Greensboro Transit Authority
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Greensboro Transit Authority 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 1991, the Greensboro Transit Authority assumed operation of a private bus system run by Duke Power. The Greensboro Transit Authority 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 Specialized Community Area Transportation (SCAT) a door-to-door transportation service for passengers with a disability that makes riding fixed routes difficult.
In early 2011, GTA added a number of diesel-electric hybrid buses to their fleet.
Sunday Routes
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
area. It complements three other local and one regional bus service in the Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
. Fifteen routes travel almost solely within the city limits.
In 1991, the Greensboro Transit Authority assumed operation of a private bus system run by Duke Power. The Greensboro Transit Authority 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 Specialized Community Area Transportation (SCAT) a door-to-door transportation service for passengers with a disability that makes riding fixed routes difficult.
In early 2011, GTA added a number of diesel-electric hybrid buses to their fleet.
Route list
- 1 West Wendover Avenue
- 2 Four Seasons
- 3 North Elm Street
- 4 Benbow/Willow Road
- 5 Gorrell Street
- 6 Summit Avenue
- 7 Friendly Avenue
- 7A Irving Park/Starmount Connector
- 8 Battleground Avenue
- 8A Lawndale Connector
- 9 West Market Street
- 10 East Market Street
- 11 High Point Road
- 11A High Point Road Connector
- 12 Randleman Road/Eugene St
- 12A South Town Connector
- 13 Martin Luther King Drive
- 14 Bessemer Avenue/Phillips Avenue
- 15 Yanceyville Street/Brightwood School Road
Sunday Routes
- 21 Summit Avenue/North Elm Street
- 22 East Market Street/Bessemer Avenue/Phillips Avenue
- 23 Gorrell Street/Benbow Street/MLK Jr
- 24 Randleman Road/South Elm-Eugene Street
- 25 Four Seasons Town Centre/High Point Road
- 26 West Wendover Avenue/West Friendly Avenue
- 27 Battleground Avenue