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Welcome to River Cities Public Transit!

A private nonprofit agency dedicated to providing transportation services to individuals with disabilities, the elderly, low income and the general public of Hughes, Stanley, Hand, Hyde, Dewey Ziebach, Haakon, East Pennington, North half of Jackson, Jones, and Lyman counties in central South Dakota. River Cities Public Transit is quality, dependable and efficient transportation for our region. River Cities Public Transit received funds for the operation of the project from Federal, state and local sources. These funds help keep our fares affordable to the riders in this region who have minimal funds available for transportation, but still need to be mobile in our communities.

Vision Statement:

To demonstrate a "Standard of Excellence" unparalleled in the small urban and rural transit industry by richly enhancing mobility options for residents in the communities River Cities Public Transit serves.

Mission Statement:

River Cities Public Transit is committed to providing safe, reliable and courteous public transportation to the members of the communities we serve by promoting quality of life, livability, self-sufficiency and freedom through mobility.


Coordination at River Cities Public Transit

River Cities Public Transit is gearing up to take on the task of conducting another coordination study and plan. The last one was completed and published in 2007 by the Small Urban &Rural Transit Center from North Dakota State University in Fargo ND.

Under MAP-21 for the 5310 federal grant program the following language is found:
“The Section 5310 program recipients must certify that the projects selected are included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan. The plan must be developed and approved through a process that includes seniors and people with disabilities and is coordinated to the maximum extent possible with transportation services assisted by other federal departments and agencies.”

It is the goal of River Cities Public transit management to stay current with planning and following the guidelines laid out by the federal and state governments.

Developing a coordinated transportation plan involves a process where a community focuses on a strategy of coordinating and managing community resources to provide a higher level of transportation services to area residents. This process involves community stakeholders joining together and using management, resources, cooperation, cost efficiencies and good planning to develop a more effective network of transportation services.

As this project unfolds over the next 6 to 9 months members of the communities can look for opportunities to provide input and feedback through surveys, focus group meetings and other public input meetings.

Consultants and planners please contact Ron Baumgart/Jackie Mattheis at ron.rct@midconetwork.com / jackie.rct@midconetwork.com for a copy of the RFP. The deadline for responding to this RFP is set for April 25, 2013 at 5:00 pm. For those interested, this plan will have coordination, business, and strategic components to it.


Senator Tim Johnson invited Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff to attend the Open House for River Cities Public Transit.

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  Senator Tim Johnson

RCPT new building is finished and working very well!

These are photos of RCPT's new building being constructed adjacent to our existing building. The project completion date for this project is June, 2011.
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New! You can now request
a ride online.

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CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO!

For mobility and convenience ride transit!

Click to watch our 30 second windows media video.