these reviews are from 14 years ago and 14 years later, it is still awful. Drivers arrive late, or not at all. Ms. Drew is a rude woman! Ms. Ivy and Mr. Keith are the only drivers that show up on time in the early morning and do not drive like bats out of hell. have some regard for yall passengers. read more

Annapolis transit is the worst I have ever encountered. Ever. The routes are so limited as to be almost laughable. Despite being the state capitol, and within half an hour in either direction of the state's largest city and the nation's capitol, there is no easy and direct way to get to either. In order to get to Baltimore, I need to walk downtown and grab the bus, then take it for an hour to get to the light rail (which is 20 minutes away by car) and ride that for another half hour. 90+ minutes by public transit, 30 minutes by car. To get to DC, I need to grab the brown bus and take it to the Dillon bus stop. From there, I can grab a privately run bus to the metro, and from there get into DC. 40 minutes if I drive the whole way, 90 minutes if I drive to the metro, and 3-4 HOURS if I bus the whole way! (not to mention $4 more expensive). I tried riding the new "trolley" buses for the first time today, too. It was more than twenty minutes late (this a bus that only comes ever 45 minutes). When I got on, the driver started screaming epithets at me for not throwing away my empty ceramic coffee mug. When I got off, he yelled at me for not asking for a transfer when I first got on. The seats are almost too narrow for two small people to huddle upon, and once the bus tries to turn you're out of luck-- no hand grips, and those slippery seats will dump you straight onto the floor. In addition to the late, poorly run bus system, there's the lack of good sidewalks and crosswalks in Annapolis. Sidewalks, when they exist at all, tend to be narrow and poorly maintained -- often broken, or studded with telephone poles. Every time I need to tromp a few miles on these awful sidewalks (often having to step into the street to get around permanent obstacles, cars, other pedestrians, or because the sidewalk had just randomly ended) I'm thankful that I'm not in some way handicapped, because damn-- there is no way these sidewalks are accessible to anyone with crutches, a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair. Crosswalks are often hundreds of feet apart, sometimes with stretches of road in between that have no sidewalk or shoulder at all to walk upon. This means either walking in the middle of a busy road or waiting for a pause in traffic in order to dash across. West street is terrible in this fashion. Also, that T-intersection where Forest Hills Ave hits Bay Ridge Ave. Lots of traffic, and half way between an elementary school and a public library... but no sidewalk or crosswalk on the right side of the road. Brilliant. This area is so unfriendly to pedestrians that I'm moving. That's seriously a major part of my impetus to do so. The traffic is too awful to drive between 3pm and 7pm, and all other options are dangerous or inconvenient. I'm tired of being stuck in my house because Annapolis transit authority doesn't give a crap. read more

Annapolis Transit is one of the worst public transportation systems I've ever encountered (suburban Pennsylvania offers the only competition). It made life difficult for anyone dependent on the bus; though I got in great shape since I frequently opted to walk instead of trying to coordinate with the bus! In 2002 Annapolis Transit had 8 bus lines (Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold A & B, Brown A & B) and the BWI airport shuttle (Sky Blue), plus a rush hour park & ride. Not much has changed, except there are two new routes (C-40 and C-60, I think one replaced the airport shuttle). With most public transportation systems, every route has several buses running on scheduled intervals at one time. Each route has two different directions, with a separate schedule and bus stops. If you need to transfer from one bus to another, you figure out where their routes overlap and use a transfer to show you already paid. Not in Annapolis. Annapolis Transit works on the "Color - Clock" system, which is ill-conceived, stupid and surely designed by someone who never needed to ride a bus in their life. Only one bus runs a route at a time and each route runs in one direction, like a clock. So if I need to get from Point X to Point Y and then back again, I can't catch the bus running the opposite direction. Nope, I have to catch literally the same bus on its next loop, going away from Point Y and eventually back to Point X. And if I miss the bus I can't just catch the next one that comes along. Again, I have to wait for the bus to make its loop and come back to the stop. The main problem with the Color - Clock system is that there is no "next bus." I don't know if this is due to budget constraints or poor planning or both. The other big problem with Annapolis Transit is the transfer system. One way is to tell the driver which bus you need, then they call the other driver, describe you and where they are dropping you off, and you hope the next driver remembers to look for you and honor your "transfer." The more official method is at the Spa Road Transfer Point. The Transfer Point is sorta centrally located and the site where most of the buses meet at the top and bottom of the hour, and passengers shuffle from one bus to another. This is ridiculous because the routes (except for Brown) are not designed to efficiently and directly get passengers from one one place to another. Instead, they are designed to pass through the Transfer Point every hour or half hour. None of the buses can leave until all the buses are present, so if one bus is running 20 minutes late, either all the buses will be 20 minutes late (and remember, there is no "next bus" so this screws up the schedule for all buses for the rest of the day) or the drivers decide that the passengers on the late bus forfeit their chance at a transfer. The Transfer Point system frequently resulted in all the buses being off schedule by early evening. Sometimes an extra bus or two was deployed on days when they were extremely far behind, but that option doesn't fix the broken system. My last major gripe with Annapolis Transit is the limited hours of operation. Most of the buses stop operating at 7pm and only the Gold and Brown routes operate on Sundays. I don't understand why the city wants to make it impossible to get anywhere without a car after 7pm or on weekends. I had to take a cab or beg for a ride when I worked night shifts. Oh, there is absolutely no bus service on all major holidays, so good luck if you need to get to work on one of those days. Two asides: Annapolis Transit takes the "no food or drink" policy very seriously. Not all drivers enforced this, but one guy was like a Nazi. Once he wouldn't let me on the bus until I put away an EMPTY water bottle, and he would stop the bus if anyone was eating. And for novelty factor, some of the Gold buses were occasionally a trolley car instead of a bus. Made for a bumpy and uncomfortable, but unique, ride. Looking at the website, I see a few changes: Fare has increased to $1 (it used to be 75 cents), buses are now equipped with bike racks, and the downtown area is Fare Free (though you could probably walk across downtown quicker than waiting for the bus). Also, when I lived there some of the buses upgraded (to real buses instead of weird vans) and had fancy amenities like air-conditioning. Two Stars for being mostly reliable, and cheaper than most transit systems. But I can't believe the system hasn't improved in the 8 years since I lived there. I suggest Annapolis Transit look at every other metro area transit system and see how theirs is incredibly inefficient, poorly designed and NOT user - friendly. Maybe their staff should try riding the bus and see how they like it! A week of that would surely result in some improvements to the Color Clock system. read more

Annapolis Transit - Public Transportation Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

The 5:02pm to Annapolis just drove past me and another person waiting at the shelter on the Anne Arundel Community College ring road. It's the hottest day of the year so far, the driver was either not paying attention, blind or just didn't care that there were 2 clients waiting in the blazing sun and I'm supposed to be at work by 6pm. The number to call down to 308 Chinquapin Round Rd. closes off at 4:30pm so who do I get to talk to about today's poor service? NOT HAPPY. read more