Public Transportation

CHEROKEE STRIP TRANSIT

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Profile

Cherokee Strip Transit (CST), which began operations in 1995, is a demand response transportation system that is open to the public. The service area for Cherokee Strip Transit includes the towns of Garber, Covington, Billings, Fairmont, Breckenridge, Perry, Waukomis, Tonkawa, Ponca City, Blackwell, Kingfisher, Watonga, and Hunter. Incidental trips to other nearby communities are also provided as needed as well as trips to Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Cherokee Strip Transit’s main office is located in Garber, but does have satellite offices in Tonkawa, Perry, Kingfisher, and Watonga. These offices service those towns and surrounding areas. Scheduling and dispatching for all offices are coordinated through the Garber CST office.

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OPERATING SCHEDULE

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Weekdays:	8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Weekends:	None
Holidays:	None

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FARE SCHEDULE (one way)

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Garber//Enid:	$10.00
Billings/ Enid:	$15.00
Billings/ Perry:	$20.00
Covington/ Enid:	$10.00
Oklahoma City /Tulsa:	$45.00 to $60.00
In–town Fares: ( Towns where CST offices Located )	$1.00 per stop

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FLEET INFORMATION

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Total vehicles:	31
Accessible:	11
Average age of fleet:	Three years
Condition:	Good
Replacement Schedule: ( Three–year period )
2006	Five vehicles
2007	One vehicles
2008	None

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STATISTICS

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RIDERSHIP
Ridership Total:	45,664
Elderly:	22,213
Disabled:	1,306
Elderly/Disabled:	1,753
MILEAGE
Revenue Miles:	672,108
Passenger Miles:	600,508

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PERSONNEL/FACILITIES INFORMATION:

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Administrative Facilities:	1504 square feet and 4 offsite offices
Maintenance Facilities:	Offsite by local vendor
Staffing:	Full time – 6 Part time – 22

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