Greater Lynchburg Transit Company
Encyclopedia
The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is the non-profit, publicly owned company responsible for providing bus
service for Lynchburg
, Virginia
, since its creation in 1974. The GLTC sets and is responsible for both the general policies as well as the selection of the management company responsible for operation the service. The company is overseen by a nine-member Board of Directors that are appointed by the Lynchburg City Council. As of 2008, First Transit
is responsible for the operation of the network, and their subsidiary, Central Virginia Transit Management Company is oversees the actual employment of the GLTC's bus drivers, mechanics, and other staff.
The GLTC serves a population of 80,846 in an area covering 72 square miles (186.5 km²), and in 2006 totaled 1,117,971 unlinked passenger trips.
By November 2007, the service saw its 1,000,000 passenger, which doubled the average annual ridership for the GLTC as a whole. With ridership for the service growing from 3,900 passengers per day in spring 2007 to 7,400 in fall 2007, university officials are working in conjunction with the GLTC to expand the service to include areas off campus in the area around the university.
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
service for Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, since its creation in 1974. The GLTC sets and is responsible for both the general policies as well as the selection of the management company responsible for operation the service. The company is overseen by a nine-member Board of Directors that are appointed by the Lynchburg City Council. As of 2008, First Transit
First Transit
First Transit, a division of FirstGroup America, is a United States-based subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based FirstGroup. It provides contract public transit and paratransit services, transit management services and transit consulting throughout North America...
is responsible for the operation of the network, and their subsidiary, Central Virginia Transit Management Company is oversees the actual employment of the GLTC's bus drivers, mechanics, and other staff.
The GLTC serves a population of 80,846 in an area covering 72 square miles (186.5 km²), and in 2006 totaled 1,117,971 unlinked passenger trips.
Bus fleet
- 5 Chance, Opus 29 feet (8.8 m) low floor buses
- 3 Gillig Diesel/Electric Hybrid, 40 feet (12.2 m) low floor buses
- 14 Gillig Diesel/Electric Hybrid, 35 feet (10.7 m) low floor buses
- 7 Gillig Diesel/Electric Hybrid, 29 feet (8.8 m) low floor buses
- 10 Gillig Diesel, 35 feet (10.7 m) low floor buses
- 9 Ford/Supreme, E-450, 22 feet (6.7 m) (in operation for paratransitParatransitParatransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
) - 1 Chance, VS-24 replica trolley
Routes
- 1A - Cabell Street via Grace Street
- 1B - Bedford Avenue via Lynchburg General Hospital
- 2 - Greenfield Dr via Campbell Avenue
- 3C - VES Road via Main Street
- 3D - Boonsboro Shopping Center via 8th Street
- 4E - Target Plaza via River Ridge Mall
- 4F - Liberty UniversityLiberty UniversityLiberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
via River Ridge Mall - 5G - River James Shopping Center/Madison HeightsMadison Heights, VirginiaMadison Heights is a census-designated place in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
via 7th Street - 5H - Amelon Shopping Center/Madison HeightsMadison Heights, VirginiaMadison Heights is a census-designated place in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
via 7th Street - 6 - Leesville Road via Wards Ferry Road
- 7 - Wyndhurst via Old Graves Mill Road
- 8 - Old Forest Road
- 9 - Odd Fellows Road via Stadium
- 10 - Downtown Lynchburg via 5th Street
- 11 - Birchwood via Tate Springs Road
Liberty University shuttle service
On November 10, 2006, the GLTC entered an agreement with Liberty University to operate the shuttle bus service on its campus. Service would commence on January 15, 2007, with six buses serving the campus. The service operates from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Serving Liberty’s main, north and east campuses, the system originally consisted of eight stops. Costing $1,000,000 annually for the service, Liberty students and employees can utilize the shuttle service without paying a fare each time.By November 2007, the service saw its 1,000,000 passenger, which doubled the average annual ridership for the GLTC as a whole. With ridership for the service growing from 3,900 passengers per day in spring 2007 to 7,400 in fall 2007, university officials are working in conjunction with the GLTC to expand the service to include areas off campus in the area around the university.