Focus on Transit
TRANSIT PLANNING
Transit planning is funded per an annual Section 5303 planning assistance grant to provide for effective, affordable, and accessible public transportation options and alternatives in the Metropolitan Planning Area:
- Provide planning, administration, and coordination in support of transit and associated public infrastructural improvements both regionally and inside the Metropolitan Planning Area.
- Improve mobility by expanding modal choice through increased transit and alternative transportation facilities and services with an emphasis on under-served populations.
- Integrate walkability planning into development, local, HAMPO, and regional plans.
LIBERTY TRANSIT—CURRENT PLANNING ACTIVITIES
Liberty Transit (libertytransit.org(opens in new tab)) is a fixed-route bus transit system operated in the Hinesville Urban Area and funded with a combination of local, state, and federal Section 5307 funds. HAMPO coordinates planning activities and provides technical assistance.
TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Transit agencies evaluate their Transit Development Plans (TDP) every five years as a prerequisite for the receipt of federal and state funding. The TDP update process provides transit agencies with the opportunity to define public transportation needs, solicit input from stakeholders and the public, identify capital and operational deficiencies, and define courses of action to advance the mission and goals of the transit agency.
On June 20, 2024, the Hinesville City Council adopted the Liberty Transit 2024 TDP:
On May 17, 2018, Hinesville City Council adopted the 2018 TDP:
COMPLEMENTARY PARATRANSIT SERVICES
“Paratransit is a comparable transportation service required by the ADA for individuals with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation systems”
Liberty Transit has been meeting paratransit requirements by offering transit services to the severely disabled by using a deviated route system. Call in today; the bus will show tomorrow at your origin and take you to your destination. Liberty Transit has replaced the deviated route with “complementary paratransit service,” which is basically a separate but parallel system specifically for the severely disabled.
Complementary Paratransit Service Policy:
- Curb to curb with guidelines on assistance to those passengers who need assistance beyond the curb.
- Feeder service from curb to fixed route bus stop if the destination is acceptable from a standard bus stop.
- The service area will be the city limits for Walthourville, Flemington, and Hinesville, ¾ mile from the route for Allenhurst, Fort Stewart, Liberty, and Long Counties.
- Time of service will be from the first scheduled stop to the last stop minus 30 minutes.
- Maximum fare is two times the regular fare.
- No premium service will be offered, such as same-day trips beyond the defined service area or trips before or after the established service hours.
REGIONAL TRANSIT PLANNING
Chatham Area Transit (CAT) has recently completed an assessment of regional transit feasibility. The study can be found below.