Last week we got to participate in the official ribbon cutting of the new M-22/M-72 corridor that includes many multi-modal enhancements including bike trails, crosswalks and 4 bus pull offs with bus shelters. Thank you Michigan Department of Transportation and all the project partners for making this a true collaborative effort.

Free Rides to Vote Update: BATA gave 741 free rides on City and Village Loops on Election Day 2025 (Tuesday, Nov. 4) for anyone trying to get to the polls. That’s a 19% increase year over year (622 rides on Election Day in 2024).

BATA Service Alert: Get out and vote! BATA will be providing fare-free rides on all City and Village Loops on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Visit www.bata.net or call 231.941.2324 for more info.

Happy Halloween from the BATA Team!

Village Loop Route 12 provides service to Interlochen, Blair, Chum's Corner, Grand Traverse Mall and downtown Traverse City.

Going to the Grand Traverse Commons? Hop on the Bayline!

BATA SERVICE ALERT :: Unfortunately, BATA is experiencing a temporary service disruption this afternoon impacting our Link and Bayline services. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have service resumed later this afternoon / evening. For more information call 231-941-2324 or visit bata.net.

Headed to the big game tonight? BATA's City Loop Route 1 is free to ride this evening (from 5 - 9 p.m.) and stops right next to Thirbly Field on 14th Street. Free parking at the GT Mall/Dunhams stop. Avoid the traffic and parking hassles and just enjoy the game! Route 1's full schedule can be found here: https://www.bata.net/maps-schedules/city-loops.html

A special thank you to State Representative John Roth, @State Representative Betsy Coffia, State Senator John Damoose for supporting public transit funding in the recently adopted state budget. This support allows BATA to continue to provide an essential service to the communities it serves so BATA can focus on its mission to improve lives by linking people and communities. Michigan Public Tran...

The BATA Link app is experiencing technical difficulties due to an issue with the vendors’ data hosting provider. If you’d like to make or change a reservation please call BATA scheduling at 231.941.2324. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have the BATA Link app working again soon.