Administration Building 4 Service Bays Oil Change Tire Rotation General Maintenance Parts Storage Bus Washer Fueling Station Staff Buses Support Vehicles Patrons 1973 ◦ City of Augusta purchased the assets and the Augusta Public Transit Department (APT) was formed 1985 ◦ Augusta Public Transit Department became Augusta Public Transit (APT) August 1, 2011 ◦ Augusta contracted with Mobility Transit Services to operate the system Administrative Department ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ General Manager Executive Secretary A/P & A/R Supervisor Cashiers Special Services Division ◦ Manager ◦ Assistant ◦ Van Operators Para-transit Rural (part-time) Operations Division ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Operations Manager Training/Safety Officer Street Supervisors Bus Operators Route 1 Walton Way Route 2 West Parkway Route 3 East Augusta Route 4 Turpin Hill / Southgate Plaza Route 5 Washington Road Route 6 Kmart Route 12 Augusta Mall Route 13 Barton Chapel Road Route 16 Lumpkin Road / Georgia Regional Wins 24th Annual 3CMA City-County Communications & Marketing Association Award SAVVY Award of Excellence for Graphic Design Fixed Routes ◦ 18 Vehicles ◦ 12 peak vehicles ◦ 10 non-peak ADA ◦ 8 Vehicles Rural ◦ 6 Vehicles Fixed Route ◦ 2011 723,111 ◦ 2012 (July) 360,035 Para-transit ◦ 2011-17,645 ◦ 2012 (July)9,682 Rural ◦ 2011-10,538 ◦ 2012 (July) 1,562* Fares ◦ Regular – $1.25 Discounted - $0.60 ◦ Transfer – $0.50 Discounted - $0.25 Passes ◦ Weekly – $15.00 Discounted – $7.50 ◦ Monthly– $50.00 Discounted - $25.00 ADA Fares ◦ One Way Destination Based Pricing $2.50, $3.50, $6.00, and $7.00 Discounted Fares To receive discounted fares rider must show proper ID Senior Citizens (65 and over) Students Persons with disabilities and persons with a Medicare Card City System Base Fare Transfer Fare Augusta $1.25 $0.50 Macon $1.25 $0.50 Albany Transit $1.25 Free Chatham Area $1.50 Free Hall Area Transit $1.25 No Transfers Rome Transit Dept. $1.25 Free Athens $1.60 Free Cobb Co. $2.50 No Transfers METRA (Columbus) $1.30 No Transfers Gwinnett Co. $2.50 No Transfers MARTA $2.50 Varies Local college and university students ride buses for free with a valid ID ◦ Augusta State University ◦ Paine College ◦ Augusta Technical College August 2009 ◦ Meeting was held to relocate to 2950 Mike Padgett Highway January 2010 ◦ Application submitted and approved by FTA for Capital Assistance Grant for architectural and engineering of future site buildings Future Relocation Site ◦ 84 acres in South Augusta ◦ Joint venture with the Richmond County Board of Education Transportation Department Maintenance Future Relocation Site Bus Entrance Fueling BOE Maintenance Parking Parking BOE Administration Existing 6,000 sq ft. ◦ Offices 10 Administrative 5 Operating ◦ Fare Processing ◦ Conference Area ◦ Employee lounge 50,000 sq ft. ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 5 Bays Offices Training Parts Storage Bus Washer Fueling Station Engineering/Design Grant Awarded by Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) ◦ June 2010 - Capital Assistance Grant ◦ Early 2012 - bid proposals requested and received Transit Selection Committee Finalist ◦ Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers (Wendel) Augusta ◦ Design contract negotiations with Wendel Wendel ◦ Performed Site Visits ◦ Evaluated Scope of Work ◦ Proposal Submission Federal Transit Administration (FTA) ◦ Reviewing NEPA documentation submitted ◦ Exploring Capital Assistance Grant Questions?