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| '''Area Served''' || Chanhassen, Chaska, | | '''Area Served''' || '''Southwest Twin Cities Metro''': Chanhassen, Chaska, Carver, Eden Prairie, Shakopee, Victoria<br>'''Parts of''': Bloomington, Edina, Minnetonka, Richfield | ||
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| '''Founded''' || 1986 | | '''Founded''' || 1986 | ||
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| '''Fleet Size''' || 60 | | '''Fleet Size''' || 60 | ||
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| '''Number Of Routes''' || | | '''Number Of Routes''' || 5 | ||
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| ''' | | '''2021 Ridership''' || 209,455 | ||
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In 2001 the source of transit funding shifted from property taxes to the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax. | In 2001 the source of transit funding shifted from property taxes to the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax. | ||
'''Southwest Transit''' currently operates a fleet of 60 buses on 12 routes providing mainly express service to the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN as well as the University of MN and Edina, MN. They also operate '''Southwest Prime''', which provides on-demand transit service in Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Shakopee, Victoria, and parts of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield Mondays through Saturdays. | '''Southwest Transit''' currently operates a fleet of 60 buses on 12 routes providing mainly express service to the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN as well as the University of MN and Edina, MN. They also operate '''Southwest Prime''', which provides on-demand transit service in Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Shakopee, Victoria, and parts of Bloomington, Edina, Minnetonka, and Richfield Mondays through Saturdays. | ||
==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||