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Greensboro Transit Agency
Headquarters300 W Washington Street in Greensboro, North Carolina
Service areaGuilford County, North Carolina
Service typeBus
Routes16/1 Connector
Stops1056 (GTA), 46 (HEAT)
Fleet45
Daily ridership8,000 (weekdays, Q3 2023)[1]
Annual ridership5,011,500 (2022)[2]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel Hybrid, Electric
OperatorRATP Dev (since 2022)
Websiteridegta.com

The Greensboro Transit Agency (GTA) is the operator of public transportation in the Greensboro, North Carolina area. It complements three other local and one regional bus service in the Piedmont Triad. Fifteen routes travel almost solely within the city limits. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 5,011,500, or about 8,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.

In 1991, the Greensboro Transit Agency assumed operation of a private bus system run by Duke Energy (known at the time as Duke Power). The Greensboro Transit Agency consists of nine board members, each appointed for a two-year term by members of Greensboro City Council.

GTA collaborated with seven local colleges and universities in 2006 to create Higher Education Area Transit (HEAT), with nine routes serving the higher learning institutions and select destinations throughout the city.

GTA also operates Access GSO, a door-to-door and curb-to-curb paratransit service for passengers with disabilities that make riding fixed routes difficult. Previously known as Specialized Community Area Transportation (SCAT), the service was renamed in January of 2021 following community input.[3]

In early 2011, GTA added a number of diesel-electric hybrid buses to their fleet.

There are currently 45 fixed-route buses in the GTA fleet, consisting of New Flyer, Gillig, and Chevrolet makes. There are 10 buses for HEAT, all Chevrolet makes. SCAT has almost 50 paratransit vans. GTA also has ten battery-electric rechargeable buses manufactured by Proterra, Inc.[4]

History

Public Transportation Timeline

Route list

This list does not include the HEAT routes which are also operated by the Greensboro Transit Agency with GTA fares.

Sunday Routes

References

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Greensboro Transit Agency rebrands SCAT as Access GSO". News & Record. Greensboro. January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "About Public Transportation in Greensboro". GTA Website. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Keolis Evolve in Greensboro, NC". Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ "RATP Dev USA to manage Greensboro bus system in North Carolina". 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.


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