The purpose of the University of Georgia Campus Transit System is to provide
safe, reliable transportation throughout the University campus. Regular
route services are available on a no-fare basis to all. The University of
Georgia
Campus Transit System carries the largest volume of passengers
of
any university transit system in
the United States. Annual ridership is second in the state of Georgia to the
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
Services Provided
- Fixed Route Service: Campus Transit operates 38 buses
on nine weekday routes and six buses on two night-time routes over
an average of 3,500 route miles and 1,600 daily bus trips. Weekend
services are also provided to many points on campus, limited off-campus
locations and to downtown Athens. Campus Transit will operate service
300 days this
fiscal year.
- Hours of Operation weekdays are from 6:00 a.m. through
1:00 a.m. Peak level of service operates between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Weekend services are provided on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m., Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Subscription Service: Campus Transit operates vans
equipped to provide curb-to-curb transportation service for disabled
students, staff, faculty and guests from 7:00 a.m. through 2:00 a.m.
Services are provided by subscription and on-demand for unscheduled
trips.
- Charter and Other Services: Campus Transit provides
charter bus service to the University community as well as providing
professional drivers to departments requiring such service on a temporary
basis. Campus Transit also provides daily interlibrary mail service
between member units of the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher
Education (ARCHE).
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Fleet
- Forty-seven buses and six vans equipped for the
disabled comprise the mass transportation fleet. The average age of
the fleet is eight years of age.
- Two Ford cutaways with bus body on chassis provide service on one
low volume route.
- In addition, six staff and service vehicles provide supervisory and
roadside repair capabilities.
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Personnel
- Administrative: Three full-time staff
- Operations: 25- full-time and over 100 part-time staff
- Training: Three full-time and eight part-time staff
- Maintenance: Ten full-time staff
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Funding
- Capital and operating expenses covered 93% through student transportation
fees. Special service revenue provides the remaining 7% of the gross
revenue toward expenses
- A portion of the transportation fee allows students prepaid access
to the local government-operated transport system (The
Bus) through an agreement between the University of Georgia and
the Athens-Clarke County government.
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Vital Statistics
- Passenger Trips - July 2006 through June 2007: 8,999,360; Average
daily ridership: 29,898; Capacity: 13.7 riders per route mile - 98
passengers per service hour - 78% of seated capacity
- Operations began in September 1966
- Original fare: 5¢ per ride
- Original route: North-South
- Original fleet - four US Army surplus buses
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Industry Research
- The Campus Transit System provides an ideal and invaluable laboratory
for testing new technologies.
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