Chatham Area Transit
Public transportation provider in Georgia, US
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Chatham Area Transit (CAT) is the provider of public transportation in the Savannah, Georgia, metropolitan area. The Authority was founded in 1987, evolving from previous transit providers.[1] Services operate seven days a week.
| |
 CAT Headquarters | |
| Founded | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chatham Area Transit |
| Locale | Savannah, Georgia |
| Service area | Chatham County, Georgia |
| Service type | Bus, Paratransit |
| Routes | 17 |
| Hubs | Joe Murray Rivers Jr. Intermodal Transit Center |
| Fleet | 60 |
| Daily ridership | 17,000 (annual average) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, hybrid |
| Website | http://www.catchacat.org/ |
The downtown shuttles are known as the dot (downtown transportation).
CAT's Intermodal Transit Center, opened in 2013, is named for Joe Murray Rivers Jr., a transit advocate who transformed public transit in Georgia.[2]
As of 2024, CAT has a fleet of sixty buses,[3] including ten running on electricity.[4] Its annual ridership is around 17,000.[5]
Fixed-route list
There are currently 14 fixed routes:[6]
- 3: West Chatham
- 3B: Augusta Ave / Garden City / Hudson Hill
- 4: Barnard
- 5: Port Wentworth (Service started 2024)
- 6: Cross Town
- 10: East Savannah
- 11: Candler
- 12: Henry
- 14: Abercorn Local
- 17: Silk Hope
- 25: MLK Jr. Blvd / Westlake Apartments
- 27: Waters
- 28: Waters
- 31: Skidaway / Sandfly
Fare-free services
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There are currently three free downtown (dot) shuttles:[6]
- Forsyth Loop
- Downtown Loop
- Savannah Belles Ferry
The Downtown Loop was amended in January 2022 to incorporate sections of Abercorn Street, East Liberty Street and East Oglethorpe Avenue, with new stops added at Price and East Liberty Streets and East Broad Street near East Bryan Street. It would no longer serve the eastern end of Bryan and Congress Streets.[7]
In January 2024, CAT began a four-month pilot program offering students fare-free rides around Chatham County. It replaces a 50% discount program. Some parents had concerns that their children would be sharing buses with the general population.[8]
Pooler, Thunderbolt and Port Wentworth opted out of receiving CAT's services upon its 1986 chartering.[5]
CAT bike stations
- Rivers Exchange - 610 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
- Ellis Square - 31 Barnard St.
