AGENDA DATE: 9/16/2026
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TJPDC Regional Transit Service Prioritization and Implementation Project Update
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Presentation on the Regional Transit Service Prioritization and Implementation Feasibility Study
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Svoboda, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Dimmick
PRESENTER (S): Tonya Swartzendruber
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) released the Regional Transit Vision Plan, which recommends transit route expansions and frequency improvements in the regional service area encompassing the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Louisa. Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT), Jaunt, UVA, Albemarle County, and BRITE have conducted transit studies recommending other service improvements as well.
Following a recommendation from the Regional Transit Governance Study, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority (CARTA) was activated in 2025.
In an effort to consolidate the transit service recommendations from the various plans and develop a unified plan for allocating additional transit funding, the TJPDC, along with Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville staff, kicked off the Regional Transit Service Prioritization and Implementation Feasibility Study in December of 2025 to develop a prioritized list of service enhancements that future funding would support. Consultant RK&K is leading the effort, which is expected to take approximately 1 year to complete. The study is funded 50% by DRPT Technical Assistance funding and 25% each by Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville funding.
The RK&K team evaluated the transit service improvements identified in the Regional Transit Vision Plan (2022) and other transit planning efforts. The team developed a prioritized ...
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