Categories: 50th Anniversary

Metro fits new electronic fareboxes to its entire fleet.

Metro installs the first wheelchair lift on a full-size transit bus and expands its Open Door fleet.

Metro purchases two handicap accessible vans, beginning Open Door paratransit service.

Indianapolis Metro (what’s known today as IndyGo) assumes operations of the Indianapolis Transit System on Jan. 7.

Metro hires Diana Pittman on Sept. 29, making her the first African-American woman to drive a public transit bus in Indiana.

The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation is created by a vote from the Indianapolis City-County Council on Aug. 6.