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Charlottesville Area Transit

{{Short description|Mass transportation provider in Virginia, US}}

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Charlottesville Area Transit

| logo = Charlottesville Area Transit (logo).png

| logo_size = 150

| image =

| image_caption =

| company_slogan = Catch the CAT

| parent =

| founded = 1975

| headquarters = 1545 Avon Street Ext.

| Transit Station = 615 E Water St

| locale = Charlottesville, Virginia

| service_area = City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia

| service_type = bus service

| alliance =

| routes = 13

| destinations =

| stops =

| hubs =

| stations =

| lounge =

| fleet = 36

| ridership = 6,589

| fuel_type = Diesel, Hybrid

| operator =

| manager = Garland Williams

| website = [http://www.CatchTheCAT.org Charlottesville Area Transit]

}}

Charlottesville Area Transit (formerly Charlottesville Transit Service){{cite news|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/aug/10/new-bus-service-name-come-route-revisions-ar-421010/|title=With new bus service name come route revisions|date=10 August 2010|accessdate=15 February 2010|work=Daily Progress|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130121061257/http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/aug/10/new-bus-service-name-come-route-revisions-ar-421010/|archivedate=21 January 2013}} is the provider of mass transportation in Charlottesville, Virginia. The organization was formed in 1975 when the city bought out Yellow Transit Company, which held a private monopoly on city busing. In 1999, the agency took a big leap in terms of providing better service and gaining more ridership, establishing a free shuttle route (which is officially called a trolley, using green-painted trolley-style buses) connecting downtown with the University of Virginia. In 2007, the University Transit Service and Charlottesville Area Transit entered into an open ridership agreement that allows UVA students, faculty, and staff to ride CAT for free by showing a valid UVA ID card.{{cite web |url=http://www.virginia.edu/parking/TDM/driven/openridership.html |title=Parking & Transportation |website=www.virginia.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706030044/http://www.virginia.edu/parking/TDM/driven/openridership.html |archive-date=2008-07-06}} Eleven routes are offered Monday through Saturday from the early morning until the late evening. Sunday service is only available on the free trolley and Routes 2, 9, and 12.

Fares

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and funds provided by the American Rescue Plan and CARES Act, CAT operates fare-free. In December 2021, the City of Charlottesville announced that they received a grant from the Commonwealth Transportation Board to continue fare-free service through June 2026.{{Cite web|title=Charlottesville, VA|url=https://www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=946|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Charlottesville, VA|language=en}}

Routes

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!Route{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2018|title=CAT Rider's Guide|url=https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1023/Riders-Guide-PDF|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030013307/https://charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1023/Riders-Guide-PDF |archive-date=2020-10-30 }}

! colspan="3" |Terminals

!Primary Hubs

!Additional Major Stops

!Notes

align="center"

|1

PVCC & Riverside

|PVCC

(Dickinson Bldg)

| colspan="2" |Riverside Ave

(Riverbluff Cir)

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • PVCC @ Dickinson Bldg.
  • Market St. @ Old Preston
  • Riverside Ave.

|

|

-align="center"

|2

5th Street Station

|5th Street Station

| colspan="2" |Loop

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • 5th Street Station
  • Avon St. Ext. @ Park & Ride

|

  • Willoughby Square Shopping Center

|

  • Free parking at Avon St. Ext. Park & Ride
-align="center"

|3

Southwood & Belmont

|Southwood Mobile Home Park

| colspan="2" |Belmont Park

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • Willoughby Square Shopping Center
  • Southwood
  • Market St. @ Old Preston
  • Belmont Park

|

  • Willoughby Square Shopping Center
  • Albemarle County Office Building

|

-align="center"

|4

UVA Health & Willoughby (via Cherry Ave./Harris Rd.)

|Willoughby Square Shopping Center

|UVA Hospital

|Downtown Transit Station

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • UVA Hospital/Pinn Hall (outbound & inbound)
  • Willoughby Square Shopping Center

|

|

-align="center"

|5

Barracks Road Shopping Center & Walmart

|Barracks Road Shopping Center

| colspan="2" |Walmart

|

  • Barracks Road Shopping Center (Arlington Blvd.)
  • Fashion Square Mall
  • Walmart

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  • Shops at Stonefield
  • Rio Hill Shopping Center (at Berkmar Dr.)
  • Albemarle Square Shopping Center

|

-align="center"

|6

UVA Health & Willoughby (via Ridge St. & Prospect Ave.)

|Willoughby Square Shopping Center

|UVA Hospital

|Downtown Transit Station

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • Pinn Hall
  • Willoughby Square Shopping Center

|

|

-align="center"

|7

UVA Health, Barracks Road Shopping Center, and Fashion Square

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Fashion Square Mall

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • UVA Hospital/Pinn Hall (outbound & inbound)
  • Barracks Road Shopping Center (northbound & southbound, Arlington Blvd.)
  • Kroger at Hydraulic Rd.
  • Fashion Square Mall

|

  • Amtrak Station
  • Shops at Stonefield
  • Seminole Square Shopping Center

|

-align="center"

|8

Preston Ave. & Stonefield

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Shops at Stonefield

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • Barracks Road Shopping Center (CVS)
  • Kroger at Hydraulic Road

|

  • Seminole Square Shopping Center
  • Shops at Stonefield

|

-align="center"

|9

UVA Health, YMCA, and CHS

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Kenwood Ln. at Yorktown Dr.

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • UVA Hospital (outbound & inbound)
  • YMCA (outbound & inbound)
  • Grove Rd. at Concord Dr. (Charlottesville High School)

|

  • Health Department

|

-align="center"

|10

Pantops & Martha Jefferson

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • Pantops Shopping Center
  • Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
  • Avermore Apartments

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  • Rivanna Ridge Shopping Center

|

-align="center"

|11

Locust & Fashion Square

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Fashion Square Mall

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • Fashion Square Mall

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  • Locust Grove Neighborhood
  • Pen Park
  • CATEC

|

-align="center"

|12

Seminole Trail (Sundays only)

|Downtown Transit Station

| colspan="2" |Walmart

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • UVA Hospital/Pinn Hall (outbound & inbound)
  • Barracks Road Shopping Center (northbound & southbound, Arlington Blvd.)
  • Fashion Square Mall (inbound & outbound)
  • Walmart

|

  • Amtrak Station
  • Shops at Stonefield
  • Seminole Square Shopping Center
  • Rio Hill Shopping Center (at Berkmar Dr.)
  • Albemarle Square Shopping Center

|

  • Currently not in service due to COVID-19
-align="center"

|T

Free Trolley

|UVA at Stadium Rd.

| colspan="2" |Downtown Transit Station

|

  • Downtown Transit Station
  • UVA Hospital
  • UVA Chapel

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  • Amtrak Station

|

Fleet Information

The fleet consists of the following vehicles (as of September 2018):{{Cite web |url=https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3094/CAT---Transit-Development-Plan---Oct-2018 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-12-15 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215060906/https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3094/CAT---Transit-Development-Plan---Oct-2018 |url-status=dead }}

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!Year/Make

!Capacity

!Length

!Fuel

!Wheel Chair Lift/Ramp

2008 Gillig Low Floor Trolley Replica

|20

|30'

|Diesel

|Front

2008 Gillig Low Floor

|26

|35'

|Diesel

|Front

2008 Gillig Low Floor

|20

|29'

|Diesel

|Front

2010 Gillig Low Floor

|20

|29'

|Hybrid Electric

|Front

2010 Gillig Low Floor

|26

|35'

|Diesel

|Front

2011 GM-Goshen BOC

|12

|26'

|Diesel

|Rear

2011 Gillig Low Floor

|20

|29'

|Hybrid Electric

|Front

2012 Gillig Low Floor

|20

|29'

|Hybrid Electric

|Front

2012 GM-Goshen BOC

|12

|26'

|Diesel

|Rear

2013 GM-Goshen BOC

|12

|26'

|Diesel

|Rear

2014 Gillig Low Floor

|20

|29'

|Hybrid Electric

|Front

2014 Gillig Low Floor Trolley Replica

|26

|35'

|Diesel

|Front

2014 Gillig Low Floor

|26

|35'

|Diesel

|Front

2015 Gillig Low Floor

|26

|35'

|Diesel

|Front

2016 GM-Arboc BOC

|12

|26'

|Gasoline

|Rear

References

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External links

  • [http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=661 Charlottesville Area Transit]

Category:1975 establishments in Virginia

Category:Transport companies established in 1975

Category:1975 mergers and acquisitions

Category:Bus transportation in Virginia

Category:Transportation in Charlottesville, Virginia

Category:Transit agencies in Virginia

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