Public transit services and data.
Use the service pages for current rider information and the Transportation Plans section for regional transit planning. Schedules, fares, alerts, and eligibility rules change frequently, so this site links to the agencies that maintain them rather than duplicating them.
Regional Transit Planning and History#
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Rio Metro / ABQ RIDE Consolidation Study Final Report (2025)
Evaluates governance options for ABQ RIDE and Rio Metro, rejects full consolidation as unnecessarily disruptive, and recommends greater ABQ RIDE autonomy, improved Rio Metro regional planning, coordinated demand-response service, and a more integrated transit network. Official Rio Metro publications
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Paseo del Norte High-Capacity Transit Study: Alternatives Analysis Report (2014)
Evaluates high-capacity transit across Albuquerque’s Paseo del Norte corridor and recommends a phased bus rapid transit alternative, with alignment screening, ridership forecasts, conceptual design, costs, funding, land-use considerations, public input, and implementation steps. Official Rio Metro publications
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UNM/CNM/Sunport Transit Study: Alternative Alignments Identification and Assessment (2014)
Compares transit alignments linking UNM, CNM, major medical and employment destinations, and the Sunport, then recommends a University-Gibson bus rapid transit alternative using ridership, cost, traffic, right-of-way, and community-impact analysis. Official Rio Metro publications
Zero-Emission Fleet Transition#
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Rio Metro Zero Emission Feasibility Study (2023)
Evaluates battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, and compressed-natural-gas options for Rio Metro’s revenue and support fleets, including vehicle availability, charging and fueling needs, facility constraints, energy modeling, capital schedules, operating costs, and lifecycle comparisons through 2040. Official Rio Metro publications
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Rio Metro Zero Emission Transition Plan (2023)
Sets Rio Metro’s path toward battery-electric and hydrogen vehicles through 2040, with fleet purchases, charging and fueling concepts at the Albuquerque rail yard and county facilities, utility coordination, funding, workforce training, and implementation priorities. Official Rio Metro publications
Current State Transit Programs and Funding#
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FY 2027 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Documents FY 2027 federal transit award recommendations for Albuquerque mobility providers, Rio Metro, and statewide systems, including vehicle requests, operating support, applicant rankings, matching funds, regional prioritization, and recommended awards.
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NMDOT Transit and Rail Division Fact Sheet (February 2026 Archived PDF)
Summarizes current NMDOT transit and rail programs with FY 2025 ridership, service, fleet, funding, Rail Runner, Park and Ride, Albuquerque paratransit-provider, regional-district, grade-crossing, and freight-rail statistics.
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NMDOT State Management Plan for Federal Transit Grants (2025 Revision Archived PDF)
Defines how NMDOT administers federal transit funding, including program eligibility, project selection, coordination, procurement, financial controls, vehicles, property, oversight, civil rights, safety, drug-and-alcohol compliance, and grant closeout.
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FY 2026 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Documents current federal transit award recommendations, including Albuquerque Section 5310 vehicles for disability and senior-service providers, Rio Metro capital awards, statewide rural-transit operating support, requests, rankings, matching funds, and program deadlines.
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FY 2025 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Preserves the preceding award cycle for Albuquerque mobility providers and Rio Metro, documenting requested and recommended vehicles, federal and local shares, applicant rankings, statewide rural-transit awards, capital history, and administrative requirements.
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FY 2024 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Preserves FY 2024 federal transit award recommendations for Albuquerque mobility providers, Rio Metro, and statewide rural systems, including vehicle and equipment requests, operating support, applicant rankings, matching funds, and available balances.
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FY 2023 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Preserves FY 2023 federal transit award recommendations for Albuquerque mobility providers and statewide systems, documenting vehicles, equipment, operating assistance, regional priorities, matching shares, procurement requirements, and program administration.
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FY 2022 Section 5310, 5311, and 5339 Transit Budget Awards (Archived PDF)
Preserves FY 2022 federal transit award recommendations for Albuquerque mobility providers, Rio Metro, and statewide systems, including pandemic-relief operating support, vehicle and equipment requests, applicant rankings, matching shares, and program balances.
Safety and Asset Management#
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City of Albuquerque Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (2025 Archived PDF)
Defines ABQ RIDE’s current safety-management framework for fixed-route, rapid-transit, and paratransit service, including performance targets, risk reduction, employee reporting, responsibilities, training, emergency preparedness, and City approval documentation.
Official MRCOG PDF · Current Regional Performance-Based Planning Page
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City of Albuquerque Transit Asset Management Plan (2022 Archived PDF)
Documents ABQ RIDE’s rolling stock, equipment, facilities, asset condition, state-of-good-repair policy, investment priorities, decision-support methods, performance targets, and four-year implementation strategy for managing Albuquerque’s transit capital assets.
Official MRCOG PDF · Current Regional Performance-Based Planning Page
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Rio Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (2025 Archived PDF)
Sets Rio Metro’s current bus-safety policy, performance targets, risk-reduction program, safety-management responsibilities, employee reporting, training, emergency coordination, infectious-disease measures, board approvals, and annual review requirements.
Official MRCOG PDF · Current Regional Performance-Based Planning Page
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Rio Metro Transit Asset Management Plan, FY 2023–2026 (Archived PDF)
Inventories Rio Metro and Rail Runner vehicles, track, equipment, and facilities; evaluates their condition and risks; and establishes performance targets, replacement priorities, lifecycle planning, capital strategies, and continuous-improvement procedures.
State Transit Connections#
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Provides current express-bus schedules, fares, rider alerts, and stop information for NMDOT Park and Ride, including the weekday Albuquerque-to-Los Alamos route and connections with Rail Runner stations.
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NMDOT Transit and Rail Division
Collects statewide public-transit and rail plans, programs, grant resources, provider information, Rail Runner and Park and Ride links, and permitting guidance for access to or crossings of railroad right-of-way.
Statewide Planning Context#
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New Mexico Transit Guide (2023 Archived PDF)
Catalogs New Mexico transit providers, services, funding programs, regional districts, and connections, with dedicated Albuquerque, Rio Metro, Rail Runner, paratransit, university, veteran, and intercity information plus a statewide system map.
Official NMDOT PDF · Current NMDOT Transit and Rail Division
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Planned and Potential Transit Service Map
Shows the Albuquerque metropolitan area’s planned and potential regional transit service network adopted with Transitions 2045, replacing the former Long Range Transit Network as the current interactive planning reference.
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Connect New Mexico: Statewide Public Transportation Plan (May 2025)
NMDOT’s final statewide public transportation plan establishes the broader policy and investment context for transit providers, riders, and connections affecting Albuquerque. It supplements local and regional plans; it does not replace ABQ RIDE or MRCOG service and programming sources.