Routes
LANTA previously operated 35 fixed bus routes in its Metro service. Seventeen lettered routes serve the inner city areas of the Lehigh Valley, while five numbered routes serve the surrounding areas. Two shuttles named "The Rover" and "The Whirlybird", that operate from the Lehigh Valley Mall and Palmer Park Malls to various neighboring shopping strips and centers, serve as the final daily fixed routes. In the evening, LANTA operates the Starlight service made of seven fixed routes which service center city Allentown, the Lehigh Valley Mall and Palmer Park Mall, Whitehall, and Emmaus. There is also the Night Owl service that runs late-night from center city Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Metro also operates the Silverline Express which is an express bus that serves the Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton areas via Route 22, as well as The Bethelem Loop, which serves as a shuttle for that city's downtown core.
The new LANta comprises 29 routes that operate throughout the Lehigh Valley and 12 additional routes that operate during the school year for the Allentown School district. The 100's routes are "trunk routes" and offer the largest operating schedules for the entire week. The 200's routes operate through suburban corridors from Monday-Saturday during the day. The 300's routes operate mainly in suburban corridors Monday-Friday during the day. The 400's routes are reserved for the Allentown School District. The 500's routes are reservation based lines for suburban areas like Macungie. Finally, the 600's routes are routes designed to address the needs of certain markets, and include the Whirlybird line and the Bethlehem LOOP.
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