Public Transportation | Important Notices
Notice: Fort Bend Transit - Texas Medical Center
Effective Monday, November 25, 2024. The temporary stop at Main & Dryden Road will no longer be utilized. The original route will resume and TMC stop #2 will return to Main @University.Thanksgiving Closure
In observance of Thanksgiving Fort Bend County Offices will be closed Thursday & Friday November 28 & 29, 2024. There will be no bus service. Demand Response Service, The Greenway & Galleria transfer, TMC & Downtown Commuter Services will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024.Posted November 18, 2024
New TMC Schedule Addition
Starting Friday, November 1st, we’re adding another TMC afternoon route to better serve you! With more people choosing Fort Bend Transit, our new route will help keep things running smoothly. This extra route will run between the current TMC-1PM and TMC-2PM schedules—perfect for afternoon riders! Check out the updated schedule below, and thanks for riding with us! #FortBendTransit #SmarterWayToTravel #TMCRouteUpdateNew Schedule Addition [PDF]
Contacting Public Transportation
For calls that are outside business hours, please dial 281-633-7433 and select option 1 to reach our Dispatchers.For all emergencies, please dial 911.
Fort Bend Transit
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About Fort Bend Transit
In 2005, the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court approved the creation of the Fort Bend County Public Transportation Department (FBCPTD) to serve the general public in Fort Bend County. The purpose of the FBCPTD was to provide seamless service between urban and rural communities; access rural transit funding and increase services to residents in Fort Bend County without increasing a financial burden to the taxpayers. Today, the Fort Bend County Public Transportation Department is known as Fort Bend Transit (FBT).
Fort Bend Transit’s mission is to provide safe and efficient public transportation services while maintaining service quality and customer satisfaction.
FBT provides approximately 392, 000 annual passenger trips (data from October 2018 – September 2019) to destinations in Fort Bend and Harris Counties. The services provided are Demand Response and Commuter Park and Ride Services. FBT is located in Rosenberg and has a core inventory of vehicles as well as a fleet provided through a contracted service provider.
Demand Response Service is a curb-to-curb, shared-ride service that covers all of Fort Bend County. Customers must register for the service over the phone and may start making their reservations at least one (1) day in advance or up to thirty (30) days in advance. Demand Response Service operates Monday through Friday, excluding County acknowledged holidays, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Commuter Park and Ride Service provide weekday service to the Texas Medical Center & Greenway Plaza area. Services operate from three (3) park and ride lot locations: (1) in Rosenberg at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds and two (2) in Sugar Land at the University of Houston – Sugar Land and three (3) the AMC Theatre at First Colony. Commuter service includes morning and evening schedules. These services consists of rides from Fort Bend County Monday through Friday excluding county holidays. Services begin as early as 4:35 a.m. and ends as late as 8:45 p.m. There is currently no weekend service.
Fort Bend Transit is pleased to introduce the Token Transit app
The tickets you used to be able to purchase online and at our office are now available as “Passes” on our new Token Transit app. Riders now have a convenient way to purchase and use the passes instantly.
PASSENGER GUIDELINES
Fort Bend Transit has updated its Passenger Guidelines. To view the guidelines, click here.
Title VI Statement
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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs & activities receiving Federal financial assistance (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).
Fort Bend County is committed to ensuring that no individual who uses our services is excluded from participation, denied benefits, or discriminated against. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination you may file a complaint by calling the Fort Bend County Civil Rights Officer at 281-633-RIDE, or via email at: transit@fortbendcountytx.gov
Complaints may also be filed with the following organization no later than 180 days after the date of the alleged discrimination:
Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights
ATTN: Title VI Program Coordinator
East Building, 5th Floor – TCR
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590
Additional information may be requested by contacting the Civil Rights Officer at 281-633-RIDE.
Title VI Notice to the Public – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS [PDF]