Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation

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Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation
Fayette FACT.png
Slogan"Striving harder to get you farther"
ParentFayette County Board of Commissioners
Founded1996
Headquarters825 Airport Road
Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania
Service area Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Service type Bus
Routes10
Hubs2
Stations1
Fuel type Diesel
Chief executiveLori Groover-Smith
Website www.factbus.com

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, known by the moniker of FACT, is a public transportation service located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It provides inter-city bus and paratransit service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of Pittsburgh, four times per day service is provided to the Downtown Pittsburgh area. In 2009, the Connellsville-Uniontown Route was extended [1] into Westmoreland County to the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, near Mount Pleasant.

Fayette County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Fayette County is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 136,606. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county was created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named after the Marquis de Lafayette.

Bus Large road vehicle for transporting people

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-deck rigid bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus do not charge a fare. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special licence above and beyond a regular driver's licence.

Paratransit transportation service for people with disabilities

Paratransit is recognized in North America as special transportation services for people with disabilities, often provided as a supplement to fixed-route bus and rail systems by public transit agencies. Paratransit services may vary considerably on the degree of flexibility they provide their customers. At their simplest they may consist of a taxi or small bus that will run along a more or less defined route and then stop to pick up or discharge passengers on request. At the other end of the spectrum—fully demand responsive transport—the most flexible paratransit systems offer on-demand call-up door-to-door service from any origin to any destination in a service area. In addition to public transit agencies, Paratransit services are operated by community groups or not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit private companies or operators.

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Hubs and Stations

There are two Hubs in the county, each with a park and ride lot, and a Bus Station to handle "after-hours" traffic that comes with a bench and minimal shelter from the elements.

Transit Center

The FACT Transit Center, located at the Connellsville Airport Complex in Dunbar Township, was completed in 2005. There is a Waiting Area, Comfort Station, Vending Machines, and the Admiministrative Offices, as well as the Bus Garages. There is a 40-vehicle park and ride located here, where the Pittsburgh Commuter and Connellsvlle-Uniontown Routes are accessible to the rider in a safe and secure environment.

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport airport

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport is a public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of Connellsville in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Fayette County Airport Authority and serves the south-eastern segment of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport serves the general aviation community with no scheduled commercial airline service.

Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Dunbar Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census, down from 7,562 at the 2000 census.

Waiting room indoor-area where people can wait for an appointment, train, plane, bus, etc.

A waiting room or waiting hall is a building, or more commonly a part of a building or a room, where people sit or stand until the event or appointment for which they are waiting begins.

Transfer Center

In 2010, the Transfer Center opened [2] in the Fayette County Business Park in South Union Township. The 1,072 square feet (99.6 m2) facility is open Monday - Friday and all Public Buses stop at the center at regular intervals. The center is also equipped with Vending Machines, Comfort Station, Waiting Area, and a Ticket/Token Office. One can also receive real-time bus information. There is also a Park-and-Ride lot there with a capacity of 40 vehicles in a safe and secure environment.

Vending machine machine which automatically dispenses products or unlocks device to customers

A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes and lottery tickets to consumers after money, a credit card, or a specially designed card is inserted into the machine. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and dispensed postcards. Vending machines exist in many countries, and in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created.

Public toilet A room or building with toilets available for use by the general public

A public toilet is a room or small building with toilets and sinks that does not belong to a particular household. Rather, the toilet is available for use by the general public, customers, travellers, employees of a business, school pupils, prisoners etc. Public toilets are commonly separated into male and female facilities, although some are unisex, especially for small or single-occupancy public toilets. Increasingly, public toilets are accessible to people with disabilities. Public toilets are known by many other names depending on the country. Examples are: restroom, bathroom, men's room, women's room in the US, washroom in Canada, and toilets, lavatories, water closet (W.C.), ladies and gents in Europe.

Uniontown Hub

The Uniontown Hub is located at Church and Beeson Streets in Uniontown. There is only a bench and minimal shelter here. Public-Transit Buses stop here when the Transfer Center is closed on nights and weekends.

Uniontown, Pennsylvania City in Pennsylvania, United States

Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, 46 miles (74 km) southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Greater Pittsburgh Region. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census, down from 12,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Fayette County.

Route list

FACT provides evening and weekend service, and commuter trips on weekdays to downtown Pittsburgh. Shown on this schedule are all municipalities that feature FACT stops, with the served villages within these jurisdictions in parentheses. [3]

NameRouteAreas ServedService days
Pittsburgh CommuterUniontown Transit Center to Downtown PittsburghUniontown, North Union Twp (Oliver, Route 51 Park & Ride), Perry Twp (Star Junction), Perryopolis, Rostraver Airport Park & Ride, Century III Mall, Downtown PittsburghMon - Fri
Brownsville-Republic-UniontownBrownsville to Uniontown Transit Center, with some connections to California University of PennsylvaniaBrownsville, Luzerne Twp (Hiller), Redstone Twp (Republic, Allison, Fairbank, Cardale), Menallen Twp (New Salem, Buffington), South Union Twp shopping centers, UniontownMon - Sat
Brownsville ExpressBrownsville to Uniontown Transit CenterCalifornia University Park & Ride, Brownsville, Menallen Twp (Searights), South Union Twp shopping centers, UniontownMon - Fri
Connellsville-UniontownConnellsville to Uniontown Transit Center, with some weekday connections to Mount PleasantEast Huntington Twp shopping centers, Connellsville, South Connellsville, Dunbar Twp shopping centers, Dunbar, Penn State Fayette Campus, UniontownMon - Sat
Hopwood-NemacolinNemacolin Woodlands to Uniontown Transit CenterNemacolin Woodlands Resort, Wharton Twp (Chalk Hill), North Union Twp (Hopwood), UniontownMon - Sun
Fairchance-SmithfieldSmithfield to Uniontown Transit CenterSmithfield, Fairchance, South Union Twp (Oliphant Furnace), UniontownMon - Fri
MasontownMasontown to Uniontown Transit CenterMasontown, German Twp (McClellandtown), South Union Twp shopping centers, UniontownMon - Fri
Uniontown ACity LoopUniontown, North Union Twp (East Uniontown), South Union Twp (Hatfield), South Union Twp shopping centersMon - Sun
ShuttleBusiness/Medical Area LoopUniontown Hospital, South Union Twp shopping centersMon - Fri

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