Charm City Circulator
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The Charm City Circulator (CCC or Downtown Circulator) is a privately funded, public transit
MTA Maryland
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History
The Charm City Circulator started as a plan by former mayor
War of 1812 bicentennial celebration
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Bus routes
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This section needs to be updated.(January 2020) |
Route | Numbered stops | Major streets | Tourist connection | MTA connection | Began service |
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Green: Johns Hopkins to City Hall via Fells Point | 101–126 |
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November 1, 2011 |
Orange: Harbor East to Hollins Market | 201–228 |
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January 11, 2010 |
Purple: Federal Hill to 33rd Street via Penn Station | 301–327 |
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June 4, 2010 (33rd Street Expansion October 5, 2015) |
Banner: Inner Harbor to Fort McHenry | 401–420 |
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June 4, 2012 |
Legend = (L): Metro Subway
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Water taxi harbor connector routes
Destinations | Bus connection | Frequency | Year begin |
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2011 |
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2012 (TBD)[needs update] |
Bus fleet roster
Year | Photo | Manufacturer | Model | Length | Fuel or propulsion | Powertrain | Fleet series (qty.) |
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Active Roster | |||||||||
2011-12 | OBI [1][2][3] |
Orion VII 07.501 EPA10 HEV "BRT" | 40 feet (12 m) | Diesel-electric hybrid
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ISB6.7
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BAE Systems HybriDrive system | 1201–1212 (12) |
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2019-21 | Nova Bus[4] | LFS TL40102A | Diesel | L9
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Allison B3400xFE | 1910218-1910223, 1910234-1910239(12) |
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Retired Roster | |||||||||
2009 | DesignLine | ECOSaver IV | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Hybrid | Capstone C30
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BRI AC motor | 0901–0913 (13) |
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2011 | Van Hool | A300L | 40 feet (12 m) | Diesel
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ISL9
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D864.5
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1101–1105 (5) |
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- All current and future buses in fleet are hybrid or clean-diesel vehicles under the Cleaner, Greener Baltimore Initiative's plan.
- Charm City Circulator (formerly operated by Veolia) bus yard located at 1400 Cherry Hill Road. Two blocks from Cherry Hill light rail stopand connection to MTA bus routes 27, 29, and 51.
- As of February 2020, the Charm City Circulator is putting new buses into service manufactured by NovaBus, according to the Baltimore Sun, the City of Baltimore plans to order new buses to fully replace the Orion buses that was put into service in 2012.[4]
References
- ^ "Circulator marks a year on the streets". Baltimore Sun. January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Preview!: Charm City Circulator (City of Baltimore) 2011 Orion VII NG BRT #1202". WMATAvids. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "Daimler showcases Orion buses with added features, technology". metro-magazine. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Colin. "Baltimore's Charm City Circulator adding six new buses next week to remedy persistent service issues". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "For the Charm City Circulator, 'growing pains are inevitable'". Baltimore Business Journal. August 26, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Circulator marks a year on the streets". Baltimore Sun. January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
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