Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility

Transportation Glossary
Term Description

Circulator Service

Transportation service which is limited to a specific locale or to short-distance trips on a local basis, such as a downtown area or suburban neighborhood. It may operate in a loop and connect, often at a transfer center, to major bus or rail routes for travel to more distant destinations. Examples are office park circulators, historic district routes, transit mall shuttles, rail feeder routes, and university campus loops.