Read our latest blog discussing a pivotal moment for the future of transit in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. On Wednesday, December 11, and Monday, December 16, respectively, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Charlottesville City Council are expected to vote in favor of forming a Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Check out to learn more about the vote, and the value of developing Regional Transit Authorities throughout Central Virginia.
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Last month, C3 joined a group of decision-makers from Charlottesville and Albemarle County to check out the on-site hydrogen bus fuel production facility in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Read on to discover what C3 learned while seeing zero-emission transit (from fuel production to tailpipe emissions) in action!
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Our first blog in the series looked at CAT’s relative prowess in attracting ridership compared to three other Virginian transit agencies. CAT’s consistent annual downward ridership between 2015 and 2023 proved to be an outlier compared to Blacksburg Transit (BT), the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), and Arlington Transit (ART) [1]. This week, we explore metrics beyond ridership that can be leveraged to enhance competitiveness, focusing on the most significant funding sources available to CAT.
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In this blog post, we identify and discuss a choice before them: to investigate the purchase of newer diesel hybrids instead of diesel buses during the transition to ZEBs.
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Charlottesville’s City Council will vote on Monday, June 17, whether to approve Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)’s equity-forward ten-year Transit Strategic Plan (TSP). During the lead-up to the vote, CAT’s public feedback webpage sought input on the draft TSP from residents, for which we at C3 created a set of advocacy talking points. Read on to learn more!
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Following up on C3’s last blog celebrating the Charlottesville’s recent advancements towards carbon neutrality, in this blog we discuss the ground that is left to cover in addressing our current and more short-term obstacles to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation.
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