It is the main hub for TheRide, serving as the terminus and transfer point for 17 Ann Arbor-based routes in the system's hub-and-spoke bus network.

In addition to serving local routes, the BTC is also the Ann Arbor terminus of the D2A2, an hourly express bus service to Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit.

It also serves as the Ann Arbor stop on the Michigan Flyer, an intercity service connecting to East Lansing, Brighton, and Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Finally, the Blake is one stop for the Indian Trails line 1488, which connects to Detroit, Jackson, Lansing, Clare, Gaylord, and St.

[3] The original single-floor transit center was built in 1987 for the purpose of moving bus stops off Fourth Avenue and preventing transferring riders from having to cross the street;[4] the cost of the project was just over $1 million.