| CATA
Services:
- CENTRE
LINE - Fixed-route regional bus system connecting all
participating municipalities with Downtown State College
and the Penn State Campus.
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LOOP & LINK
- Very frequent fare-free downtown/campus circulator (LOOP)
and cross-campus shuttle service (LINK).
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CENTRE
COMMUTE -
Family of CATA services that includes Rideshare (vanpools
and carpools) and Guaranteed Ride Home, designed to provide
commuters with easy and economical ways to get to and
from work via commute alternatives.
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PARK & RIDE - Inexpensive
remote parking for Downtown State College business employees.
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CENTRE RIDE - Curb-to-curb
transportation for senior citizens (persons age 65 and
older) and people whose disabilities prevent their use
of CENTRE LINE buses.
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SPECIAL SERVICES -
Shuttle service for special events including Penn State
home football games, the Central Pennsylvania Festival
of the Arts™, Ag Progress Days, the Bellefonte Arts
& Crafts Fair, and First Night® State College.
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| Service
Area:
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Square
Miles – 133 |
Population-approximately 84,000 |
The
service area also includes Bellefonte Borough, Benner
Township and Spring Township through a contract with
the Authority.
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| Fleet
Information:
Fixed
Route(CENTRE LINE, LOOP, LINK and SPECIAL SERVICES)-52 buses:
- 30
New Flyer, low-floor, 30-39 passenger, compressed natural
gas, ramp-equipped buses
- 16
Orion, 42 passenger, compressed natural gas, lift-equipped
buses
- 4
ElDorado, 26 passenger, compressed natural gas, ramp-equipped
buses
- 2
Ford, 18 passenger, compressed natural gas, lift-equipped
minibuses
Paratransit
(Used by Handy Delivery, Inc. via contract to
provide paratransit services (via CATA’s “CENTRE
RIDE” program)-4 minibuses:
- 3 Ford,
5-10 passenger, lift-equipped small buses
- 1
Daimler Chrysler, 10 passenger, lift-equipped Sprinter van
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Board
of Directors: |
Operating
Statistics:
(July
1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) |
John C. Spychalski, Chairman
Ferguson Township
Joseph Davidson, Vice-Chairman
College Township
Richard Kipp, Treasurer
Harris Township
Kathryn Bittner
State College Borough
Gary Powers
Patton
Township
Hugh Mose, CATA General Manager
Board Members Profiles
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Other information:
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Interior Bus Advertising
The sale of interior bus advertising is contracted out through
Morgan Signs of Altoona, PA. Information is available by calling
(814) 944-3951. CATA does not allow for exterior bus advertising
at this time.
Facility
Tours
Facility tours are conducted for groups of children six years
of age and older. Please contact
Jacqueline Sheader, CATA Marketing Manager, at (814) 238-2282
ext. 141 for additional information or to arrange a tour.
Streaming
Videos
Short 1-3 minute videos are available on CATA’s website
at www.catabus.com. The
videos introduce first-time riders to, or assist infrequent
riders with, the CATA system and provide further explanation
of the services available and how to use them. The videos
cover seven topics: “Identifying Services,” “Introduction
to Bus 101,” “Reading Your CATA Schedules,”
“Bus Riding Fundamentals,” “Riding Etiquette,”
“Accessibility for the Disabled,” and “Use
of Bike Racks.”All seven videos are available to stream
in Real Media format and available for download in Windows
Media Player format. |
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