About CATA
The Crawford Area Transportation Authority or as our loyal riders call us “The CAT” has been a prominent fixture in Crawford County since 1979. Incorporated as a municipal transit authority, CATA offers a variety of services to ALL of Crawford County. Our services include fixed route bus service in the city of Meadville and Titusville and door to door transportation throughout the county. So whether you live in Meadville and use CATA to get to work or you live in Conneaut Lake and use CATA to attend activities at the senior center in Linesville, CATA is for EVERYONE!
Every person in Crawford County benefits in one way or another by CATA. Even if you do not use our services, chances are a family member, a neighbor or someone you know does. Whether that person is one of the hundreds who rely on CATA for transportation to work, an elderly family member or neighbor who needs transportation to a doctor’s appointment, somebody riding CATA to shop at a local downtown business or a student from Allegheny College riding the bus to catch a movie, CATA is a positive influence in the community.
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CATA is comprised by a fleet of 28 vehicles. CATA uses 3 primary vehicle types in our operation. Our fleet is comprised of 4 Heavy Duty Low Floor Mass Transit buses, 4 accessible mini-vans and 20 body on chassis small buses. Mini-vans are a great way to provide door-to-door transportation at a more efficient cost all while not sacrificing service or ADA accessibility. In the last two years, CATA has introduced 13 new vehicles into our operations, that represents almost 50% of our entire fleet as less than two years old! Go back to 2008 when we completed our 1.4 Million dollar Fixed Route overhaul and CATA has purchased 21 new vehicles or 75% of our entire fleet within the last three years!
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2011 should prove to be another great year for CATA as we focus our main attention on the opening of our new Downtown Administration facility. This project is many years in the making and will result in the opening of a state-of-the art, environmentally- friendly public transportation facility in downtown Meadville. This facility will be the first of it’s kind for Meadville. This project is a 3.4. Million dollar investment, not only in CATA, but for the City of Meadville. This new facility is pursuing LEED Certification and will house all CATA Administration and Operations activities for the next 30 years. All the while, we’ll keep our buses running and our services running strong;This past year CATA provided over 250,000 passenger trips; a number that is up by almost 20,000. from the previous year.
The future is bright and continues to provide many new opportunities for CATA. Funding challenges continue to be an issue, fuel prices are always uncertain but with a strong investment in our service, CATA is positioned well for the future. With everything going on, now is the best time to climb aboard and give CATA a try.
Thank you and remember…RIDE THE CAT!!!
Executive Director,
Crawford Area Transportation Authority
