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* 2004 was destroyed by rioters on May 29, 2020.<ref name="Bus 2004">{{cite web |title=Richmond protest of George Floyd's death turns violent; GRTC bus lit on fire |url=https://www.wtvr.com/hundreds-gather-in-richmond-to-protest-george-floyds-death |website=WTVR |accessdate=30 May 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fire Destroyed">{{cite web |title=GRTC Pulse bus destroyed during overnight protests; service delayed Saturday |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2020/05/30/pulse-bus-destroyed-during-protests-grtc-service-delayed-saturday/ |website=www.nbc12.com |accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="3 Fire Bus">{{cite web |title=Rioters torch Richmond bus |url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/rioters-torch-richmond-bus-delaying-grtc-service |website=WTVR |accessdate=30 May 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
* 2004 was destroyed by rioters on May 29, 2020.<ref name="Bus 2004">{{cite web |title=Richmond protest of George Floyd's death turns violent; GRTC bus lit on fire |url=https://www.wtvr.com/hundreds-gather-in-richmond-to-protest-george-floyds-death |website=WTVR |accessdate=30 May 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fire Destroyed">{{cite web |title=GRTC Pulse bus destroyed during overnight protests; service delayed Saturday |url=https://www.nbc12.com/2020/05/30/pulse-bus-destroyed-during-protests-grtc-service-delayed-saturday/ |website=www.nbc12.com |accessdate=30 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="3 Fire Bus">{{cite web |title=Rioters torch Richmond bus |url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/rioters-torch-richmond-bus-delaying-grtc-service |website=WTVR |accessdate=30 May 2020 |language=en |date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
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Revision as of 14:33, 3 July 2020

GRTC Transit System
Founded1860
Headquarters301 East Belt Boulevard
LocaleRichmond, Virginia
Service areaRichmond, Virginia
Service typebus service, paratransit
AlliancePetersburg Area Transit
Routes34 local routes
10 express routes
1 rapid transit line
Fleet253 buses & vans
Fuel typediesel and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)
OperatorFirst Transit (Care Vans only)
Chief executiveJulie Timm
WebsiteGRTC Transit System

The Greater Richmond Transit Company, known locally as GRTC Transit System, is a local government-owned public service company which operates an urban-suburban bus line based in Richmond, Virginia.

GRTC primarily serves the independent city of Richmond and a very small portion of the adjacent counties of Henrico, Hanover, and Chesterfield with a fleet of over 157 diesel-powered and CNG-powered transit buses operating approximately 45 routes.

GRTC uses government-funded equipment and resources principally provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), and local funds. It also maintains equipment and has other affiliations with Petersburg Area Transit, a similar agency which also serves a portion of Chesterfield County.

Ownership and management

GRTC bus operating along the GRTC Pulse bus rapid transit line

As a public service company, GRTC is owned equally by the City of Richmond and neighboring Chesterfield County. Henrico and Hanover counties currently purchase services from it, but hold no ownership interest.

It is managed by a private transit management company that provides the CEO, COO, and Transportation Manager, as was its predecessor, Virginia Transit Company (VTC). GRTC itself has 400 employees.

Immediately after GRTC was formed, American Transportation Enterprises, Inc., through a subsidiary, continued to provide management.

Fleet

Builder and
model name 		Model year Length Numbers
(Total) 		Amount in service Energy source Notes
Motor Coach Industries
D4500CT 		2006 45 ft (14 m) 1501-1503
(3 buses) 		3 Diesel
Gillig
Low Floor 		2008 40 ft (12 m) 301-318
(18 buses) 		18
Gillig
BRT 		2010 901-913
(13 buses) 		13
  • 911 and 913 have "Silver Streak" destination signs.
  • 901 & 902 are wrapped in Woodfin Oil design
  • 903 is wrapped in the Yellow Chicken Fiesta design
  • 904 is wrapped in the Red Chicken Fiesta design
Motor Coach Industries
D4500CT 		2011 45 ft (14 m) 1504-1508
(5 buses) 		5
Gillig
BRT 		2012 40 ft (12 m) 401-408
(8 buses) 		8
  • Last diesel buses for GRTC
Gillig
BRT CNG 		2013 201-208
(8 buses) 		8 CNG
  • First CNG buses for GRTC
2014 119

250-259 261

263-270

362
501-508
(29 buses)

29
  • 506 is wrapped in Westminster Canterbury
35 ft (11 m) 701-705
(5 buses) 		5
2016-17 40 ft (12 m) 2001-2013
(12 buses) 		12
  • Used for the Pulse Bus Rapid Transit line
  • 2001 is a 2016 model
  • 2002-2013 are 2017 models
  • 2004 was destroyed by rioters on May 29, 2020.[1][2][3]
2017 2101-2110
(10 buses) 		10
35 ft (11 m) 2121 - 2124
(4 buses) 		4
29 ft (8.8 m) 2131-2134
(4 buses) 		4
2018 40 ft (12 m) 2201-2217
(17 buses) 		17
29 ft (8.8 m) 2231 - 2236
(6 buses) 		6

163 transit vehicles, 96 CARE vehicles, and 27 support vehicles (vans, wreckers, trucks, SUVs, etc)
96 fixed route transit vehicles use CNG fuel
88 CARE vehicles use CNG fuel [4]

Routes

Route No. Name Start End Map/Schedule
BRT GRTC Pulse Willow Lawn Rocketts Landing BRT
1A Chamberlayne/Hull/Midlothian Chamberlayne Spring Rock Green 1A
1B Chamberlayne/Hull/Warwick Chamberlayne Giant Dr. 1B
1C Chamberlayne/Hull/Elkhardt Chamberlayne Chippenham Mall 1C
2A Forest Hill/North Ave Moss Side Stony Point Medical Center 2A
2B North Ave/Jahnke/Midlothian Moss Side Chippenham Square 2B
2C North Ave/Midlothian/Belt Blvd Moss Side Circle Shopping Center 2C
3A Highland/Jeff Davis/Harwood Highland & Missouri Lone & Harwood 3A
3B Highland/Jeff Davis Highland & Missouri Food Lion - Ampthill 3B
3C Highland/Harwood/Jeff Davis Highland & Missouri Food Lion - Ampthill 3C
4A Montrose 23rd & Franklin Rawlings & Government 4A
4B Darbytown 23rd & Franklin Henrico Arms Place 4B
5 Cary/Main/Whitcomb Carytown Whitcomb Court 5
7A - 7B Nine Mile Henrico Downtown Transfer Plaza Richmond International Airport 7A-B
12 Church Hill Marshall & 3rd Street Downtown Transfer Plaza 12
13 Oakwood Oakwood 23rd & Franklin 13
14 Hermitage/East Main Chamberlayne 23rd & Franklin 14
18 Henrico Government Center Willow Lawn Henrico County Government Center 18
19 West Broad Street Willow Lawn Short Pump 19
20 Orbital Prince Hall 3rd Ave. & Dill 20
23x & 26x Glenside/Parham Express Parham Park-N-Ride & Glenside Park-N-Ride Downtown (Broad & 11th) 23x & 26x
27x Glenside Express Glenside Park-N-Ride Downtown (Broad & 11th) 27x
28x White Oak Express White Oak Village Downtown (7th & Marshall) 28x
29x Gaskins Express Gaskins Park-N-Ride Downtown (7th & Marshall) 29x
39 Fairmount/Oakwood Downtown Transfer Plaza 35th Street 39
50 Broad Street Willow Lawn DMV Drive 50
56 South Laburnum White Oak Village Downtown (7th & Marshall) 56
64x Stony Point Express Stony Point Shopping Center Downtown (9th & Cary) 64x
75 Three Chopt Willow Lawn University of Richmond 75
76 Patterson Willow Lawn DMV Drive 76
77 Grove Willow Lawn DMV Drive 77
78 Cary/Maymont Carytown Downtown Transfer Plaza 78
79 Patterson/Parham Willow Lawn Gayton Crossing Shopping Center 79
82x Commonwealth 20 Express Commonwealth 20 Downtown (9th & Cary) 82x
86 Broad Rock/Walmsley Southside Plaza Banton/Dupont 86
87 Bellemeade/Hopkins Southside Plaza Downtown Transfer Plaza 87
88 Belt/Bells/Ruffin Southside Plaza Maxxim Medical 88
91 Laburnum Connector Willow Lawn Millers Lane 91
93 Azalea Connector Brook & Azalea Treehouse Apartments 93
95x Petersburg Express Downtown (7th & Main) Petersburg, Virginia (Petersburg Transit Center) 95x
102x Kings Dominion Express Downtown Doswell, VA (Kings Dominion) 102x
111 Falling Creek/Tyler Food Lion - Ampthill John Tyler Community College (Chester Campus) 111
  • Currently Routes 28X, 39, 75 and 102X are not in service.

Express buses, run from downtown to various points with few or no stops. They are:

Park-and-ride buses have parking lots for commuters. GRTC Park-and-Ride Service is provided for:

  • Parham Road - 23, 26
  • Glenside Drive - 23, 27
  • White Oaks Village - 28
  • Gaskins Road - 29

Paratransit service

GRTC Transit System’s CARE and CARE Plus services provide origin-to-destination service under the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the citizens of the Richmond Region. CARE and CARE Plus provide public transportation access to individuals with disabilities who may not be reasonably able to use GRTC fixed route bus service. All CARE trips are identified as either CARE or CARE Plus service. CARE and CARE Plus services are available in the City of Richmond, Henrico County, and portions of Chesterfield County. [5] [6]

Facilities

The GRTC Headquarters and bus garage is located near the intersection of Belt Boulevard and Midlothian Turnpike in South Richmond.

Incidents

  • On September 21, 2007, a women was struck by a GRTC bus along 8th and Marshall. The women was seriously injured and would later file charges against GRTC.
  • On December 5, 2012, a car rear-ended a GRTC bus and caught fire along Broad Street. One person was sent to the hospital.[7]
  • On September 24, 2015, A GRTC bus struck a utility pole in the Randolph neighborhood leaving hundreds without power. [8]
  • On June 27, 2018, multiple people were injured when an GRTC bus and a car collided head in eastern Henrico County.[9][10][11]
  • On July 10, 2018, a GRTC bus collided with a pickup truck when it was making a left-hand turn through the dedicated bus lane on West Broad Street, at the intersection of Broad and N Allen Ave.[12]
  • On January 5, 2019, a GRTC bus and an SUV collided along Broad Street. Multiple people were injured.[13]
  • On March 5, 2019, a GRTC bus was involved in a minor collision with a car along the intersection of Crutchfield and Roanoke.[14]
  • On October 8, 2019, a GRTC bus struck and killed a woman along Broad Street. The driver was also taken to the hospital.[15][16][17]
  • On November 11, 2019, a GRTC bus was involved in an head-on collision along West 33rd Street and Midlothian Turnpike. Four people were injured.[18]
  • On February 24, 2020, a man attempted to hijack a GRTC bus along Brook Road and Azalea Ave. The man was later arrested.[19][20]
  • On May 20, 2020, a driver spun out of control and crashed into a GRTC bus along East Broad Street. The driver of the car was killed and three passengers on the bus were injured.[21]
  • During the overnight hours of May 29 into May 30, 2020, rioters vandalized and set fire to a GRTC Pulse bus in Downtown Richmond following protests and riots over the killing of George Floyd. There were no passengers or a driver on board at the time. The bus was destroyed in the ensuing protests.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Richmond protest of George Floyd's death turns violent; GRTC bus lit on fire". WTVR. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "GRTC Pulse bus destroyed during overnight protests; service delayed Saturday". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Rioters torch Richmond bus". WTVR. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ http://ridegrtc.com/about-us/grtc-press-kit
  5. ^ http://ridegrtc.com/services/specialized-transportation/care/
  6. ^ https://www.richmond.com/news/grtc-to-end-contract-with-paratransit-provider-over-unacceptable-service/article_64c00628-716f-5286-8032-6e11fa317a0b.html
  7. ^ Chappell, Marcos. "Car catches fire after collision with GRTC bus". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.nbc12.com/story/30106807/grtc-bus-goes-off-road-knocks-out-power-to-600/
  9. ^ HOFFMEYER, DEAN. "GRTC BUS CRASH". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Charges expected against car driver in crash with GRTC bus that injured 8 in Henrico". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Charges expected against driver accused of hitting GRTC bus head-on". WTVR.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. ^ Streever, David (11 July 2018). "First Crash Involving GRTC Pulse Bus". RVA Mag. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  13. ^ "GRTC supervisor rear-ended while responding to crash involving Pulse bus". 8News. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  14. ^ "GRTC bus involved in minor crash". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Police: No charges in GRTC Pulse bus crash that killed 32-year-old woman". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  16. ^ Tabackman, Lia (8 October 2019). "Woman crossing Broad Street killed by GRTC Pulse bus". WTVR. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  17. ^ Gordon, Wyatt. "After a pedestrian dies in a bus crash, Richmond sees renewed calls for better infrastructure". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Head-on crash with GRTC bus leaves 4 injured". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  19. ^ "UPDATE: Man charged with abducting Richmond school employee before bizarre incident on GRTC bus | Crime | richmond.com". www.richmond.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  20. ^ Manzanares, Keyris (24 February 2020). "Police: Newport News man tries to hijack GRTC bus". WFXRtv.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Midlothian 18-year-old killed after crashing into GRTC bus". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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