Greater Lynchburg Transit Company

Infobox Bus transit
name = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company

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founded = 1974
headquarters = Lynchburg, Virginia
locale = Lynchburg, Virginia
service_area = Lynchburg, Virginia & Liberty University
service_type = Local & campus shuttle bus service
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fleet = 39 (2008)cite web
url = http://www.gltconline.com/
title = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company: Fleet/Facilities
accessdate = 2008-02-23
author = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company]
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operator = First Transit
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website = http://www.gltconline.com/

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is the non-profit, publicly-owned company responsible for providing bus service for Lynchburg, Virginia, since its creation in 1974.cite web
url = http://www.gltconline.com/
title = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company: Home
accessdate = 2008-02-23
author = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company] The GLTC sets and is responsible for both the general policies as well as the selection of the management company responsible for operation the service. The company is overseen by a nine-member Board of Directors that are appointed by the Lynchburg City Council. As of 2008, First Transit is responsible for the operation of the network, and their subsidiary, Central Virginia Transit Management Company is oversees the actual employment of the GLTC's bus drivers, mechanics, and other staff.

The GLTC serves a population of 80,846 in an area covering convert|72|sqmi|km2|1|lk=on, and in 2006 totaled 1,117,971 unlinked passenger trips.cite web
url = http://www.ntdprogram.com/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2004/agency_profiles/3008.pdf
title = National Transit Database: Greater Lynchburg Transit Company
accessdate = 2008-02-23
author = Federal Transit Administration]

Bus fleet

* 5 Daimler Chrysler Dennis, SLF2000 convert|30|ft|m low floor buses
* 5 Chance, Opus convert|30|ft|m low floor buses
* 12 Gillig Phantom, convert|35|ft|m buses
* 9 Gillig Phantom, convert|30|ft|m buses
* 7 Ford/Supreme, E-450, convert|22|ft|m (five in operation for paratransit}
* 1 Chance, VS-24 replica trolley

Routes

* 1B - Bedford Avenue via Lynchburg General Hospitalcite web
url = http://www.gltconline.com/
title = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company: Routes/System Map
accessdate = 2008-02-23
author = Greater Lynchburg Transit Company]
* 1A - Cabell Street via Grace Street
* 2 - Greenfield Dr via Campbell Avenue
* 3C - VES Road via Main Street
* 3D - Boonsboro Shopping Center via 8th Street
* 4E - Target via River Ridge Mall
* 4F - Liberty University via River Ridge Mall
* 5G - River James Shopping Center, Madison Heights via 7th Street
* 5H - Amelon Shopping Center, Madison Heights via 7th Street
* 6 - Leesville Road via Wards Ferry Road
* 7 - Wyndhurst via Old Graves Mill Road
* 8 - Old Forest Road
* 9 - Odd Fellows Road via Stadium
* 10 - Downtown Lynchburg via 5th Street
* 11 - Birchwood via Tate Springs Road

Liberty University shuttle service

On November 10, 2006, the GLTC entered an agreement with Liberty University to operate the shuttle bus service on its campus.cite news
last =Brown
first =Ron
coauthors =Conor Reilly
title =GLTC, LU ink deal on buses
work =The Lynchburg News & Advance
pages =
date =November 10, 2006
url =http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191637245
accessdate = ] Service would commence on January 15, 2007, with six buses serving the campus.cite news
last =Brown
first =Ron
coauthors =
title =LU, GLTC make deal
work =The Lynchburg News & Advance
pages =
date =December 9, 2006
url =http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192096149
accessdate = ] The service operates from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Serving Liberty’s main, north and east campuses, the system originally consisted of eight stops. Costing $1,000,000 annually for the service, Liberty students and employees can utilize the shuttle service without paying a fare each time.

By November 2007, the service saw its 1,000,000 passenger, which doubled the average annual ridership for the GLTC as a whole.cite news
last =Desrets
first =Christa
coauthors =
title =GLTC looking to expand service to more areas
work =The Lynchburg News & Advance
pages =
date =November 1, 2007
url =http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353341074&path=
accessdate = ] With ridership for the service growing from 3,900 passengers per day in spring 2007 to 7,400 in fall 2007, university officials are working in conjunction with the GLTC to expand the service to include areas off campus in the area around the university.

ee also

* Transportation in Virginia

References

External links

* [http://www.gltconline.com/ Greater Lynchburg Transit Company] official website