People Mover (Anchorage)

People Mover
People Mover bus in downtown Anchorage
FoundedJuly 1, 1974
Headquarters3600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507 (operations),
700 West Sixth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 (customer service)
LocaleAnchorage, Alaska
Service areaAnchorage
Service typebus service
Routes15
HubsDimond Center, Downtown, Eagle River, Muldoon, Providence Hospital
Fuel typeDiesel, Electric
OperatorMunicipality of Anchorage
Websitewww.peoplemover.org
For other uses of "People mover", see People mover (disambiguation).

The People Mover is the public transportation agency that serves metropolitan Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is owned and operated by the Municipality of Anchorage, with service primarily within city limits as well as Eagle River.

Service

The People Mover bus system includes regular all-day service routes on many of the city's major streets as well as one route with rush hour-only service (the #92 which runs nonstop from Downtown to Eagle River). Many routes terminate at the Downtown Transit Center, located at the southeast corner of 6th Avenue and H Street in Downtown Anchorage.

People Mover service for most routes within Anchorage begins at 6 or 7 am and ends at 9 or 10 pm, with some of the major routes running until 11 pm on weekdays (and the Route 40 to the airport and Spenard running until almost 2am on weekdays). On Saturdays, most of the all-day routes begin service at 8 am, and end at 7pm. On Sundays, routes end approximately 1 hour earlier.

In 2016, the City of Anchorage undertook a study to redesign the service with the aim of providing more frequent service without increasing its public transit budget. This resulted in a proposed plan by late November 2016 for more streamlined routes, with less off-tracking than previously, combined with 15-minute frequencies in the densest parts of the city; service to outlying communities would be curtailed. It was expected that a new schedule could be introduced as early as August 2017, but it actually ended up being implemented on October 23, 2017.[1] The previous system was designed in 2002, and most routes came once per hour.

Current Routes

As of May 13th, 2024:[2]

Core Routes (every 15 minutes during peak hours)

  • 10: Downtown Transit Center - Muldoon Transit Hub via Northern Lights Boulevard.
  • 20: Downtown Transit Center - ANMC Via Mountain View.
  • 30: Downtown Transit Center - Muldoon Transit Hub via 15th Street and Debarr Road.
  • 40: Downtown Transit Center - Ted Stevens International Airport via Spenard Road.
  • 25: Downtown Transit Center - VA Clinic Via C Street, Tudor Road, and Muldoon Road.

Other Routes (every 30 minutes during peak hours)

  • 35: Downtown Transit Center - Dimond Center via Arctic Boulevard.
  • 55: ANMC - Dimond Center via Lake Otis Parkway.
  • 65: Ted Stevens International Airport - Dimond Center via Jewel Lake Road.
  • 85: Downtown Transit Center - Huffman Business Park via Old Seward Highway. (60 minutes during P.M. peak hours)

Neighborhood Routes (every 30 minutes during peak hours)

  • 11: Downtown Transit Center - Fairview - Senior Center loop. (60 minutes during peak hours)
  • 31: Muldoon Transit Hub - Mountain View - Russian Jack loop.
  • 41: Downtown Transit Center - Government Hill loop.
  • 51: Muldoon Transit Hub - Centennial Village via Muldoon Road.

Commuter Routes

  • 92: Downtown Transit Center - Eagle River Transit Center via Glenn Highway.

Transit fleet

Active roster

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
137-154 2007 NFI C35LF Cummins Westport C Gas Plus Allison B400R
200-209 2008 NFI C35LF Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
301-307 2003 Gillig Low Floor 29 Cummins ISL Allison B400R
401-407 2004 Orion V 05.505 Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R
501-507 2005 Orion V 05.505 Cummins ISM Allison B400R
601-607 2006 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R
608-623 2010 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40

hybrid system

700-709 2007 E-Z Rider II MAX 32 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
710-719 2009 E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32 Cummins Westport ISL G ZF 6HP594C
801-807 2008 NFI D35LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R
901-909 2009 E-Z Rider II MAX HEV 32 Cummins ISL Allison EP40

hybrid system

910-915 2009 E-Z Rider II MAX 32 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
916-980 2010 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 32 Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40

hybrid system

981-986 2010 Freightliner Trucks Axess 32 Cummins ISL9 Allison B300R
1091-1100 2014 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1101-1140 2011 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1150-1159 2011 NABI 40 LFW HEV Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1160-1173 2011 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1200-1209 2012 Nova LFS Hybrid Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

1301-1355 2012 NFI XDE40 Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HDS 200 hybrid system
  • 1346-1355 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
1801-1817 2002 Ford E-Series E-450 Ford Powerstroke 7.3L Ford
1818-1821 2003 Ford E-Series E-450 HEV Cummins ISL Allison EP40

hybrid system

1822-1839 2004 Ford E-Series E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford
1840-1862 2005 Ford E-Series E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford
1863-1883 2006 Ford E-Series E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford
1884-1891 2007 GMC G4500 GM Duramax 6.6L Diesel Allison 1000
1892-1900 2008 Ford E-Series E-450 Ford Powerstroke 6.0L Ford
2150-2159 2011 NABI 60 BRT HEV Cummins ISL9 Allison H 50 EP

hybrid system

2160-2180 2012 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

2181-2200 2011 NFI DE40LFR Cummins ISB6.7 ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HD
2201-2207 2013 Gillig BRTPlus HEV 40 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

2301-2310 2009 Chevrolet Express G4500 HEV 23 Cummins ISL Allison EP40

hybrid system

2311-2315 2010 Chevrolet Express G4500 HEV 23 Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40

hybrid system

2316-2350 2013 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 35 Cummins ISL9 Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

60201-60225 2024 Freightliner Trucks M2 32 Cummins B6.7 eGen Flex Allison 2200 PTS
60226-60250 2024 Freightliner Trucks M2 HEV 32 Cummins L9 Allison eGen Flex H 40 hybrid system
60251-60268 2008 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R Replacements for 1995 units[3]
60269-60283 2010 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R Replacements for some 1998 series units[4]
60284-60291 2011 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
60292-60302 2013 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
60303-60313 2022 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D864.6
60314-60328 2023 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D867.8
60329-60339 2024-2025 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Voith D867.8 NXT

References

  1. ^ Devin Kelly, "Anchorage’s People Mover bus system considers major changes to the way routes are designed," Anchorage Daily News, November 26, 2016. Accessed December 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2024-0513 Schedule Brochure" (PDF). muni.org. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ^ New People Mover Buses Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010
  4. ^ New Public Transportation Vehicles Hitting Anchorage Streets, muni.org, retrieved 08-11-2010
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