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CyRide is a partnership between Iowa State University the ISU Government of the Student Body and Ames Iowa. CyRide provides public transportation to the community throughout the city of Ames. The word CyRide is a portmanteau of two words: Cyclone (which is the mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones) and the word ride. In January 2012 CyRide was recognized as the nation’s small urban transit system with the highest number of rides per capita at 106 rides per capita.