Charm City Circulator

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The Charm City Circulator is a free bus service linking heavily trafficked parts of Baltimore via three routes. It is geared towards residents, employees and tourists, and strives to be as eco-friendly as possible. The service is operated under contract by Veolia Transportation.

The Charm City Circulator launched on January 11, 2010 with one route; the Orannge Route. It was originally planned for September 2009, but with the slowing economy and delay in supply of the buses from DesignLine, the launch was pushed back.[1] After over a little of three months of service, the circulator announced they have reached 100,000 riders since it's launch.[2] The Purple Route launched on June 4, 2010.

Contents

Routes

Surface service

  • Green Route Johns Hopkins Medical - City Hall
  • Orange Route UMB BioPark - Hollins Market
  • Purple Route Penn Station - Federal Hill
  • Banner Route Inner Harbor - Fort McHenry
  • Artscape Shuttle Mount Royal Circulator (only during Artscape Festival event)

Water service

  • Harbor Connector
    • Maritime Park to Tide Point
    • Tide Point to Canton Waterfront Park
    • Harbor East to Harbor View

Bus Fleet Roster

Fleet Series Picture Order Year Manufacturer Model Powertrain
(Engine/Transmission)
Notes
0901-0913 2009 DesignLine ECOSaver IV
  • Order for 21 reduced to 13.[3]
1101-1105 2011 Van Hool A300L
  • Needed to keep service levels while problems with the 09-series persist. Officially entered service February 14.[4]
1201-1208 2011 Orion VII (07.501) "3G"
BRT HEV
  • Supplement order in 2011 during on-going performance issues from Designline buses[3]
1209-1213 2012 Orion VII (07.501) "3G"
BRT HEV
  • Buses wrapped in "Banner Route" decals

References

  1. Running Late Now...So We Don't Run Late Later, charmcitycirculator.com, retrieved 2011-01-17
  2. The Charm City Circulator Reaches 100,000th Passenger Milestone, charmcitycirculator.com, retrieved 2011-01-17
  3. 3.0 3.1 Circulator marks a year on the streets, Baltimore Sun, retrieved 2011-01-12
  4. A New Addition to the Fleet, charmcitycirculator.com, retrieved 2011-02-11

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