Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority
The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) is the mass transit provider for Chattanooga, Tennessee and its vicinity.
| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Service area | City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County and surrounding areas |
| Service type |
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| Alliance | Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Chattanooga Parking Authority |
| Routes | 15 |
| Depots | 1617 Wilcox Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37406 1362 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 34702 |
| Fleet | 105 |
| Annual ridership | approx. 3 million |
| Fuel type | Electric Natural Gas Diesel Hybrid |
| Chief executive | Charles D. Frazier |
| Board of Directors | Johan de Nysschen, Chairman Evann Freeman, Vice-Chairman Arcie Reeves, Secretary Patricia McKoy, Treasurer Charita Allen Stephen Culp Corey Evatt Bill Nye Daniela Peterson LeAndrea Sanderfur |
| Website | gocarta |
Public transportation first appeared on the streets of Chattanooga on September 4, 1875, utilizing horse-drawn trollies. The two main routes followed Market Street and East Ninth Street (now Martin Luther King Boulevard). In 1889, the trolleys were replaced with electric streetcars. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, buses began to appear more frequently. In 1941, Southern Coach Lines took over the public transit operations, and the last streetcar ran in 1946.
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