Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) will operate on a holiday schedule on Thursday, July 4, Independence Day. The holiday schedule will apply to all fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility will […]
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Chatham Area Transit has zero-fare ride options for voters on Primary Election Day
Chatham Area Transit (CAT) will offer Zero-Fare rides today, to support voter participation on Primary Election Day in Chatham County. The initiative aims to remove transportation barriers and ensure that […]
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FREE RIDE: Pilot program offers students zero-fare CAT rides for next four months, but how does it work?
In just a few days, Chatham Area Transit (CAT) will begin to learn a lot more about the transportation habits of school-aged kids when they launch the Student Zero-Fare Pilot […]
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Chatham transit agency suspends airport shuttle in cost-saving measure
Chatham Area Transit will suspend the 100X Airport Express shuttle service starting on March 8, according to a CAT press announcement issued on Feb. 15. The Airport Express provides transportation […]
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Chatham transit board votes to terminate CEO Bacarra Mauldin
The Chatham Area Transit Board of Directors voted 6-3 to terminate CAT CEO Bacarra Mauldin during their Jan. 26 monthly meeting, according to a statement issued by Board Chairman Deidrick […]
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CAT to resume fare collection in December
Chatham Area Transit plans to resume the collection of fares for fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility services in December, following the installation of tempered glass barriers to protect bus operators […]
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CAT set to increase operating hours on June 15
Chatham Area Transit plans to increase the operating hours for most fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility paratransit services on June 15, while retaining safety measures put in place to help […]
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A chat with CAT
Chatham Authority Transit has been riding that line (pun intended) through the pandemic, working on solutions to keep the buses rolling while also keeping passengers and employees safe
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Community News
Loggerhead nesting season officially underway Nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles has begun, with first clutch of loggerhead eggs found the morning of April 27 buried in the sand on […]
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Editor’s Note: Help wanted — Affordable housing, better transportation
As many of our high-profile service industry projects come to fruition and are beginning to serve customers in earnest, they are discovering the hardest job of all might be… filling jobs.
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Preventing the death spiral: CAT looks to the future
CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT officials last week unveiled two radically different concepts for the bus system’s future. It’s part of the agency’s attempt to stem years of declining ridership and prevent […]