Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)

The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), established in 1973, is a public authority which operates the public transportation system providing fixed route transit services in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee.
1617 Wilcox Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37406
United States of America
423-629-1411
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The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), established in 1973, is a public authority which operates the public transportation system providing fixed route transit services in Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee.  CARTA also operates paratransit services for people with disabilities, a downtown electric circulator shuttle, parking system, and the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. CARTA provides service to over three million passengers per year. 

Press Releases

Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is developing an AI software system to improve transit services for individuals with special needs.
The research is based on work between the university and CARTA to improve the operation of the authority’s paratransit service.
June 21, 2024
CARTA
Charles Frazier
Frazier currently serves as the CEO of the Jacksonville Transit Authority and previously served as the CEO of the Rock Region Metro transit system in Little Rock, Ark., and as...
Nov. 17, 2023
BYD
BYD announced that Chattanooga Regional Transportation Authority has taken delivery of their first three BYD K9 electric buses.
BYD announced that Chattanooga Regional Transportation Authority has taken delivery of their first three BYD K9 electric buses.
Aug. 27, 2018
The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority was one of two Chattanooga-based entities to receive accolades in this year’s Smart 50 Awards, which recognize smart cities...
Feb. 16, 2018
The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA), in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Electric Power Board (EPB), are pleased to announce...
June 20, 2016

Articles

PANYNJ's TAPP system.
PANYNJ's TAPP system.
CARTA has launched mobile ticketing through the Token Transit app while PANYNJ has introduced a new 50 percent reduced fare program for customers with disabilities using the ...
Dec. 16, 2024