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| name = Capital Area Transportation Authority | logo = Cata logo.png | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | company_slogan = Wherever Life Takes You | parent = | founded = 1972 | headquarters = 4615 Tranter Street | locale = Lansing, Michigan | service_area = | service_type = bus service, express bus service, paratransit | alliance = | routes = 32 | destinations = | stops = 1350 | hubs = CATA Transportation Center (CTC) MSU-CATA Transportation Center (MSU-CTC) | stations = | lounge = | fleet = 122 buses (59 hybrids) 2 trolleys 52 small buses 55 low floor vans | ridership = 49,700 (Q1 2015)[1] | fuel_type = Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid | operator = | ceo = Bradley T. Funkhouser, AICP | leader_type = | leader = | website = cata.org | facebook = http://facebook.com/rideCATA | twitter = https://twitter.com/RideCATA }} The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) is the public transit authority that operates mass transit bus service and paratransit within the metro Lansing, Michigan area, including service on the campus of Michigan State University. CATA systemCATA operates both bus transit and paratransit service across a {{convert|559|sqmi|km2|sing=on}} area throughout metro Lansing including Michigan State University. CATA logged 10,241,340 riders in fiscal year 2017, an overall ridership decline of 6.0% from the previous fiscal year.[2] CATA has approximately 300 employees, of which nearly 200 are bus operators. It does not operate on these seven major holidays:
In 2016, 46% of CATA's operating revenue came from local sources, another 30% from state sources, and 24% came from fares and additional sources.[3] Bus serviceReferred to as "fixed route service", CATA's standard bus service operates on over 30 routes with both rigid {{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}} and articulated {{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}} buses. CATA's fleet consists of low floor buses manufactured by New Flyer. The bus service hub is at the CATA Transportation Center (CTC) in downtown Lansing, with a satellite hub on the MSU campus (see below). In August 2006, CATA added the first three hybrid electric buses to its fleet (New Flyer DE40LFR), making CATA the first company in Michigan to operate hybrid buses. Since then it has continued to purchase more, including articulated hybrid models. Fixed route buses use a GPS-based system manufactured by Luminator USA that periodically plays a voice-recording of the bus's location over the loudspeakers. This is particularly useful to the visually impaired and users who are unfamiliar with the area. All buses are also equipped with fold-out ramps for users in wheelchairs. CATA operates a satellite hub, called the MSU/CATA Transportation Center, on the Michigan State University campus. This center serves as a hub for CATA's MSU-based routes; it also consists of a large public parking ramp. Many of the MSU-area routes are called "Spartan Service". This means that the route only operates during the MSU fall and spring semesters. This includes all routes numbered 30–36 and 39, Lot Link and Night Owl. Other routes (routes 1, 23, 25 and 26) are partially Spartan Service, that is, they run more frequently and/or longer into the night during the semesters. CATA significantly altered its intra-campus (routes 30–39) Spartan Service bus routes serving Michigan State University beginning Fall 2009. Changes include Routes 30 & 31 having extended weeknight hours, Routes 34-36 having service only on the weekends, and the creation of Route 39, linking University Village and Spartan Village to the main campus. As a result, both Routes 31 & 32 saw route changes as well. Since August 25, 2014, Route 31 no longer changes into Route 30 at East Neighborhood, and vice versa. CATAnowStarting August 2014, a program called CATAnow has been created to provide immediate departure times at any of the bus stops. Passengers can use either their mobile devices or their computers by entering the bus stop number and the optional route number(s), and they will receive the departure times in seconds. It is also free to use this service. ParatransitCATA operates several paratransit services using small buses and mini vans. One service, Spec-Tran, is offered to persons with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route service. The "Night Owl", offers rides across the MSU campus every night from 2 am to 7 am (9 am on weekends) in order to give students a safer way to traverse campus at these hours. Michigan/Grand River Avenue Transportation StudyCATA partnered with metropolitan municipalities beginning in the summer of 2009 to study and evaluate transit improvements to Route 1, which runs from downtown Lansing to the Meridian Mall. Improvements being evaluated include enhancing the existing bus system, adding bike lanes, improving intersections, or upgrading the existing route from a bus line to a bus rapid transit line, light rail, or a modern streetcar line.[4] The CATA Board of Directors formally adopted bus rapid transit as the locally preferred alternative for the corridor on February 16, 2011.[5] This authorized the transit to submit an application to be part of the Federal Transit Administration Small Starts program, which would provide substantial funding for the capital costs of construction this line. The proposal was moved to the FTA's project development phase in April 2013, which includes getting funding for an environmental review and design and engineering activities.[6] Citing a potential lack of federal funding for the project from the Trump administration, the authority's board voted in April 2017 to suspend the project until federal funding could be committed to the project.[7] Fixed routes (as of September 2014)
FaresCATA offers a variety of payment methods and fares. Cash and CATACashRiders paying by cash use the following fare structure for each one-way trip. All transfers from one route to another are free and valid up to two hours. Transfer may not be used to make a return trip; stopovers on issuing line is allowed. All routes are one zone fares.
CATACash cards are issued through the farebox as change during cash transactions. Tokens and passesRiders may use one CATA token for a one-way trip; again, transfers to another route are free. Tokens may be purchased for $1.25 each or in sets of 10 for $10 at various retail outlets around the area. They cannot be purchased on board buses. Various bus passes are available that may be used on any numbered route (except commuter lot pass). They may be purchased at various retail outlets in the area or online at CATA's website. There are also passes for paratransit services such as CATA Rural Service and Spec-Tran.
Bicycles on CATABicycle racks are installed on the front of all CATA buses, except the trolley-style buses. Each bus can accommodate up to three bicycles. Non-safety bicycles, such as recumbents and tandems, are not allowed. CATA also rents out bike lockers located in downtown Lansing and East Lansing. GovernanceCATA is governed by a board of directors:
AwardsCATA won APTA's America's Best Transit System award for 1991 in the medium-size category, and again for 2007 in the 4–30 million annual passenger trips category. This award is given to systems with great efficiency and cost-effectiveness, a high safety rating, and a stable operations base, among other criteria. In 2003, Sandy Draggoo, CATA's executive director, received the APTA Outstanding Public Transportation Manager in North America award. In 2008, CATA was recognized by Metro Magazine as one of the Ten Best Places to Work in Transit.[8] The article chronicled CATA's family-like culture, recognition of hard work, extreme efficiency, the Open-door policy of the executive office, and the pride CATA's workers mentioned in their employee surveys. Current Bus fleet
References1. ^{{cite web|title=First Quarter 2015|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2015-q1-ridership-APTA.pdf|work=Public Transportation Ridership Report|publisher=American Public Transportation Association|accessdate=11 July 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.cata.org/About#72644-ridership|website=CATA.org|accessdate=26 December 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Operations|url=https://www.cata.org/About#72645-operations|website=CATA|accessdate=20 April 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.migrtrans.org/ |title=Michigan/Grand River Avenue Transportation Study |accessdate=25 January 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cata.org/Portals/0/docs/Publications/CommunityReport2011.pdf|title=CATA 2011 Community Report|publisher=CATA|accessdate=7 November 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Laurie|title=CATA Bus Rapid Transit Advances to Project Development Phase|url=http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/mid/948/newsid948/179/CATA-Bus-Rapid-Transit-Advances-to-Project-Development-Phase/Default.aspx |newspaper=CATA News|date=25 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134021/http://www.cata.org/AboutCATA/NewsInfo/tabid/82/mid/948/newsid948/179/CATA-Bus-Rapid-Transit-Advances-to-Project-Development-Phase/Default.aspx |archivedate=4 March 2016 |accessdate=25 January 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=LeBlanc|first1=Beth|title=CATA board shelves plans for BRT|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/19/cata-board-scraps-plans-brt/100669002/|accessdate=20 April 2017|publisher=Rebecca Poynter Steckler|date=19 April 2017}} 8. ^"Ten Great Transit Systems to Work For", Metro Magazine, September–October 2008, p. 40 (print edition).
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