Transit Planning

What we do

The planning staff is responsible for developing and analyzing service and schedule plans, including near-future transit service alternatives, intermediate-range service plans, and long-range service concepts. They also analyze and assist in the preparation of transit schedules and fare policies and are responsible for adding and improving bus stop amenities.

Feedback

If you would like to provide your feedback on any aspect of Greenway Public Transportation service, including improving current routes or suggesting new routes or stop locations, please fill out the online customer feedback form.

Work In Progress

Community Transportation Service Plan - The North Carolina Department of Transportation requires that every five years a county develop a Community Transportation Improvement Plan (CTIP) or a Community Transportation Services Plan (CTSP) as a prerequisite for receiving Federal and State funding for capital, administrative and operating assistance. The CTSP identifies the transportation needs of the areas, available resources and describes the service design that will meet the needs of the areas transportation disadvantaged.  The purpose of the plan is to evaluate the system’s current approach in all facets of management and operations, evaluate the results of the system’s current direction, identify organization strengths and target opportunities for improvement and assist in allocating available resources to facilitate each system’s continuous improvement process. This study is being conducted by KFH Group Inc. working with Greenway, the Department of Transportation’s Public transportation Division and the Western Piedmont Council of Governments. the final study will be presented to the WPRTA Board of Directors on August 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact Mike Bradshaw@wprta.org.

Technical Memo #1 Existing Services .pdf document

Technical Memo #2 Transit Needs .pdf document

Technical Memo #3 Service and Organizational Alternatives .pdf document

Bus Stop Improvement Program - Greenway is in the process of planning a number of bus stop improvements throughout the service area. This includes new bus stop signs, additional passenger shelters, and bus and route information at each stop location, and bus stop lighting at key locations. This project is dependent on the agency receiving state and Federal economic stimulus funds. If funding is made available this project would begin this summer and be completed during the fall of 2010.

Fleet Re-Branding - Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (WPRTA) which operates as Greenway Public Transportation is in the process of re-branding the entire vehicle fleet.  6 buses, 9 Light Transit Vehicles, 45 Vans, and 4 support vehicles will be re-branded with the phone number, website address and reflective logo and striping.  The new look for Greenway Public Transportation will be completed by the fall of 2010.

The fleet re-branding effort is funded entirely with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.  The re-branding will improve both community and passenger awareness of the van service to residents of Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties, and fixed route bus service to residents in the cities of Conover, Hickory, and Newton and the Town of Taylorsville.  It is also a reminder of how using public transit helps air quality, while reducing traffic and fuel usage within the region.