CARTA was holding a public hearing at the Chattanooga Library on Thursday afternoon to unveil proposed service changes that will be effective May 8.
CARTA also has four new payment options.
The service changes include:
- #2 North Chattanooga - The route will utilize the Olgiati Bridge instead of the Market Street Bridge. Service to the North Chattanooga Youth & Family Development center will be via Manning Street and will no longer circle the center.
The inbound routing from North Market and Sawyer will continue on North Market Street to Cherokee Boulevard.
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#3E-ER Enterprise South/Eastgate & East Ridge - The time point will be the Brainerd Walmart, but the buses will serve Eastgate going outbound to Camp Jordan.
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#4 Eastgate/Hamilton Place - The stop will be near Entrance H by the state of Tennessee offices at Eastgate Town Center. The buses will turn right at the First Tennessee Bank and travel Eastgate Loop on the front side of Eastgate, and will no longer travel on the back side by Starbucks and EPB. The time point will be at the Brainerd Walmart.
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#5 North Brainerd - The time point will be at the Brainerd Walmart.
Reservations will be required for service to Eastgate on route #5.
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#8 Eastdale - The #8 route will serve the new Walmart Neighborhood Store at the corner of Shallowford & North Moore Roads going inbound to Brainerd and Germantown Roads, after leaving Dee Drive and Emma Kate. The route frequency will adjust to every 40 minutes from every 30 minutes.
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#10 Campbell Street - There will be an earlier afternoon outbound trip added leaving from downtown.
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#15 St. Elmo - This run will be adjusted to provide weekday commuter service for customers to get downtown in the morning and return to St. Elmo in the afternoon. The last morning trip from downtown will be at 9:40 a.m., the first afternoon trip from downtown will be at 2:40 p.m., and there will be NO service on Saturdays.
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#19 Cromwell Road – There will be two trips added in the middle of the day so that the route will be more consistent and will give customers better access to the new Walmart Neighborhood Store on Shallowford and North Moore Roads.
CARTA will be introducing by the end of September four new payment options:
- Seven-day Unlimited Ride Pass that will cost $15..
- Reduced seven-day Unlimited Ride Pass for students/elderly/disabled customers that will cost $7.50. The customers must show their Special Fare ID card or Student Bye Pass card to purchase the Reduced Seven Day Unlimited Ride Pass.
- A stored value card that will allow customers to put $5 up to $30 on the card and only be charged for each bus ride.
- Reduced 31 Day Unlimited Ride Pass for students/elderly/disabled customers that will cost $25. The customers must show their Special Fare ID card or Student Bye Pass card to purchase the Reduced 31-day Unlimited Ride Pass.