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Service Alert: Due to construction on Cunningham St. in Leelanau County near Shady Lane Market, Village Loop Route 10 is unable to directly service the M-22 @ Shady Lane Market stop (#1015). Drivers will try to look for passengers at this location to the the best of thier ability, but if you plan to board from this location please make sure to keep an eye out for the bus when it pauses at the stop. Please call BATA Customer Service at 231.941.2324 for more information. (Updated: 10.17.19)

Service Alert: We’re excited that City Loop Route 3 is returning to service Monday, October 21. Other upcoming changes include City Loop Route 4 no longer servicing Copper Ridge also starting Oct. 21 and the 2019 Bike-n-Ride season coming to an end on Oct. 20.

City Loop Route 3: Route 3 is returning to service with a new route path starting Monday, October 21. Its new path will include connections at BATA’s Hall Street Transfer Station and stops along 8^th Street, 550 Munson, the Tom’s East Bay Plaza and the Aeropark area. The full schedule and new route path can be found here: www.bata.net/maps-schedules/city-loops.html

2019 Bike-n-Ride Season Ending: This Sunday, Oct. 20 is the last day of BATA’s 2019 Bike-n-Ride season. It’s been a great season with close to 2,000 bikes transported between May and October. Village Loops Route 10 – Suttons Bay and Route 11 – Glen Arbor will be returning to their non-Bike-n-Ride schedules starting Monday, Oct. 21.

City Loop Route 4: At the request of the Copper Ridge Surgery Center Route 4 will no longer have a stop at this location starting Monday, Oct. 21. Link and COAST riders can still receive transportation to Copper Ridge by calling 231.941.2324. (Updated: 10.15.19)
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About Us

A Community Partner

As a public entity, Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) is a vested community partner. Significant community input has driven a multi-faceted improvement plan.

Team BATA Milestones

Our 120 employees, along with the strategic vision of our leadership and the BATA Board, have played a major role in making BATA a better service. Milestones include the following:

A major financial turn-around
Grant-funded capital improvements, including new buses and transfer station renovations
Organization-wide customer service training
New branding and service names
Rider-friendly technologies
Leaner and greener vehicle fleet

Serving Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties

BATA provides more than half a million rides to residents and visitors in Leelanau (pop. 21,708) and Grand Traverse counties (pop. 86,986), including those in the city of Traverse City (pop. 15,479). BATA is driven to meet the expectations of voters who approved a multi-year millage for operations by 56% in May 2017.

Learn more about BATA's Mission, Vision, and Values.

Updated: 11.30.18

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