Muskegon Area Transit System

Public transit system in Muskegon County, Michigan, USA

Muskegon Area Transit System
Headquarters	2624 Sixth St.
Locale	Muskegon, Michigan
Service area	Muskegon County, Michigan
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	7
Hubs	Herman Ivory Terminal, 351 Morris Ave.
Daily ridership	900 (weekdays, Q4 2023)^[1]
Annual ridership	242,300 (2023)^[2]
Website	matsbus.com

The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Muskegon County, Michigan. Service is provided from Monday through Friday along seven routes. The agency also provides a Complementary ADA Paratransit Service that operates within 3/4 mile of the fixed routes. A micro-transit service called Go2 provides on-demand service Monday-Saturday. Go2 is sponsored by MATS and provided by Via. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 242,300, or about 900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Route list

A: Route 1
B: Route 2
C: Route 11
D: Route 12
E: Route 21
F: Route 22
G: Route 31

Herman Ivory Terminal

The Herman Ivory Terminal, located at 351 Morris Avenue, is the primary transfer hub for MATS. The $2.8 million facility opened August 1, 2015 with space for MATS and for Greyhound Lines buses and includes an indoor waiting area and customer service desk. The bus terminal replaced a previous one on the same site, after nine months of construction and over a decade of planning.^[3]

References

^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ Stephen Kloosterman (July 30, 2015). "Muskegon's new $2.8M downtown bus station to open Saturday". MLive. Retrieved September 8, 2023.