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 1Walton Way Route 2West Parkway Route 3East Augusta Route 4Turpin Hill / Southgate Plaza Route 5Washington Road Route 6Kmart Route 12Augusta Mall Route 13Barton Chapel Road Route 16Lumpkin Road / Georgia Regional

 Wins 24 th Annual 3CMA City-County Communications & Marketing Association AwardSAVVY Award of Excellence for Graphic Design

 Fixed Routes ◦ 18 Vehicles ◦ 12 peak vehicles ◦ 10 non-peak  ADA ◦ 8 Vehicles  Rural ◦ 6 Vehicles

 Fixed Route ◦ ,111 ◦ 2012 (July) 360,035  Para-transit ◦ ,645 ◦ 2012 (July)9,682  Rural ◦ ,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 SystemBase FareTransfer Fare Augusta$1.25$0.50 Macon$1.25$0.50 Albany Transit$1.25Free Chatham Area$1.50Free Hall Area Transit$1.25No Transfers Rome Transit Dept.$1.25Free Athens$1.60Free Cobb Co.$2.50No Transfers METRA (Columbus)$1.30No Transfers Gwinnett Co.$2.50No Transfers MARTA$2.50Varies

 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

Administration BOE BOE Maintenance Future Relocation Site Maintenance Bus Entrance ParkingParking ParkingParking FuelingFueling

 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 Capital Assistance Grant ◦ Early 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

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