The Connection Blog Archives - CityLink | Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
CityLink 50th Anniversary Video Series – Video 2
One of the ways CityLink is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2020 is with a video series featuring different facts and information about CityLink/GPMTD. The second video was released in March and it features information about the CityLift paratransit service, CountyLink rural transportation service, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). You can watch the […]
Posted: March 30, 2020 | View More »
CityLink Receives 2020 AdWheel Award from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
CityLink was recently recognized by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as the winner of an AdWheel Award for the “Best Marketing and Communications to Highlight Transit Needs and Funding” in the “Best Special Event” category for the video highlighting the Get on Board Day press conference/rally that took place on April 25, 2019. You […]
Posted: March 26, 2020 | View More »
CityLink Nears Completion of Transit Center Remodel
The CityLink Transit Center, located as 407 SW Adams in Peoria, has recently undergone an extensive remodel, refresh, and optimization. The project began in October 2019 and is mostly completed as of March 2020. There are still a few projects that are ongoing, but the lobby is fully open and available for patrons to use. […]
Posted: March 19, 2020 | View More »
CityLink Welcomes Jason Culberson
CityLink recently welcomed Jason Culberson as the new Director of Safety and Training. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, has seven years of professional transit experience, including time as a bus operator in DeKalb, Illinois and as the Safety Manager at Veolia Transportation in Cobb County, Georgia. In Culberson’s role as Director of Safety and […]
Posted: February 10, 2020 | View More »
CityLink 50th Anniversary Video Series – Video 1
One of the ways CityLink is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2020 is with a video series featuring different facts and information about CityLink/GPMTD. The first video was released in January and it features general information about CityLink. You can watch the full video below, and all the videos will also be archived on the […]
Posted: January 28, 2020 | View More »
Passenger Link – January 2020
New Director of Maintenance and Director of Procurement CityLink recently announced the promotion of Steve Green as the Director of Maintenance and the addition of Jamie Arbogast as the Director of Procurement. Steve Green Green is a U.S. Army veteran and a 27-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department. He first joined CityLink as a […]
Posted: January 23, 2020 | View More »
CityLink Announces Promotion of Steve Green & Addition of Jamie Arbogast
CityLink recently announced the promotion of Steve Green as the Director of Maintenance and the addition of Jamie Arbogast as the Director of Procurement. Steve Green Green is a U.S. Army veteran and a 27-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department. He first joined CityLink as a Security Officer in 2008 and continued in that […]
Posted: December 10, 2019 | View More »
Build Peoria 2019 Chili Cookoff Raises $25,000
Build Peoria is a local non-profit working to “Build” Peoria into a better place. This year the community voted on their project for 2019 and it was to build more CityLink bus shelters throughout the community. They are currently raising money and hope to build multiple shelters. On Sunday, September 22, Build Peoria hosted their […]
Posted: September 30, 2019 | View More »
CityLink Participates in Peoria Park District Worldwide Day of Play
CityLink participated in the Peoria Park District’s 2019 Worldwide Day of Play at Glen Oak Park on Saturday, September 14. The diesel-electric hybrid bus was among several other vehicles featured in the “Touch-A-Truck” portion of the event, in which kids were invited to climb, touch, and explore vehicles they may not normally get a chance […]
Posted: September 24, 2019 | View More »
CityLink on the Move Update
Nelson\Nygaard and Frontline Co. facilitated six community outreach activities on June 11-12 at various locations within the CityLink service area to obtain feedback on proposed route network changes and potential transit investments as part of the CityLink on the Move transit study. Meeting materials at these meetings consisted of the following: Project overview poster board […]
Posted: July 18, 2019 | View More »