Athens Transit

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Athens Transit
Athens Transit Logo.png
Old logo used by Athens Transit (until 2018)
Founded1976
Headquarters Athens, Georgia, United States
Service area Athens-Clarke County
Service typeFixed-Route
On-Demand Paratransit
Routes18
Stops500 [1]
HubsAthens Multi-Modal Transportation Center (primary)
Georgia Square Mall
North Ave. Piggly Wiggly
Fleet32 buses
8 vans [2]
Annual ridership1,200,000 (2023) [2]
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorUnified Government of Athens-Clarke County [3]
DirectorVictor Pope
Website www.accgov.com/199/Transit

Athens-Clarke County Transit (ACC Transit) is a public bus system in Athens, Georgia, United States. The system was started in 1976, and today18 routes operate throughout the city. The whole system is fare free. [4] Most bus routes have the buses stop at a given location once per hour during operating hours.

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History

Athens Transit and UGA Campus Transit buses were part of an early trial of biodiesel fuel during the 1996 Olympics. [5]

Athens Transit was formerly known as "The Bus" but in 2018 it was changed to its current branding as "Athens-Clarke County Transit" as it was one of the few remaining A-CC services that did not refer to "Athens-Clarke" in its name. [6]

Routes

As of August 2025, ACC Transit operates 18 routes. [7] Most routes are designed as loops, with outbound buses on a given route not returning on the same streets. This can prove confusing, but major streets generally have two routes serving them: one outbound, and one inbound. Most routes terminate at the Athens Multi-Modal Transportation Center, which was built in 2006 on a brownfield near the North Oconee River. [8] The Multi-Modal Center was a winner of the 2007 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture award from the American Institute of Steel Construction, and it is designed to accommodate a future "Brain Train" to Atlanta. [9]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 "Final Transit Development Plan" . Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Fares & Passes". Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  5. Goodrum, John W. "Biodiesel Bus Demonstration in Atlanta '96 Olympics" (PDF). National Biodiesel Board.
  6. Starrs, Chris (February 22, 2018). "Hybrid buses now roaming Athens streets". Online Athens. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  7. "ACC Transit System Map". accgov.com. August 11, 2025. Archived from the original on September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  8. Lewis, Audrey (2006-07-13). "Athens finally finishes its transportation hub". The Red & Black. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  9. "Citizen-funded transit station in Athens Ga wins national design award". Mass Transit. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.