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Blacksburg Transit or simply the BT is a local government-owned urban-suburban bus line based in Blacksburg Virginia. The system originated in 1983 with six buses but has since expanded its operation to 50 buses and 11 vans. Ridership has grown to 3.3 million trips per year by 2011. Its ridership is dominated by Virginia Tech students who account for 90 percent of all riders with the remaining 10 percent being split evenly between Tech faculty and staff and other Blacksburg citizens.