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]
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]
- Route 01: Tuba City, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 02: Whitecone, AZ to Steamboat, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 03: Kayenta, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 04: Crownpoint, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 05: Gallup, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 06: Crystal, NM to Gallup, NM
- Route 07a: Newcomb, NM to Farmington, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 07b: Newcomb, NM to Farmington, NM to Shiprock, NM
- Route 08: Chinle, AZ to Ganado, AZ to Tsaile, AZ
- Route 09: Dilkon, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 10: Pinon, AZ to Chinle, AZ to Tsaile, AZ
- Route 11: Birdspring, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ to Tuba City, AZ
- Route 13: Fort Defiance, AZ to Crownpoint, NM and Gallup, NM
- Route 14: Shiprock, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 15: Sanders, AZ to Window Rock, AZ
- Route 16: Aneth, UT to Bluff, UT to Blanding, UT
- Route 18: Local service in Shiprock, NM (Shiprock Local Area Transit)
References
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b "Navajo Transit System". newmexico.networkofcare.org. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "Navajo Division of Transportation to oversee Navajo Transit System".
- ^ Bowman, Terry (2017-08-03). "Navajo Transit enduring many problems with funding". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ Grover, Hannah (2020-02-21). "Red Apple, Navajo Transit will celebrate partnership Friday". Farmington Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "Newspaper ad soft restart 05.28.21" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Home". www.navajotransit.navajo-nsn.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-06.