• Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

    Charlotte, NC 28202

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    About Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

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    600 East Fourth Street
    Charlotte, NC 28202
    United States
    http://www.ridetransit.org
    704.336.7433

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    Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)
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    The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) offers over 70 local, express and regional bus routes, a light rail line, services for the disabled and vanpools.

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    Charlotte Area Transit System
    Over the next several months, CATS staff will continue to host community engagement meetings in Northern Mecklenburg County to educate riders and answer questions they may have on the new service.
    Feb. 25, 2025
    CATS Micro will offer riders point-to-point transportation within a designated zone in the Northern Mecklenburg County area in North Carolina.
    CATS
    Aug. 6, 2024
    The program is in collaboration with Central Piedmont Community College and prepares selected candidates to become rail car maintenance technicians.
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    April 5, 2024
    The Gold Standard Award is the highest level of recognition TSA can give to a transit agency for achieving top scores during an annual review of 17 categories of security and ...
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    Via Transportation
    Aug. 17, 2023
    The service, tentatively called MicroCAT, will provide app-based, on-demand rides by using technology to better connect riders with CAT's system and services.
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    Aug. 7, 2023
    CATS plans to use the $30 million grant to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes...
    City of Charlotte
    A screenshot from the Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting where $5 million were approved to advance the CATS LYNX Red Line project.
    Sept. 30, 2022
    MTC approved an amendment to the FY2023 capital plan that will allocate $5 million toward the project for outreach, design and alignment development.
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    Cats
    Sept. 22, 2022
    Fare capping is a flexible, cost-saving option that rewards customers with a monthly pass once they have paid $88 in eligible fares through the app.
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    April 28, 2021
    This collaboration will kick-off a 12-to-18-month pilot program to test 18 electric bus vehicles from three different manufacturers.

    Articles & News

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    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 8, 2023
    Pay increases for operators within Maryland Transit Administration’s system and CATS’ paratransit services are supporting wider recruitment efforts at the agencies.
    CATS
    CATS Interim CEO Brent Cagle speaks during a May 24 media briefing with updates on safety efforts in place at the authority.
    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 25, 2023
    While both the bus operator and passenger involved in the shooting are expected to recover from their injuries, the operator is out of a job and the passenger has been banned ...
    Charlotte Area Transit System
    John Lewis.
    Aug. 15, 2016
    Finding ways to solve the first and last mile connectivity challenge is key to our ability as an industry to expand our ridership base.
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    CATS Sprinter bus service.
    May 17, 2016
    An enhanced CATS bus route gets travelers and workers between downtown and the airport.

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    Aug. 31, 2020
    Jennifer Fehribach has been chosen for the position.
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    Dec. 11, 2019
    The pilot aims to improve travel times, reliability and safety for bus riders and cyclists.
    Nov. 7, 2018
    Charlotte Area Transit System has launched SpokeHub, a mobile app that utilizes Augmented Reality (AR) to engage in two-way communication with riders.
    Lyft
    Sept. 26, 2018
    Ridesharing has already changed the way Americans depend on owning a car and how we get around cities — but now it’s time to take an even bolder step toward creating a new future...
    Sept. 25, 2018
    Charlotte Area Transit System will join Operation Lifesaver, UNC Charlotte, the city of Charlotte and rail systems across the country in celebrating Rail Safety Week Sept. 23-...
    April 23, 2018
    The LYNX Blue Line light rail service experienced a 48 percent increase in ridership with the opening of the Blue Line Extension.
    April 9, 2018
    The Charlotte Area Transit System has announced a pilot program with Lyft, the fastest-growing on-demand transportation service in the US, and Passport, the developer of CATSPass...
    March 12, 2018
    The Charlotte Area Transit System has announced the launch of an online comment map for Envision My Ride, CATS’ initiative to redesign the current bus system.
    Jan. 9, 2018
    Charlotte Area Transit System has announced it is offering customers a free one-way LYNX or bus pass when customers use the Cash Wallet feature of CATS new mobile payment app....