Coast RTA

Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority dba The Coast RTA

Headquarters	Conway, SC
Service area	Horry County and Georgetown County, South Carolina
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	12
Stations	Conway South Carolina, 1418 3rd Avenue, Conway
Fuel type	Diesel, Gas
Web site	ridecoastrta.com

Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority (or Coast RTA, formerly both Waccamaw RTA and Lymo) is a public bus service along the Grand Strand in Horry County, South Carolina. It is based out of Conway, South Carolina and services an area from North Myrtle Beach to Georgetown.

History

In July 1983 the vision of three men, Ivory Wilson, Clarence Watkins, and J. R. Taylor, came to fruition with bus service for the area being provided by Coastal Rapid Public Transit Authority (CRPTA). The dream actually began on July 4, 1980 when Wilson, Watkins and Taylor began planning to provide Horry and Georgetown counties transportation for those in need to places of employment, shopping and medical offices.

The company began with six GM buses on lease from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. In that first year the new transit company enjoyed an average of 332 boarding's each day. The following year that number grew to 729.

For sixteen years the company operated as a private, non-profit organization governed by a three member board, Wilson, Taylor, and George Richardson. In 1999 CRPTA became the public, non-profit Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority guided by a nine member board of directors. The RTA has done business as Lymo (during some very challenging times) and now calls itself Coast RTA.

Coast RTA operates 50 vehicles ranging from 18-passenger to 40-passenger buses and presently services twelve fixed routes, some with a demand service component. In addition the company provides Paratransit services and limited contract services.

Fixed Routes

• 1 Conway Demand Response
• 7 Conway/Myrtle Beach
• 10 Myrtle Beach Connector
• 14 Georgetown Connector
• 16x Georgetown Express
• 15N Ocean Blvd North
• 15S Ocean Blvd South
• 16 Georgetown/Myrtle Beach
• 17 Coastal Carolina Shuttle
• 22 Coastal Carolina Gateway Shuttle
• 18 Coastal Carolina Bronze Shuttle
• 32 Charleston Connector

Paratransit

Coast RTA Paratransit service is a fully coordinated human service system, including demand response and subscription services. Paratransit service is for seniors (over 60) and individuals with disabilities or conditions that prevent them from using the Coast RTA fixed route system.

External links

• Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority