Are you staying in a Traverse-City area hotel along the bays for National Cherry Festival? The FREE Bayline has you covered until MIDNIGHT (after concerts and fireworks) every night this week! Expect buses every 15-20 minutes that bring you to Downtown TC (Official) near the Midway and across from the Open Space for the festival.

For the 100th Anniversary of the National Cherry Festival the Bay Area Transportation Authority is adding some new elements to its service offerings. BATA continues to provide free rides on its Bayline route allowing riders to avoid traffic, construction and parking hassles. Buses run until midnight throughout the festival to accommodate late night firework shows and concert events. This year...

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It's Cherry Fest time! Get to all the fun with a free lift from BATA! Parking is as easy as pie when you use one of our Park-n-Ride locations, including our new Park-n-Ride near Hammond on LaFranier. More info here: https://www.bata.net/maps-schedules/festivals/cherry-fest.html

Hop on the Bayline route for FREE and easy transportation during the National Cherry Festival. Skip the parking hassles and leave the driving to us! Learn more here: https://www.bata.net/maps-schedules/festivals/cherry-fest.html

It's official - starting Monday, June 29, BATA's East Bay Bayline Route will now end the route at our new TBA Credit Union stop located on Holiday Road vs. the old TrueNorth Urgent Care (aka Woodland Creek) stop across the street. There's a bus shelter and Michigan Adirondack chairs ready and waiting. A big thanks to our friends TBA Credit Union for partnering with us on this new stop location ...

Ride BATA's shuttle between Meijer and the Grand Traverse Pavilions Concerts on the Lawn every Thursday night! 11th Street is now closed from Division St to Elmwood, but NO WORRIES! Park at Meijer and ride the free Bayline shuttle to the concert. Elmwood has bus stops near 11th and 7th with an easy short walk to the convert lawn. There is a shuttle bus every 15 minutes and the last bus passes b...

Ride BATA's shuttle between Meijer and the concert every Thursday night! 11th Street is now closed from Division St to Elmwood, but NO WORRIES! Park at Meijer and ride the free Bayline shuttle to the concert. Elmwood has bus stops near 11th and 7th with an easy short walk to the convert lawn. There is a shuttle bus every 15 minutes and the last bus passes by Elmwood at 10:05 pm, no NO WORRIES!

Making weekend plans? Try exploring some local trails with Bike-n-Ride! https://www.bata.net/maps-schedules/seasonal/bike-n-ride.html

Looking for a new career in the Traverse City Area? BATA is hiring! www.bata.net/jobs