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Youth ages 6 to 18 who reside in Charlottesville or Albemarle County ride free in summer months under the "Youth Ride FREE Program". | Youth ages 6 to 18 who reside in Charlottesville or Albemarle County ride free in summer months under the "Youth Ride FREE Program". | ||
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For FY2012, CAT's budget is based on $645,000 in passenger fare revenue. Of this amount $60,000 is from the University of Virginia as a contribution to the cost of the FREE Trolley. Also, of this amount $145,000 is from the University of Virginia as pre-payment of fares so that those students, faculty, and staff with UVA photo ID are allowed to ride Charlottesville Area Transit by displaying the photo ID. <ref>{{cite email|subject=Charlottesville Area Transit FY 2012 Revenue from Passenger Fares|from=Bill Watterson|sourceorg=Charlottesville Area Transit|to=Sean Tubbs|repositoryorg=Charlottesville Tomorrow|senddate=May 18, 2011}}</ref> | |||
==County funding== | ==County funding== | ||
[[Albemarle County]] participates in the CAT program by paying a share of rides that operate within its borders. In | [[Albemarle County]] participates in the CAT program by paying a share of rides that operate within its borders. In FY2009, Albemarle paid the City $666,634<ref>Vinzant, Laura. "CTS budget question." Message to Sean J. Tubbs. 26 Jan. 2010. E-mail.</ref>to operate Routes [[CTS Route 2B|2B]], [[CTS Route 5|5]], and [[CTS Route 10|10]]. | ||
==Ridership== | ==Ridership== | ||
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==Transit development plan== | ==Transit development plan== | ||
The [[Connetics Group]] has been hired by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to produce a transit development plan to prioritize funding in the next six years. <ref>[http://www.tjpdc.org/pdf/transportation/cts%20tdp%202006.pdf Document for Transit Development Plan]</ref>. Preliminary results of their study were presented to council at a work session on March 4, 2011. <ref>{{cite web|title=Council blesses planning for bus route changes|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/cat-route-changes.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 4, 2011|accessdate=March 21, 2011}}</ref> | The [[Connetics Group]] has been hired by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to produce a transit development plan to prioritize funding in the next six years. <ref>[http://www.tjpdc.org/pdf/transportation/cts%20tdp%202006.pdf Document for Transit Development Plan]</ref>. Preliminary results of their study were presented to council at a work session on March 4, 2011. <ref>{{cite web|title=Council blesses planning for bus route changes|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/cat-route-changes.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 4, 2011|accessdate=March 21, 2011}}</ref> Council rejected many of the suggestions, most notably that which would have realigned two low-performing city routes to provide additional service to the relocated [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]]. {{fact}} | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) is a public agency that operates several bus lines throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle County. In 1999, a free trolley service was initiated between downtown and the University of Virginia. The service changed its name from Charlottesville Transit Service to Charlottesville Area Transit.[1].
The current CAT director is Bill Watterson.
History
The bus system was created in the mid-1970's. In early 2010, it changed its name from the Charlottesville Transit System (CTS) to Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT). In 2010, CAT began operating hybrid fuel buses. [1]
Fares
For rides requiring a fare,
- Single-ride, one-way: $0.75. A reduced fare of $0.35 per trip is available for seniors, who must apply for a reduced fare card.
- All-day unlimited: $1.50 (lowered from $2 in September 2009)[2].
- Month unlimited: $20 (introduced September 2009)[2].
Under a pre-paid arrangement between CAT and the University of Virginia, UVa photo IDs of students, faculty, and staff are accepted as fare on all CTS buses.[1].
Youth ages 6 to 18 who reside in Charlottesville or Albemarle County ride free in summer months under the "Youth Ride FREE Program".
=FY2012 funding
For FY2012, CAT's budget is based on $645,000 in passenger fare revenue. Of this amount $60,000 is from the University of Virginia as a contribution to the cost of the FREE Trolley. Also, of this amount $145,000 is from the University of Virginia as pre-payment of fares so that those students, faculty, and staff with UVA photo ID are allowed to ride Charlottesville Area Transit by displaying the photo ID. [3]
County funding
Albemarle County participates in the CAT program by paying a share of rides that operate within its borders. In FY2009, Albemarle paid the City $666,634[4]to operate Routes 2B, 5, and 10.
Ridership
Ridership is measured on the fiscal year ended June 30. For 2009, CAT reported ridership of 2,012,462, an 18% increase in boardings over the previous year. UVa boardings represented nearly 30% of the total.[1].
Transit development plan
The Connetics Group has been hired by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to produce a transit development plan to prioritize funding in the next six years. [5]. Preliminary results of their study were presented to council at a work session on March 4, 2011. [6] Council rejected many of the suggestions, most notably that which would have realigned two low-performing city routes to provide additional service to the relocated Martha Jefferson Hospital. [citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CTS Serves More than Two Million Press release, City of Charlottesville, 7/7/09 retrieved 9 July 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 C'ville Transit Service Unveils New Fares, Keith McGilvery, NBC 29, Aug 18, 2009, Updated: Sep 01, 2009, retrieved 2 Sep 2009.
- ↑ E-mail. Bill Watterson, Charlottesville Area Transit. "Charlottesville Area Transit FY 2012 Revenue from Passenger Fares." Message to Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow. May 18, 2011.
- ↑ Vinzant, Laura. "CTS budget question." Message to Sean J. Tubbs. 26 Jan. 2010. E-mail.
- ↑ Document for Transit Development Plan
- ↑ Web. Council blesses planning for bus route changes, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 4, 2011, retrieved March 21, 2011.