About River Valley Metro
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District was formed in September
1998. The initial members of the district were Kankakee,
County, the City of Kankakee, Village of Aroma Park and the Village
of Bourbonnais. The Village of Bradley
joined in December of
2000 and the Village of Manteno joined in July 2006.
River Valley Metro initiated service in July 1999 taking over the
Kankakee Area Transit System (KATS). Hourly service was
provided to Meadowview, Kankakee/Northfield Square Mall,
Mulberry/Eastgate, Riverview/Aroma Park, Kankakee Community College,
West Kankakee and a Bourbonnais Flex Route. River Valley Metro
also provides ADA service with Metro Plus. In April 2000, the
Medical Centers route was added and in March of 2001 a
Bradley route
was added. Commuter service to University Park Rail Link was
implemented in 2005 and in 2006 a stop was added in Manteno for the
University Park Route
On August 11, 2008, two new routes were added to the River Valley
Metro schedule and increased service was also added to KCC and
Eastgate with half hour headways. Service is now provided to
exit 308 and Wal-Mart and a new fixed route was added in Manteno.
With the new route in Manteno a new partner was added, Manteno
Township.
River Valley METRO
Mission Statement
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District
is the
public service leader for today and tomorrow.
Vision Statement
Moving beyond transit
Exceeding expectations
The standard for others to
emulate
Removing boundaries
Offering Opportunities
Click here for a printable version of River Valley Metro's
Mission, Vision and Core Values.
River Valley METRO Awards
- "Fastest Growing Transit System" in North America
2001 -Metro Magazine - "10 Most Improved Transit Systems"
2003 - Metro Magazine - American Graphics Design Award for Daily Journal bus wrap
(shown at top of page)
2007 - "Success in Enhancing Ridership Award" 2008 - Federal Transit Administration
- AdWheel Award 2008- First Place, Electronic Media for METRO TV -American Public Transportation Association
