Purpose: Madison County Mass Transit District (MCT) is a municipal corporation organized pursuant to the Local Mass
Transit District Act (70 ILCS 3610) of the Illinois State statutes. MCT is dedicated to providing public mass transportation within
Madison County, Illinois.
MCT provides the community with numerous public bus routes, a Paratransit service for the disabled and elderly, bikeway development,
as well as overseeing RideFinders, the St. Louis regional rideshare program. Working in conjunction with the other St. Louis area
organizations, MCT provides an important link in the chain of seamless regional transportation services.
Administrative Office Location: One Transit Way, P.O. Box 7500, Granite City, IL 62040
Phone: (618) 797-4600
Fax: (618) 797-7547
Budget: The FY 2011 MCT Operating Budget can be viewed in PDF format by clicking here.
Organizational Chart: The 2010 MCT / ACT Organizational Chart can be viewed in PDF format by clicking here.
Employees: ACT has 198 full-time employees and 69 part-time employees.
Fixed-Route Average Daily Ridership: Approximately 8,000 riders each day
Fixed-Route Average Weekly Ridership: 45,000 weekly riders
Fixed-Route Annual Ridership: 2.3 million riders a year
MCT Fixed-Route Vehicle Fleet: 73 buses
Accessibility: All buses are equipped with lifts and are wheelchair accessible.
Paratransit
Service: Paratransit bus service for elderly and disabled residents of Madison County, Ill.
Monthly Ridership: 7,000 – 8,000 riders a month
Annual Ridership: Approximately 90,000 riders a year
ACT Vehicle Fleet: 31 buses in the fleet.
Accessibility: All buses are wheelchair accessible.
Background: In January 1985, Agency for Community Transit Inc. a 501(c)(3) corporation was formed to provide Paratransit bus service for elderly
and disabled residents of Madison County. Today, ACT operates the 'Runabout' service as well as the entire MCT fixed route bus service.
MCT Trails
Description: 100 miles of scenic Madison County bikeways developed and maintained by MCT. The MCT Trails system is a series of interconnected
separated Class One bikeways that traverse a variety of natural landscapes and connect to neighborhoods, schools, parks, colleges, commercial
areas and other destinations.
Bike and Bus: MCT buses are equipped with bike racks, providing a seamless trip from bike to bus. MCT carries an average of 1,500 "bike and bus"
riders each month.
Funding: MCT has secured more than $20 million in federal and state grants to implement an ongoing construction and development program designed
to create and support alternative modes of transportation.
Background: In the early 1990s, MCT initiated its “rails to trails” program with the goal of preserving urban rail corridors for future light rail
possibilities and interim trail use. MCT is one of the only transit systems in the country that has an integrated transportation system which links
its own bikeways with its existing bus system.
RideFinders
Service: Improves the region's quality of life and work by reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality. RideFinders fulfills
its mission by providing a free ridematching service to help commuters find other commuters to carpool or vanpool with to work,
and by working with employers to offer free ridesharing information and incentives to thousands of commuters at work.
Registered Employers: 1,400
Registered Carpools: 3,780
Registered Carpoolers: 8,600
Registered Vanpools: 97
Registered Vanpoolers: 970
Commuters in Database: 17,725
Parking Spaces Eliminated: 6,000
Annual Individual Savings:
Monthly – 130,000 pounds
Annually – 1,560,000 pounds
Total Air Pollution Reduced:
Monthly – 175,000 pounds
Annually – 2,100,000 pounds
Background: RideFinders operates as a free public service for employers and commuters working in St. Louis City and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and
Franklin Counties in Missouri; and Madison, St. Clair and Monroe Counties in Illinois through federal grant funding from the United States Department of
Transportation and Federal Highway Administration.
