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Transportation Association of South Carolina
PO Box 1607
Spartanburg, S.C. 29304
(864) 809-2546

Serving South Carolina Since 1981

The Transportation Association of South Carolina began in 1981 bringing together public and human service providers, state agencies, private providers, and vendors to promote public transit in South Carolina and act as an advocate to promote transit friendly legislation.

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Public Private Partnership

Rideshare Alternatives

For the Santee-Lynches Region

In response to the rising cost of fuel and the need to improve air quality, the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments has developed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) that offers to employers in the region a complete suite of transportation options:

Public transportation – dynamic bus schedules
Ride sharing [carpooling]
Vanpooling
Bicycle locker management
Bonus incentive programs for all modes of alternative transportation
Instant Phone Notifications

And more . . .

The partnership is composed of the local public transit agency [Santee Wateree RTA] and two national companies. The sponsored rideshare program is hosted through a web-based system powered by AlterNetWays company. The rideshare program / website is tailored for the specific employer at a nominal fee, and can be placed on their website or the public transportation provider as public or private. The Vanpool option is provided by VPSI with the public transportation services hosted by the public provider in the region. The rideshare program allows employers to offer alternative transportation options as well as provide incentives to employees who elects to rideshare. The Public Private Partnership developed in the Santee-Lynches Region can be easily and inexpensively be adapted by other COG or Public Transit Agencies for their respective areas. Visit the Santee-Lynches COG website – www.santeelynchescog.org and pull up the rideshare link to see how the rideshare web-based system works. Moreover, for more information on how this Public Private Partnership can be implemented in your respective region, please call Santee-Lynches COG extension 379.

Efforts To Expand Transit

Anderson County and City of Anderson are excited to announce an expansion of public transportation into the Homeland Park area. Electric City Transit expects the new routes to be in place by August 1. Riders of this system will have free transfer to the 4-U Transit System, which currently serves three counties and connects to four universities.

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Bus Agency Matures

Twenty-five years ago today, the Coastal Rapid Transit Authority came into existence and morphed, 16 years later, into the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority. But in reality, the agency, which does business as The Coast RTA, is four years old.

• News Report

Getting The Buses Rolling

If filling up your gas tank depresses you and trying to navigate U.S. 278 traffic alternately irritates and frightens you, a solution could be in the offing -- regular bus service along the busy corridor from Coligny Plaza to Interstate 95.

• Special Report

High Fuel Prices

Babinicz said high gasoline prices have prevented expansion of CAT routes, but there have been no discussions regarding scaling back routes or instituting a toll. At least five studies are considering the possibility of new CAT service areas — including those regarding Westminster, Walhalla and Easley — according to Babinicz.

Bus Routes To Benefit Commuters

By the end of the summer, commuters from Summerville, Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Ridgeville will have a new way to get to downtown Charleston.

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