Charlottesville Area Transit

Overview

• Websitewww.CatchTheCAT.org

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Charlottesville Area Transit (formerly Charlottesville Transit Service) 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. Eleven routes are offered Monday through Saturday from the early morning until the late evening. Sunday service has been suspended since 2020 due to COVID-19. Prior to 2020, Sunday service was only available on the free trolley and Routes 2, 9, and 12.²

The story

From Wikipedia’s article on Charlottesville Area Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Timeline

1. 1975Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.CatchTheCAT.org¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/ridewithcat¹
• WikipediaCharlottesville Area Transit
• WikidataQ5086235