Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation

Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) provides inter-city and regional public transportation for the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, NC combined statistical area, known as the Piedmont Triad area.

Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation
Founded1998
Service areaPiedmont Triad
Service typebus service
Routes17
HubsCoble Transportation Center
OperatorNational Express Transit
Websitepartnc.org

Member Counties

History

In the winter of 1989 the City Managers, Transportation Advisory Committee Chairpersons and the Directors of Transportation for the Cities of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem held a joint meeting to discuss transportation related issues in the Triad Region. It was a known necessity from all represented that better planning needed to occur to improve the transportation systems throughout the Piedmont Triad. A lack of communication and planning at the regional level between districts and divisions of the cities and state respectively had been a contributing factor to congestion and diminishing the quality of life. In the fall of 1993 the NCDOT provided funding of what has been called "phase one study to develop a Regional Transportation Plan."

In the fall of 1995, the Transit 2001 Commission was appointed by Governor Jim Hunt to investigate the future of North Carolina's transit industry.

In the fall of 1996, a second phase of a Regional Transportation Study initiated a meeting of the mayors throughout the Triad and others to discuss the formation of a new Triad Transportation Authority.

In February 1997, the Transit 2001 Commission released its final report. The Transit 2001 report had been regarded as the map for the future of North Carolina's transit industry.

In June 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Article 27, GS160A authorizing the formation of a Regional Transportation Authority in the Triad. The NC General Assembly also appropriated $750,000 to conduct two separate rail corridor studies in the Triad to be administered by the new Regional Transportation Authority. Moreover, in June 1997, authorization for new revenue sources to fund Regional Transportation Programs was established.

In the Fall of 1997, representatives of local governments met to arrange for the formation of a Regional Transportation Authority in the Piedmont Triad.

On October 6, 1998, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation held its inaugural meeting of the Board of Trustees. The PART Board of Trustees has been meeting regularly since the inaugural meeting of 1998. The Board of Trustees have established a work program, adopted a business plan and have increased staff to manage the activities of the Regional Transportation Authority.

In 2012, PART chose National Express Transit as its contractor, after the bankruptcy of previous operator Coach America.[1]

Route list

Weekday Routes
  • 1 Winston-Salem Express (September 30, 2002)
  • 2 Greensboro Express (September 30, 2002)
  • 3 High Point Express (September 30, 2002)
  • 4 Alamance Burlington Express (April 5, 2004)
  • 5 NC Amtrak Connector (April 23, 2004)
  • 6 Surry County Express (July 31, 2006)
  • 9 Davidson Business 85 Express (June 30, 2008)
  • 10 Randolph County Express (June 30, 2008)
  • 17 Kernersville to Winston-Salem Express (October 28, 2013)
  • 18 Kernersville to Greensboro Express (October 28, 2013)
  • 19 Palladium Circulator (October 3, 2016)
  • 20 NW Pleasant Ridge Shuttle (September 2, 2014)
  • 21 NE Chimney Rock Shuttle (September 2, 2014)
  • 22 SW Sandy Ridge Shuttle (September 2, 2014)
  • 23 SE Piedmont Pkwy Shuttle (September 2, 2014)
  • 27 Airport Area Shuttle (February 3, 2018)
  • 28 West Forsyth Express (October 29, 2018)

Saturday Routes
  • 1 Winston-Salem Express (February 3, 2018)
  • 2 Greensboro Express (February 3, 2018)
  • 3 High Point Express (February 3, 2018)
  • 5 NC Amtrak Connector (April 24, 2004)
  • 20 NW Pleasant Ridge Shuttle (February 3, 2018)
  • 21 NE Chimney Rock Shuttle (February 3, 2018)
  • 22 SW Sandy Ridge Shuttle (February 3, 2018)
  • 23 SE Piedmont Pkwy Shuttle (February 3, 2018)
  • 27 Airport Area Shuttle (February 3, 2018)

Sunday Routes
  • 5 NC Amtrak Connector (April 25, 2004)

Discontinued Routes
  • 7 Mountaineer Express (August 23, 2006 to November 1, 2010)
  • 8 Davidson County via US 52 (June 30, 2008 to July 3, 2017)
  • 11 Rural Hall Express (October 13, 2008 to June 2011)
  • 12 Stokes County Express (October 13, 2008 to June 2011)
  • 12 North Forsyth Express (July, 2012 to July 3, 2017)
  • 13 Yadkin County Express (October 27, 2008 to July 3, 2017)
  • 14 Davie County Express (December 7, 2009 to July 3, 2017)
  • 15 SE Guilford Express (November 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011)
  • 16 PTIA Shuttle (September 30, 2002 to September 2, 2014)
  • 19 Dell Shuttle (February 2006 to October 2008)

References
  1. "PART approves new bus provider". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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