Navajo_Transit_System

Navajo Transit System

Navajo Transit System

Public transportation system

The Navajo Transit System (NTS) is a public transportation system that serves and operates on the Navajo Nation. The system currently operates 17 routes throughout the Navajo Nation and within Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.[1] The system provides service to 41 of the 110 Navajo Chapter communities.[2]

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The NTS is a department of the Division of Transportation of the Navajo Nation Government.[3] The NTS receives funding from the Arizona Department of Transportation, the New Mexico Department of Transportation, the Utah Department of Transportation, and the Federal Transit Administration.[2][1]

The NTS has been criticized for frequent service interruptions. In 2017, the NTS had some federal grants suspended due to non-compliance with government protocol.[4]

In 2018, The NTS announced a partnership with the Farmington Red Apple Transit system which allows riders to transfer between the systems free-of-charge in Kirtland, NM and Farmington, NM.[5]

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NTS suspended service on March 18, 2020. Service was not resumed until a June 7, 2021 soft restart of routes 3, 5, 9, and 14.[6][7]

Routes

The NTS operates the following routes:[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Bigwater, Lee. (2014). Navajo Nation Partnership June 19, 2014 Presentation to Steering Committee [Powerpoint Slides]. Retrieved from http://aztribaltransportation.org/nnp/pdf/061914-Navajo-Transit-Presentation.pdf
  2. [2]
    "Navajo Transit System". newmexico.networkofcare.org. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  3. [3]
    "Navajo Division of Transportation to oversee Navajo Transit System".
  4. [4]
    Bowman, Terry (2017-08-03). "Navajo Transit enduring many problems with funding". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. [5]
    Grover, Hannah (2020-02-21). "Red Apple, Navajo Transit will celebrate partnership Friday". Farmington Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  6. [6]
    "Newspaper ad soft restart 05.28.21" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "Home". www.navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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