	Nova	LFS	Cummins L9
(8 buses)	2024	Nova	LFS	Cummins L9

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-5	Renumbered 101-105
6-12	Renumbered 106-112
30-33	Renumbered 230-233
101-105		1970	GMC	TDH-3301	GMC Toro-Flow II DH478		Originally numbered 1-5.
106-112		1970	GMC	TDH-3301A	GMC 478 Toro-Flow II		Originally numbered 6-12.
113-114		1973	GMC	TDH-3302A	GMC 478 Toro-Flow II	Torqmatic	Ex-Eastern Michigan University; bought in 1980.
201-203		1969	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Buddy's Transportation Company; bought in 1972.
230-233		1970	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Originally numbered 30-33
234-235		1966	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Burlington Rapid; bought in 1972.
236-238		1965	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-Danville Traction and Power Company 172, 169 & 171; bought in 1974.
240-250		1974	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
251-253		1976	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
301, 302-307 (2nd)		1980	Grumman Flxible	870 (45096-6-1)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
302-304 (1st)		1972	Ford				School bus body.
305 (1st)		1956	GMC	TDH-5105	Detroit Diesel 6-71	Allison VH	Ex-Detroit Street Railway; bought in 1972.
306-307 (1st)		1966	GMC				Ex-?; bought in 1972. School bus body.
308-321		1981	GMC	RTS-04 (T7W-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
322-326		1982	Grumman Flxible	870 (40096-6N)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
327-332		1985	Flxible	Metro "A" (40096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
333-338		1987	GMC	RTS-06 (T7J-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
339-344		1988	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
345-346		1989	TMC	RTS-06 (T80-206)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
347-349		1990	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
350-359		1992	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA		First low floor 40 foot buses in Michigan.
360-374		July 1995	NFI	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R5	Retired in 2008 A couple of units were reactivated to deal with Ann Arbor Art Fair crowds in 2008. 362-363, 365-367, 369-370 to CityBus (Lafayette) same numbers.
375-379		1995	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R5	Rooftop HVAC by SuTrak
380-386		1996	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R5	Rooftop HVAC by SuTrak
387-390		1999	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G22D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40
391-397		1999	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G22B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R
398-404		2000	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G22B102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Originally powered by Detroit Diesel Series 40E engines. All units except #398 were repowered in 2008.
405-408		2002	Chance	Opus	Cummins ISB
409-410		2003	Optima	Opus	Cummins ISB
411-424		2003	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G20D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	#418-#422 were used as extras during the art fair.
425-429		2003	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G20B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R
601		1984	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
601-606		1985	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
607-608		1987	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
609-610		1984	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
611-612		1989	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
613-614		1985	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
615-616		1992	OBI	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
617-630		1997	Ford/Overland	ELF 126			Equipped with Luminator flipdot signs.
631-632		2000	OBI	Orion II (02.501)	Cummins ISB 175 hp	Allison AT-545	To Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services 2005-2006 in 2005.
6xx		2009	Ford	E450	Ford Powerstroke V8 6.0L	Ford TorqShift 5R110W	646 (VIN: 1FDFE45P59DA84889), 648 (VIN: 1FDFE45P19DA84890), 6xx (VIN: 1FDFE45P59DA84892) & 6xx (VIN: 1FDFE45P49DA84902) were put up for auction in January 2016.