Rabbittransit Explained

Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority (rabbittransit)
Headquarters:415 North Zarfoss Drive, York, PA
Locale:York
Gettysburg
Service Area:York County, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Service Type:bus service, paratransit
Routes:15 regular
1 shuttle
2 connector
Fleet:80
Ridership:6,000
Website:rabbittransit.org

The Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority, (formerly Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (formerly York Adams Transportation Authority)), doing business as rabbittransit, is the mass transit service of York and Adams counties in Pennsylvania and oversees the transportation needs of Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Union counties. The agency currently operates 15 fixed routes within York County (12 in York and 3 in Hanover) and 4 routes in Adams County (all of which serve Gettysburg), express bus routes from Gettysburg to Harrisburg and from York to Harrisburg and Towson, Maryland (connecting to the Baltimore Light RailLink of the Baltimore area's Maryland Transit Administration).

The agency, which has an annual ridership of 1.7 million, also provides paratransit services to the disabled, and a shared ride service.[1]

History

Renaming

rabbittransit was formerly known as York County Transit Authority. The name was changed in 2000 in order to improve the agency's image.[6] The name is a play of "rapid transit", coincidentally echoing the same play-on-words that formed the basis of the cartoon, Rabbit Transit.

Merger with Capital Area Transit

On December 22, 2020, it was announced that rabbittransit would merge with Capital Area Transit (CAT), which offers service in Dauphin and Cumberland counties, to form the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority.[7] The merger was proposed in order for better service and to prevent CAT service cuts.[8] The merged system will use the rabbittransit name. The CAT branding continues to be used on CAT buses, with a sticker underneath the CAT logo saying "a service of rabbittransit."[9]

Routes

rabbittransit currently operates the following routes:

Route NumberRoute NameSchedule link(s)
1AWest Manchester MallWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
1BCYork Mall/Galleria/Pleasant AcresWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
2North & South York via The CrossroadsWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
3Northwest Plaza/York College/York HospitalWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
4Memorial Hospital/QueensgateWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
5West York/Haines RoadWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
6North & South York via Pershing StreetWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
12Wrightsville/ColumbiaSchedule (weekdays only)
13DoverSchedule (weekdays only)
14EGManchester Industrial Park Via George Street14E schedule (evenings)
14E schedule (weekends)
14G schedule (peak hours)
14SManchester Industrial Park Via Susquehanna Trail14S schedule (weekdays)
15Red Lion/DallastownSchedule (weekdays only)
15NGettysburg Transit Center to HACC Harrisburg CampusSchedule (weekdays only)
16York to HanoverSchedule (weekdays only)
17Shrewsbury/Downtown YorkSchedule (weekdays only)
21Hanover/HomewoodWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
22Hanover to CarlisleWeekday schedule
Weekend schedule
83NYork to HarrisburgSchedule (weekdays only)
83SYork to Northern MarylandSchedule (weekdays only)
BlueTransit Center to Deatrick CommonsSchedule (Tuesday-Saturday only)
GreyTransit Center to Gateway GettysburgSchedule
Lincoln 1Aspire Hotel to Transit CenterSchedule
Lincoln 2Outlets at Gettysburg to Transit CenterSchedule

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabbittransit - About Us . 2009-02-03 . 2009-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202180259/http://rabbittransit.org/pages/aboutus.html . dead .
  2. Web site: York, Lancaster and Harrisburg PA News, Weather and Sports - WGAL Channel 8 .
  3. http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0608/531416.html
  4. Web site: New Bus Service Connects Southern Pa. To Md. - Baltimore, Maryland News Story - WBAL Baltimore. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930074932/http://www.wbaltv.com/news/18619482/detail.html. 2011-09-30. 2009-02-03.
  5. Web site: rabbitEXPRESS - Route 15 North. 10 June 2011. York County Transit Authority - rabbittransit.
  6. http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/7368376-1.html
  7. News: Sweigart. Kate. RabbitTransit and CAT announce merger, forming single transportation system. WHTM-TV. Harrisburg, PA. December 22, 2020. April 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: December 22, 2020. CAT, rabbittransit propose merger, would create expansive bus system. March 4, 2021. TheBurg. en-US.
  9. News: Kaplan. Seth. Rabbit beats cat! (With Midstate Pa. transit branding). WHTM-TV. Harrisburg, PA. March 9, 2022. April 30, 2022.