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Greene County Transit

Greene County Transit
ParentARC of Ulster-Greene[1][2]
FoundedJuly 2015
Commenced operationJune 2016
Headquarters311 West Bridge St, Catskill, NY 12414[3]
Service areaGreene County, NY
Service typeFixed Route, Dial-a-Ride
Routes7, plus Dial-a-Ride
HubsCatskill Hub
311 West Bridge St, Catskill, NY
Located at the ARC of Ulster-Greene
FleetMinibuses
Annual ridership15,989 (2023)[4]
OperatorARC of Ulster-Greene
WebsiteOfficial website

Greene County Transit is a bus system in Greene County, New York. The system offers fixed bus routes throughout the county, plus a route connecting to Hudson in Columbia County and countywide dial-a-ride service. The system is managed, owned, and operated by the ARC of Ulster-Greene, with oversight by the Greene County Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Planning.[5][6][7] The majority of the system's funding is from the Federal Transit Administration, but Greene County and New York State also contribute funding.[7][4]

History

The first bus service in Greene County began in 1915, when Mountain View Coach Lines began service from Coxsackie to Albany.[8] This service lasted throughout the 1920s, and in 1927, bus service started between Catskill and New York City. County-operated bus service began sometime in the 1990s, and was operated by First Student and branded as the Rip Van Winkle Express until 2015.[9][10][a] The system operated once-per-week routes serving various areas of the county, in addition a shuttle in the village of Catskill, all with extremely low ridership.[9][11] In July of 2015, the Greene County Legislature announced that the Rip Van Winkle Express would be merged with the ARC of Ulster-Greene (a non-profit agency for children with disabilities), and using their combined resources, the bus system would transform.[6] In June of 2016, this service was launched, with five routes fanning out across Greene County.[2]

In 2017, expansions were planned to connect with Hudson Amtrak station, as well as Ulster County Area Transit in Saugerties.[2] While no connection with UCAT exists, a bus route, the 711, from Catskill to Hudson was launched in August 2018, and continues to run as of February 2025.[12][13]

Routes

Greene County Transit operates 7 fixed routes. All routes operate as loops to and from Catskill.[14]

Route Areas Served Notes
700/701
Blue Line 		Catskill, New Baltimore, Coxsackie, Athens, Jefferson Heights, Leeds, Cairo
702
Orange Line 		Catskill, Kiskatom, Cairo
706
Brown Line 		Catskill, Earlton, Norton Hill, Oak Hill, East Durham, Acra, Cairo, Leeds
708
White Line 		Catskill, Palenville, Haines Falls, Tannersville, Hunter, Jewett, Lexington, Prattsville, Ashland, Windham Operates only on Wednesdays
709
Red Line 		Catskill, Leeds, Cairo, Acra, Windham, Ashland, Prattsville, Lexington, Jewett, Hunter Operates only on Fridays
710
Catskill Shuttle 		Catskill, Jefferson Heights
711
Teal Line 		Catskill, Greenport (Columbia-Greene Community College), Hudson Operates 11 runs per day, connecting Greene and Columbia Counties
705
Green Line
Dial-a-Ride 		Countywide Dial-A-Ride service

Ridership

Total system ridership was 2,325 riders per year in 2009, before the takeover by the ARC of Ulster-Greene.[9][11][15] After the system's reintroduction under the ARC, ridership jumped to 11,453 in 2017, and 15,989 in 2023.[16][4] Despite this increase, the system's ridership remains significantly lower than other nearby systems—it is approximately half of Columbia County's yearly transit ridership.[11][17]

In 2023, the system had a farebox recovery ratio of 3.6%.[4]

Fleet

The fleet is consists of 10 buses, all of which are minibuses, mostly (if not entirely) from the Ford E-450 family.[7][4]

References

  1. ^ "Greene County seeks funding to keep public transit alive". January 21, 2025. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Media, Daniel Zuckerman Columbia-Greene (January 10, 2017). "Greene transit system remains a work in progress". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "Contact Us".
  4. ^ a b c d e https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/20931.pdf
  5. ^ https://www.greenegovernment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TransportationNeedsAssessmentDraftFinalPlan.pdf, p. 9
  6. ^ a b Media, Ryan Anglim Columbia-Greene (July 7, 2015). "County moves on public transit". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Ness, Shawn (January 21, 2025). "Greene County seeks funding to keep public transit alive". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "The Beginnings of Public Transportation in Greene County". www.greenecountytransit.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c https://www.greenegovernment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TransportationNeedsAssessmentDraftFinalPlan.pdf, p. 44-45
  10. ^ Media, Katie Kocijanski Columbia-Greene (May 10, 2016). "County bus system ready to roll". The Daily Gazette Family of Newspapers. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Traipsing Through Transit - NYC Transit Ridership". www.traipsingthrutransit.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  12. ^ Media, Daniel Zuckerman Columbia-Greene (August 14, 2018). "Greene opens county-to-county bus route". NNY360. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "Greene County Transit > Routes & Schedules > Route 711 - Teal". www.greenecountytransit.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Routes & Schedules". www.greenecountytransit.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  15. ^ https://www.greenegovernment.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TransportationNeedsAssessmentDraftFinalPlan.pdf, p. 48
  16. ^ http://transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2017/2R02-20931.pdf
  17. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240524180125/https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/policy-and-strategy/public-trans-respository/Columbia%20County%20Transportation%20Plan%20November%202023.pdf, p. 21
  1. ^ A 2016 article claims that the system was operated for the last "20 years or so", meaning a 1990s start date.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_County_Transit