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. ↑ "Miscellaneous Facts". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "Final Transit Development Plan" . Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. ↑ "History of ATS". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
  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.