Central Transportation (Stevens Point)

Central Transportation

Parent	City of Stevens Point
Headquarters	2700 Week St
Locale	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Service area	Portage County
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	7
Hubs	Stevens Point Transfer Center
Fleet	12
Annual ridership	146,313 (2024)
Superintendent	Talin Scheuermann
Website	StevensPoint.com/Transit

Central Transportation is the public transportation system in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the City of Stevens Point and provides transit services throughout Portage County, Wisconsin. The system also operates additional routes in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.

Central Transportation operates five regular bus routes that serve the city and the surrounding Villages of Whiting, Park Ridge, and the Crossroads Commons area in Plover. These routes operate on weekdays with no evening or weekend services. Two additional routes serve the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UWSP) campus. The system also provides a late‑night service, under the Late Night Transit name, on Fridays and Saturdays when the university is in full session. This fare-free service is funded through various student fees and is open to the general public.¹

Branded as Point Plus, the service provides demand-responsive, door-to-door service for eligible riders in Stevens Point, Whiting, and Park Ridge.²

Central Transportation also operates several community services in outlying areas of Portage County, including taxi services, Meals on Wheels, and a volunteer driver program for seniors and qualified residents.³

Year	Ridership	Change over previous year
20144	274,796	n/a
20155	260,159	05.33%
20166	256,323	01.47%
20177	210,954	017.7%
20188	238,472	013.04%
20199	232,014	02.71%
202010	187,208	019.31%
202111	100,833	046.14%
202212	129,214	028.15%
202313	135,046	04.51%
202414	146,313	08.35%