Pelivan Transit is owned and operated by Grand Gateway EDA. As recently as 2015, celebrated 30 years in rural transportation services! Pelivan Transit was established in 1985 when a grant was written and submitted to the Federal Transit Administration to begin a rural transportation program. Pelivan Transit currently is funded annually with Federal Transit Administration grants and other federal agencies, Oklahoma State Revolving Fund Grants, and local grants from area cities as well as stakeholders that include area agencies and private businesses, and fares from riders. We are currently operating a $3 million budget. Today…we are operating a six city and surrounding areas demand response curb-to-curb rural transportation program and tribal transit program through area Dispatch Centers in Claremore, Grove, Miami, Owasso, Pryor and Vinita. The hours of service are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm with Claremore providing extended hours on Friday until 8:00 pm. and Saturday service from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Miami offers an Extended Hours City Service Monday - Friday from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sat & Sun 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. These cities are situated in the northeastern Oklahoma counties of Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, northern Tulsa, and Rogers counties. The Pelivan Transit system also includes numerous employment routes interconnecting area cities, a trolley loop in Miami, education routes for TANF recipients, and various medical routes for area medical facilities in the region including Indian Health Services and area hospitals such as St. Francis of Vinita and the Morton Connection in northern Tulsa county.
