The winners of Chatham Area Transit’s first Poetry in Motion contest will be recognized during CAT’s monthly Board meeting on June 23, which will once again be a virtual meeting due to Covid-19. Jacob Salazar, a 12-year-old student at Georgetown K-8, and Jayla Lawton, an 18-year-old graduate of Woodville Tompkins High School, are the winners […]
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As Chatham Area Transit prepares to increase operating hours on Monday, customers should be aware of the safety measures and policies that will remain in place to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Until further notice, customers should be aware of the following: Bus capacity is limited to 12 to 15 passengers. CAT
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The Chatham Area Transit Governance Committee will meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16. In addition, the Chatham Area Transit Authority will meet for their regular meeting at 10 a.m. on June 23. A public budget hearing for the fiscal-year 2020-21 proposed budget will be held during the Board meeting to allow the public
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit is planning to increase the operating hours for most fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility paratransit services on June 15, while retaining safety measures put in place to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The ramped up schedule will essentially mirror CAT’s regular schedule, with the exception that
Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Authority will hold a special called meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 8, to consider the employment contract with Bacarra Sanderson Mauldin, who was selected by the board on Tuesday to be CAT’s new CEO/Executive Director. As a senior New Orleans RTA employee, Mauldin brings fifteen years
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit will host a remote community meeting and budget public hearing on Wednesday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will provide the public with an opportunity to have a dialogue with agency staff regarding transit services during the pandemic. The budget hearing at the beginning of the meeting will
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Savannah, Ga. – The Federal Transit Administration has awarded Chatham Area Transit a $1.87 million grant to assist with the purchase of three electric buses, charging stations and a mobile generator. CAT applied earlier this year for the Low- or No-Emission grant to help achieve the transit agency’s goal of reducing air and noise pollution.
Savannah, Ga. — The Chatham Area Transit Board of Directors announced Tuesday its selection of Bacarra Sanderson Mauldin as the organization’s new CEO/Executive Director. Mauldin currently serves as Director of Policy and Innovation with the New Orleans RTA, a regional transit authority with a fleet of 130 vehicles, a streetcar system, ferry boat operations and
A Budget Hearing will be held on the fiscal-year 2021 proposed Chatham Area Transit Authority budget on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 for all interested citizens of Chatham County who wish to provide comments. The hearing will be held remotely during the regularly scheduled Board meeting for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget. The proposed
Savannah, Ga. –  Savannah Belles Ferry operating hours will no longer be stopping at 8 p.m., since Mayor Van Johnson announced the lifting of the curfew this afternoon. The ferry service will resume operating under the modified schedule put in place prior to Sunday night’s curfew. Under the modified schedule, the water ferries are operating
