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| name = Capital Area Transit System | logo = Capital_Area_Transit_System_Logo--Baton_Rouge,_LA.jpg | logo_size = | image = | image_caption = | company_slogan = Moving Baton Rouge Forward | parent = | founded = | headquarters = 2250 Florida Blvd | locale = Baton Rouge, Louisiana | service_area = East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | service_type = Bus service | alliance = | routes = 30 | destinations = | stops = | hubs = 5 | stations = | lounge = | fleet = | ridership = | fuel_type = Diesel | operator = | ceo = | website = brcats.com }} Capital Area Transit System, labeling itself CATS, is a public transportation provider in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It serves the city and several west bank suburbs{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}}, but does not travel outside parish boundaries or across the Mississippi River. HistoryOriginally formed as the Capital Transit Corporation by the City of Baton Rouge, the system came to be known as the Capital Area Transit System in 2004 during a re-branding of the agency.[1] CATS was later defined by an act of the Louisiana Legislature in 2005.[2] The act established the transit agency and dictates its governance but did not create any revenue source for CATS. Ballot measures to create tax revenue for the system failed to pass in 2009 and 2010, and attempts to reduce service further and increase fares were rejected by the Metro Council, leaving CATS facing a budget shortfall that would have resulted in a complete system shutdown by midyear 2012.[3] CATS finally found stable funding that same year and avoided shutdown when voters in the cities of Baton Rouge and Baker approved a property tax increase.[4] CriticismsThe agency is often criticised as providing unreliable service, with delays of an hour or more common. Although CATS has worked to address this issue, proponents of the system have voiced concerns that progress has been slow and some changes lacked proper planning.[5] Louisiana State University created its own shuttle service, Tiger Trails, in 2008 due to complaints rising from CATS's service to and from the campus. Brian Marshall resigned as CEO on April 22, 2013 due to controversies surrounding the agency.[6] Bob Mirabito resigned as CEO on May 6, 2016 due to controversies and criticisms regarding his operation of the agency.[7] RoutesBelow is the new, expanded route list effective March 30, 2014.[8] Routes are anchored around one at least one of five hubs: the Town Square hub, located on North St. near City Hall¹, Cortana Mall, the former Earl K. Long Medical Center, the Mall of Louisiana, and the CATS Terminal at the corner of N. 22nd and Florida streets.[9] Most, but not all, routes connect two hubs together to allow for cross-town connectivity.
¹Most routes utilizing the North Street Town Square hub currently stop at the corner in front of the Old State Capitol just before the North Street Transit Pavilion due to congestion caused by bus layovers at the stop.[10] CATS OnDemandThe buses that operate CATS fixed routes are equipped to accommodate most riders with disabilities. For riders whose disability prevents them from using the standard routes at all, CATS provides the OnDemand paratransit service. An application process must be followed prior to using the service, and all start and end points must be within 3/4 mile of the CATS service area. Paratransit customers pay the same $1.75 fare.[11] Current and Past Fleet{{original research section|date=November 2018}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Baton Rouge Public Transit History|url=http://theleif.org/tools/baton-rouge-public-transit-history.php|website=theLeif.org}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=CHAPTER 10. CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM ACT |url=http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/StatutoryCitations/206_R.S.48%201451-1461.docx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409230306/http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/StatutoryCitations/206_R.S.48%201451-1461.docx |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-04-09 |website=Louisiana State Division of Administration }} 3. ^{{cite web|title=CATS tax proposal focuses on municipalities|url=http://www.brac.org/brac/news_detail.asp?article=1359|website=Baton Rouge Area Chamber}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Turnout matters – how Baton Rouge voters passed a tax increase|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/4002|website=JMC Enterprises}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=CATS trying to rebrand its public image |url=http://theadvocate.com/csp/mediapool/sites/Advocate/assets/templates/FullStoryPrint.csp?cid=6214803&preview=y |website=The Advocate |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607001148/http://theadvocate.com/csp/mediapool/sites/Advocate/assets/templates/FullStoryPrint.csp?cid=6214803&preview=y |archivedate=2014-06-07 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Capital Area Transit System CEO resigns|url=http://www.wect.com/story/22046478/capital-area-transs-ceo-resigns|website=WECT.com}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=CEO Bob Mirabito resigns. Capital Area Transit System. Archived from the original |url=https://www.businessreport.com/business/cats-ceo-bob-mirabito-resign-may}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Fixed Route Map |url=http://www.brcats.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=593 |website=Capital Area Transit System |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211016/http://www.brcats.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=593 |archivedate=2014-06-06 |df= }} 9. ^{{cite web|title=New Multi-Hub System |url=http://www.brcats.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=4545 |website=Capital Area Transit System |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221111/http://www.brcats.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=4545 |archivedate=2014-06-06 |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Traffic woes prompt CATS to rethink bus transfer hubs |url=http://theadvocate.com/news/8924321-123/traffic-woes-prompt-cats-to |website=The Advocate |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102240/http://theadvocate.com/news/8924321-123/traffic-woes-prompt-cats-to |archivedate=2016-03-04 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite web |title=Paratransit |url=http://www.brcats.com/paratransit |website=Capital Area Transit System |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517003441/http://www.brcats.com/paratransit |archivedate=2014-05-17 |df= }} External links
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