Private company
Logo: connect-transit.com3
Bus system operator in Illinois, US
Connect Transit, is the name that Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System,is doing business as, and is the primary public transit provider Bloomington–Normal, Illinois. The system consists of 16 fixed routes including the Illinois State University Redbird Express. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 2,285,700, or about 6,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Connect Transit, is the name that Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System,is doing business as, and is the primary public transit provider Bloomington–Normal, Illinois. The system consists of 16 fixed routes including the Illinois State University Redbird Express. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 2,285,700, or about 6,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2
Until 1972, Bloomington-Normal was served by National City Lines. When the company left the region, the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal established an intergovernmental agency known as the Bloomington Normal Public Transit System, via intergovernmental agreement. The transit system operates as an independent agency governed by a board appointed by both the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal.
From Wikipedia’s article on Connect Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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From Wikipedia’s article on Connect Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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