Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, known by the moniker of FACT, is a public transportation service located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It provides inter-city bus and paratransit service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of Pittsburgh, four times per day service is provided to the Downtown Pittsburgh area. In 2009, the Connellsville-Uniontown Route was extended[1] into Westmoreland County to the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, near Mount Pleasant.

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation

Slogan	"Striving harder to get you farther"
Parent	Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Founded	1996
Headquarters	825 Airport Road Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania
Service area	Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Service type	Bus
Routes	10
Hubs	2
Stations	1
Fuel type	Diesel
Chief executive	Lori Groover-Smith
Website	www.factbus.com

Hubs and Stations

There are two Hubs in the county, each with a park and ride lot, and a Bus Station to handle "after-hours" traffic that comes with a bench and minimal shelter from the elements.

Transit Center

The FACT Transit Center, located at the Connellsville Airport Complex in Dunbar Township, was completed in 2005. There is a Waiting Area, Comfort Station, Vending Machines, and the Admiministrative Offices, as well as the Bus Garages. There is a 40-vehicle park and ride located here, where the Pittsburgh Commuter and Connellsvlle-Uniontown Routes are accessible to the rider in a safe and secure environment.

Transfer Center

In 2010, the Transfer Center opened[2] in the Fayette County Business Park in South Union Township. The 1,072 square feet (99.6 m²) facility is open Monday - Friday and all Public Buses stop at the center at regular intervals. The center is also equipped with Vending Machines, Comfort Station, Waiting Area, and a Ticket/Token Office. One can also receive real-time bus information. There is also a Park-and-Ride lot there with a capacity of 40 vehicles in a safe and secure environment.

Uniontown Hub

The Uniontown Hub is located at Church and Beeson Streets in Uniontown. There is only a bench and minimal shelter here. Public-Transit Buses stop here when the Transfer Center is closed on nights and weekends.

Route list

FACT provides evening and weekend service, and commuter trips on weekdays to downtown Pittsburgh. Shown on this schedule are all municipalities that feature FACT stops, with the served villages within these jurisdictions in parentheses.[3]

Name	Route	Areas Served	Service days
Pittsburgh Commuter	Uniontown Transit Center to Downtown Pittsburgh	Uniontown, North Union Twp (Oliver, Route 51 Park & Ride), Perry Twp (Star Junction), Perryopolis, Rostraver Airport Park & Ride, Century III Mall, Downtown Pittsburgh	Mon - Fri
Brownsville-Republic-Uniontown	Brownsville to Uniontown Transit Center, with some connections to California University of Pennsylvania	Brownsville, Luzerne Twp (Hiller), Redstone Twp (Republic, Allison, Fairbank, Cardale), Menallen Twp (New Salem, Buffington), South Union Twp shopping centers, Uniontown	Mon - Sat
Brownsville Express	Brownsville to Uniontown Transit Center	California University Park & Ride, Brownsville, Menallen Twp (Searights), South Union Twp shopping centers, Uniontown	Mon - Fri
Connellsville-Uniontown	Connellsville to Uniontown Transit Center, with some weekday connections to Mount Pleasant	East Huntington Twp shopping centers, Connellsville, South Connellsville, Dunbar Twp shopping centers, Dunbar, Penn State Fayette Campus, Uniontown	Mon - Sat
Hopwood-Nemacolin	Nemacolin Woodlands to Uniontown Transit Center	Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Wharton Twp (Chalk Hill), North Union Twp (Hopwood), Uniontown	Mon - Sun
Fairchance-Smithfield	Smithfield to Uniontown Transit Center	Smithfield, Fairchance, South Union Twp (Oliphant Furnace), Uniontown	Mon - Fri
Masontown	Masontown to Uniontown Transit Center	Masontown, German Twp (McClellandtown), South Union Twp shopping centers, Uniontown	Mon - Fri
Uniontown A	City Loop	Uniontown, North Union Twp (East Uniontown), South Union Twp (Hatfield), South Union Twp shopping centers	Mon - Sun
Shuttle	Business/Medical Area Loop	Uniontown Hospital, South Union Twp shopping centers	Mon - Fri

References

1. FACT officials discuss upgrades, rates at meeting
2. FACT center opens at Fayette business park Connellsville Daily-Courier - Retrieved 12-09-2010
3. FACT bus schedules