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Regional Transportation Authority costs more, service cuts could still come
08/19/2010
The transit authority approved a 16% across-the-board fare increase Wednesday but tabled discussion on possible service reductions and a final 2011 budget until its September board meeting. Read More...
Proposal would make regional transit authority’s DASH bus rides gratis
08/18/2010
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley is working with the ports authority and regional transit authority to propose making the Downtown Area Shuttle arrive every 10 minutes at no charge. Read More...
CARTA looks for public input on money-saving measures
07/29/2010
The transportation agency is looking for public feedback on a series of recommendations it was presented last week to help trim a $1.4 million budget gap created by a decrease in sales tax funding. Read More...
CARTA board sees ‘menu’ of items to help boost bottom line
07/22/2010The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority board listened on Wednesday to a variety of unpopular options for reducing costs and improving the agency’s bottom line. Read More...
CARTA board to consider rate increase, service reduction recommendations
07/20/2010Charleston Area Transportation Authority officials will present recommendations for service reductions and a 16% across-the-board fare increase Wednesday at the agency’s monthly board meeting. Read More...
CARTA puts new, cleaner buses on the road
07/14/2010
The transit authority has rolled out the first of 11 new environmentally friendly buses that will replace about a third of its aging fleet. They’re powered by low-sulfur, clean diesel that will mean a major reduction in carbon emissions compared to older models. Read More...
Rural commuter service adds wireless Internet to four buses
07/09/2010TriCounty Link, which runs buses through rural portions of the tri-county area, is the first public transportation service in the state to add wireless connections to its buses, according to Executive Director Will Hutto. Read More...
Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority to implement real-time info at stops
07/07/2010
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is in the process of constructing 24 new shelters across its coverage system, and the plan is to install real-time, automatic vehicle location software on buses and at stops that will keep users in the know. The idea is to have GPS information sent from transponder equipment on buses to an information hub. That data will then be passed to scrolling electronic boards at stops and possibly made available on the Internet and through other media. Read More...
Service linking Charleston to Northern Asia debuts
06/25/2010A new shipping service that will link the Port of Charleston to Northern Asia and South Korea is under way. The CSAV-owned Angeles made its first call here early Thursday, making Charleston the last U.S. port outbound on the Chilean shipping company’s American Express service. Read More...
CARTA posts record ridership; fare increases studied
06/17/2010
Even as the Charleston Regional Transit Authority posted record ridership for the seventh straight month, board members made it clear during their monthly meeting Wednesday that they are focused on the future, one that could include fare increases. Read More...
CARTA encourages residents to ‘dump the pump’
06/17/2010The American Public Transportation Association is sponsoring National Dump the Pump Day today to raise awareness about the benefits of public transit. Locally, the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is having giveaways for regular and first-time riders. Read More...
CARTA in hole as it waits for federal funds
05/20/2010
On the same day that the transportation authority announced another month of record ridership, its board was taken to task by an official from the company that services the agency’s vehicles and staffs its drivers. Read More...
CARTA announces new draft budget, increased ridership
04/22/2010
CARTA saw increased ridership and revenue in March, and the agency’s board passed an $20 million draft budget for the 2011 fiscal year during its monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon. Read More...
SPA announces increased volume, new shipping line
04/20/2010
The slow climb back continues at the Port of Charleston. The S.C. State Ports Authority announced at its monthly board meeting this morning that volume was up 24.4% year over year and that Charleston will become the last U.S. port outbound on Chilean ocean carrier CSAV’s new American Express Service. Read More...
SPA announces increased volume, new shipping line
04/20/2010The slow climb back continues at the Port of Charleston. The S.C. State Ports Authority announced at its monthly board meeting this morning that volume was up 24.4% year over year and that Charleston will become the last U.S. port outbound on Chilean ocean carrier CSAV’s new American Express Service. Read More...
CARTA board balks at input survey, reports record ridership
03/25/2010Members of the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority board criticized a community survey that will be used to help shape the region’s transit strategy for the next quarter century. The board also said a bus route to Folly Beach is unlikely. Read More...
CARTA reports record 4 million riders during 2009
01/26/2010
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority reported 4,039,773 rider trips during 2009, up 0.23% from the year before. Previously 2008 had been a record year for the bus system.
CARTA looking for input on route redesign
11/06/2009
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority will host two public meetings to receive input on a proposed route redesign for its Otranto/Stall route. The first meeting is from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Hanahan City Hall.
Train and bus center plans revealed
10/09/2009
CARTA unveiled conceptual drawings Thursday for a new center in North Charleston that would connect Amtrak trains, local and regional bus lines, taxis, rental cars and other travel modes. The design of the 41,000-square-foot building, which includes leasable space, was inspired by the former Charleston Union Station in downtown Charleston. (Rendering/Davis & Floyd)
CARTA offers public a look at proposed transportation hub
10/05/2009
The region’s bus system will hold a public meeting Thursday to share details about a proposed intermodal center that would connect buses, rail, taxis and other types of transportation at a central spot. Planners will consider public comments before requesting developer proposals for the project. Read More...
CARTA resumes Folly Beach service after successful trial run
08/21/2009The regional transit agency began offering the bus service in April and May as the summer tourist season was getting under way. The service will be offered on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 18 to help students and other residents get to the beach during the warm early fall months. Read More...
CARTA won’t charge to ride on Thursday
06/17/2009
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is offering bus rides for no charge all day Thursday as part of a nationwide effort to promote the benefits of public transportation. From January through April, CARTA’s ridership was up nearly 3% compared with the same period in 2008, which was a record year for CARTA ridership. (photo by Pat Wittwer) Read More...
Santee Cooper named a Best Workplace for Commuters
06/08/2009The National Center for Transit Research has named Santee Cooper a Best Workplace for Commuters. The designation recognizes iRide, the utility’s commuter program, as meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Standard of Excellence for commuter benefits.
CARTA taking its 2010 budget on the road
05/21/2009
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority’s board is sending its $17.9 million 2009-2010 budget to the organization’s eight member governments around the Lowcountry for approval and input. The biggest challenge is an expected $1.2 million decrease in revenues from the half-cent sales tax. (photo by Pat Wittwer) Read More...
Your guide to a great ‘staycation’ in S.C.
05/11/2009
SC Biz News and its affiliated newspapers in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville have collaborated on Vacation SC! This guide to the Palmetto State’s attractions and tourist draws contains several of the things you would expect and a ton of things you might not even know about.
CARTA to buy clean diesel buses with stimulus cash
04/16/2009
The board of the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority decided against buying hybrid vehicles for some or all of the buses, which will be purchased with more than $4 million of federal stimulus money. Several board members expressed optimism for hybrid buses but were concerned about the unknown costs. (Photo by Pat Wittwer) Read More...
CARTA board reaffirms purchase of buses for $4.7 million
03/20/2009The vote to purchase new buses withstood a challenge Thursday after businesses and citizens aired their views on the best way to spend federal stimulus money appropriated for regional transportation projects.
N. Charleston mayor plans to rescind vote on purchase of CARTA buses
03/18/2009North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey intends make a motion at a public hearing Thursday that could overturn a vote to use federal stimulus money to buy new CARTA buses.
CARTA board member wants different project funded with federal stimulus
03/13/2009The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority voted to use a direct infusion of more than $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to buy new buses. One of the two board members who voted instead in favor of another project said new bus purchases won’t help stimulate job growth in the area.
CARTA seeks private partnership to build transit hub
03/04/2009
The region’s bus system issued a request for qualifications this week for developers to build an intermodal facility in North Charleston in exchange for the rights to develop about 30 acres surrounding the site. The financing model has been used by larger transit agencies, such as the Metro system in Washington, D.C., and could help advance plans for a central transportation hub without federal money. Read More...
Free ride’s over, but Tri-County Link bus routes roll on
12/09/2008In its first three months, the new rural commuter service saw ridership grow in September and October but fall back in November, which officials attribute to the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite declining gas prices and the end of a three-month offer of free rides, the bus system expects the routes to keep its riders and attract new ones.
