TransitFriday, November 13
Madison County Transit passes its federal review with no findings for the second time in a row
The Daily Belleville team
If you ride Madison County Transit, your bus agency just got a clean report. MCT has again finished its federal review with "No Findings", the second straight cycle. County Board Chairman Chris Slusser shared the news at a recent board meeting and said "this really is a big deal."
The federal review covers 20 areas every three years
- 20
- areas of operation the FTA reviews
- 2
- reviews in a row with no findings
- 3 years
- between triennial reviews
Sources: The Troy Times Tribune, riverbender.com
Reviewers go through thousands of pages of records, interview employees and inspect facilities. "No Findings" means they did not identify any deficiencies. Slusser said a perfect score is extremely rare.
“This accomplishment belongs to the entire ACT team.”
- Last clean review: 2023
- MCT Trails: 138+ miles of bikeways
- Services: fixed-route and paratransit buses, microtransit, RideFinders
- Board meets: 9 a.m. last Friday monthly (a week earlier in holiday season), Pontoon Beach
MCT has now cleared two federal reviews in a row
- 2023MCT's previous federal review ends with no findings.
- 2026MCT's latest triennial review ends with no findings again.
- Oct. 21The Madison County Board recognizes the MCT and ACT team at its meeting.
Sources: The Troy Times Tribune, riverbender.com
Sources: The Troy Times Tribune, riverbender.com