diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 30092d2..1b276c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { apiPost } from "./api/client";
 import MapView from "./components/MapView";
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const positionsQuery = useVehiclePositions();
 
   const [sidebarOpen, setSidebarOpen] = useState(true);
+  const [transportFilter, setTransportFilter] = useState<"all" | "bus" | "lrt">("all");
   const [selectedRouteId, setSelectedRouteId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [mapCenter, setMapCenter] = useState<[number, number] | null>(null);
   const [selectedStopId, setSelectedStopId] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -73,22 +74,31 @@ export default function App() {
   }, [queryClient]);
 
   const routes = routesQuery.data ?? [];
-  const positions = positionsQuery.data?.positions ?? [];
   const cacheStatus: CacheStatus | undefined = positionsQuery.data?.cacheStatus;
 
+  const filteredPositions = useMemo(() => {
+    const allPositions = positionsQuery.data?.positions ?? [];
+    if (transportFilter === "all") return allPositions;
+    return allPositions.filter((p) => p.transportType === transportFilter);
+  }, [positionsQuery.data, transportFilter]);
+
   const loading = routesQuery.isLoading || positionsQuery.isLoading;
   const error = routesQuery.error ?? positionsQuery.error;
   const stale = !loading && cacheStatus?.stale;
-  const hasVehicles = positions.length > 0;
+  const hasVehicles = filteredPositions.length > 0;
   const hasRoutes = routes.length > 0;
   const showNoVehiclesMessage = !loading && !error && hasRoutes && !hasVehicles && !stale;
+  const noVehiclesMessage =
+    transportFilter === "lrt"
+      ? "No LRT vehicles currently active."
+      : "No buses currently running on the tracked routes.";
 
   return (
     <div className="flex h-screen">
       {/* Sidebar */}
       <Sidebar
         routes={routes}
-        positions={positions}
+        positions={filteredPositions}
         loading={loading}
         onSelectRoute={setSelectedRouteId}
         selectedRouteId={selectedRouteId}
@@ -110,6 +120,23 @@ export default function App() {
 
       {/* Main Content */}
       <div className="flex-1 relative min-w-0 lg:ml-72">
+        {/* Transport filter toggle */}
+        <div className="absolute top-3 left-3 z-20 flex rounded-full bg-white/80 shadow">
+          {(["all", "bus", "lrt"] as const).map((mode) => (
+            <button
+              key={mode}
+              onClick={() => setTransportFilter(mode)}
+              className={`px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded-full transition-colors ${
+                transportFilter === mode
+                  ? "bg-blue-600 text-white shadow-sm"
+                  : "text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {mode === "all" ? "All" : mode === "bus" ? "Buses" : "LRT"}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
         {/* Refresh button */}
         <button
           onClick={handleRefresh}
@@ -183,13 +210,13 @@ export default function App() {
                         d="M13 16h-1v-4h-1m1-4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z"
                       />
                     </svg>
-                    <span>No buses currently running on the tracked routes.</span>
+                    <span>{noVehiclesMessage}</span>
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             )}
             <MapView
-              positions={positions}
+              positions={filteredPositions}
               routes={routes}
               selectedRouteId={selectedRouteId}
               onSelectRoute={setSelectedRouteId}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RouteListPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RouteListPanel.tsx
index 661eae4..a41febf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RouteListPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RouteListPanel.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ interface RouteListPanelProps {
   routes: Route[];
   selectedRouteId: string | null;
   onSelectRoute: (routeId: string | null) => void;
+  vehicleCountsByRoute: Record<string, number>;
 }
 
 export default function RouteListPanel({
   routes,
   selectedRouteId,
   onSelectRoute,
+  vehicleCountsByRoute,
 }: RouteListPanelProps) {
   const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
 
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ export default function RouteListPanel({
                   {route.longName && (
                     <span className="text-gray-500 truncate">{route.longName}</span>
                   )}
+                  <span className="ml-auto text-xs text-gray-400 tabular-nums">
+                    {vehicleCountsByRoute[route.id] ?? 0}
+                  </span>
                 </button>
               );
             })}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 7b6504d..2cf5363 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ export default function Sidebar({
 
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>("stops");
 
+  const vehicleCountsByRoute = useMemo(() => {
+    const counts: Record<string, number> = {};
+    positions.forEach((p) => {
+      if (p.routeId) {
+        counts[p.routeId] = (counts[p.routeId] ?? 0) + 1;
+      }
+    });
+    return counts;
+  }, [positions]);
+
   const selectedVehicleRoute = useMemo(() => {
     if (!selectedVehicleId) return undefined;
     const vehicle = positions.find((p) => p.id === selectedVehicleId);
@@ -158,6 +168,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
               routes={routes}
               selectedRouteId={selectedRouteId}
               onSelectRoute={onSelectRoute}
+              vehicleCountsByRoute={vehicleCountsByRoute}
             />
           ) : (
             <AlertsPanel alerts={activeAlerts} isLoading={alertsLoading} />