- Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) formed in 1999
- In 1998, Mecklenburg voters passed a half-cent sales tax for transit improvements
- CATS operates the largest transit system between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta
- CATS transports over 65,000 customers daily
- Average age of CATS' customer is 38.6 years
- Fifty-four percent of customers aboard CATS Express, Local and Gold Rush services are female
- CATS operates 326 buses with 76 bus routes.
- In FY2007, CATS' ridership increased 3.1 percent, transporting over 19.7 million passengers.
- The 2030 Transit System Plan includes five corridor rapid transit projects, Center City projects, and additional transit system improvements designed to weave together the five corridors into an integrated system in Center City Charlotte.
- In FY2007, 73 CATS buses contained diesel particulate filters. These filters, in conjunction with Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) used on the entire fleet, reduce emissions by as much as 90 percent.
- CATS added two hybrid electric buses to its fleet in August 2005
- Customers can use 56 park and ride locations to catch the bus
- CATS has 78 active vanpools
- More than 47 businesses in the Charlotte area participate in the Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Program
- CATS' ridership has increased consecutively the last nine years by 67.2 percent
- CATS' LYNX Blue Line is the first rapid transit line under construction in North Carolina and will be the first in operation in the state when it opens in November 2007.
- The LYNX Blue Line is 9.6 miles long and will operate from I-485 at South Boulevard to Seventh Street in Center City Charlotte.
- Average annual income of CATS' customers is $31,800
- CATS' Special Transportation Service (STS) provides door-to-door transportation for individuals who are certified according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ride within Charlotte's City limits and towns located in Mecklenburg County. In FY07, STS operated 93 vehicles and provided 228,911 rides.
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