One of GPATS’ responsibilities is to assess the transportation infrastructure needs of the region. Along with serving as a liaison between regional municipalities, GPATS’ mission is to help coordinate and improve accessibility, connectivity, and mobility throughout the region so people can access all the things they want and need: home, school, shopping, health, recreation, jobs, etc.
Currently, GPATS has two transit agencies operating in the region: Clemson Area Transit (CAT), which serves the City of Clemson and the Towns of Pendleton and Seneca, and Greenville Transit Authority (GTA) dba Greenlink, which serves the City and County of Greenville.
Regional transit decisions are discussed within the GPATS Transit Coordinating Committee (TCC), a group of individuals with technical training in transit, before Study Team and Policy Committee meetings. They bring information and recommendations before the Study Team, who then advises the Policy Committee to help with recommendations and decision making processes. The TCC members can be seen below:
Transit Coordinating Committee Members
Asangwua Ikein (Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study)
Jason Knudsen (City of Simpsonville)
Heather Lollis (CAT Grants Manager)
Brian Maleck (Parking and Transportation Services)
Nicole McAden (GTA Marketing & Program Specialist)
Katerina Moreland (Clemson University Campus Transportation Planning)
Federal Transit Administration Funds
GPATS is the regional funnel for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funds, which are available to regional, public and private (private transit providers must be sub-recipients of public transit providers to access FTA funds) transit providers: