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CARTA Announces Revised, Increased Services Related to Wando Bridge Closure

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CARTA will amend routes and provide extra service during the Wando Bridge closure. The changes include servicing water taxi locations and offering extra park-and-ride locations east of the Cooper River Some east-west routes have been separated to limit impacts on other parts of the system. All changes will go into effect Monday, May 21. Full […]

Adopt-A-Stop Program Expands to Entire CARTA Service Area

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Adopt-A-Stop CARTA CLEAN COMMUNITIES Adopt-A-Stop is currently a very successful program operated in the City of Charleston area through a partnership between Keep Charleston Beautiful and CARTA.  It is a bus stop sponsorship program where businesses, organizations and individuals are invited to adopt unsheltered CARTA bus stops. Starting on May 29, 2018 – Thanks to […]

Service Changes Effective Sunday, May 6

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CARTA will make the following modifications that will go into effect on Sunday, May 6, 2018 to increase efficiency on several routes.  Please click the links below to preview the routes and modifications. Express 1 – An additional trip will be added to schedule southbound schedule.  Last southbound trip (to Downtown) will now be at 6:49 […]

Hospitality on Peninsula (HOP) Park-and-Ride Ready to Roll

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 12, 2018) – The Hospitality on Peninsula (HOP) Park and Ride Lot and Shuttle is ready for business. Officials with the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), the City of Charleston, Charleston County and the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau today participated in a ribbon cutting at the parking facility, located at […]

CARTA 2018 Bridge Run Service Impacts and Detours

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Bridge Run Packet Pickup Transportation Availability April 5th & 6th CARTA Airport Express/NASH Route 4 Services (Public Transit) Airport Express/NASH Rt. 4 will be running normal route service and will be available and accessible for Bridge Runners to travel from Downtown Charleston (Visitor Center Bus Shed) near Ann St. to the Expo in North Charleston […]

You Asked: How is CARTA Funded?

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Transit Transparency is a series of brochures that provide facts and general information about how public transportation operates in Charleston, South Carolina. The goal is to educate the community about our opportunities and challenges for public transportation today and in the future. Find the answers to how much it costs to operate CARTA, where funding […]

Open Position: Cash Clerk (part-time)

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Click Cash Clerk position to apply online Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments has an opening in our North Charleston office for a part-time Cash Clerk. Hours of work are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 am to 2 pm. Essential Functions of the position include: Reconcile money received into cash room from multiple bus routes. […]

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