Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
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| Slogan | Driving Forward |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Rochester, NY |
| Service area | Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Wayne, Wyoming, Seneca, Orleans counties; New York |
| Service type | Public Transit |
| Fleet | Bus, Van |
| Operator | RTS, B-Line, LATS, WATS, WYTS, STS, OTS, Lift Line |
| Chief executive | Bill Carpenter |
| Web site | Official Website |
The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) is a public benefit organization which provides transportation services in the area in and around Rochester, New York. RGRTA was formed on August 1, 1970 by a state act of government which also formed three similar agencies in Syracuse, Buffalo, and the Capital District around Albany. The following year, the authority took over the Rochester Transit Corporation from the City of Rochester (which several years earlier had purchased it from private interests) and later began expanding bus service to outlying suburban and rural areas.
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[edit] Operating Subsidiaries
Currently, RGRTA oversees the daily operation of eleven subsidiaries under the parent company of the RGRTA[1] :
[edit] Regional Transit Services, Inc.
The largest subsidiary of the RGRTA, Regional Transit Service (RTS), is a direct descendant of the Rochester Transit Corporation, serving Monroe County (Rochester and its immediate suburbs) as well as providing service to students at University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology. Suburban and park-and-ride routes serve the outlying towns in Monroe County and many surrounding counties such as Genesee, Orleans, Wayne and Ontario counties, including (in these counties) service into Avon, Victor, Lyons, and Le Roy).
[edit] Batavia Bus Service Inc.
Created as a subsidiary of the RGRTA in 1971, Batavia Bus Service (BBS) began as a dial-a-ride service to the City of Batavia, New York. Today, BBS serves Genesee County with local bus service in the city of Batavia, commuter service to and from Le Roy, and once-weekly dial-a-ride service to many of the smaller outlying communities of Wyoming County. Also of note, the BBS is the oldest of the smaller subsidiaries of the RGRTA network.[2]
[edit] Livingston Area Transit Service, Inc.
Livingston Area Transit Service began in 1977 as a three bus service for the elderly and disabled. LATS joined the RGRTA in 1986, after a vote by the Livingston County Board of Supervisors. (LATS) serves Livingston County with several routes connecting with the county seat of Geneseo and to sites in/near Rochester. It also operates a local bus service in Geneseo and special service for students at SUNY Geneseo. One line connects to Wyoming Transit Service (WYTS) buses in Perry.[3]
[edit] Wayne Area Transportation Service, Inc.
Created in 1977 by the local government of Wayne County, New York, Wayne Area Transit Service (WATS) serves Wayne County with several loop routes based around the county seat of Newark and the town of Sodus. WATS joined the RGRTA as a subsidiary in 1980.[4]
A shuttle service also connects with Regional Transit Service (RTS) buses during commuting hours in Lyons.
[edit] Wyoming Transportation Service
Created in late 1993, Wyoming Transit Service (WYTS) serves Wyoming County, running three loops connecting towns in the community to the county seat of Warsaw. A local loop bus service is also offered to passengers weekdays in the Village of Warsaw.
[edit] Orleans Transit System, Inc.
Orleans Transit Service (OTS) serves Orleans County with a focus on the larger villages of Albion and Medina with one line connecting to the Batavia Bus Service (BBS) subsidiary in Batavia, and special service for students at SUNY Brockport.
[edit] Seneca Transit Service
Seneca Transit Service (STS) serves Seneca County with a focus on Geneva, Seneca Falls, and Waterloo.
Additional service also operates on a less frequent schedule as far south as Interlaken and Lodi.
[edit] Planned subsidiaries
Two additional subsidiaries are in the planning stages:
- A subsidiary that would provide transit service to Yates County[citation needed]
- A subsidiary serving Canandaigua and Ontario County, New York, either as an extension of Seneca Transit Service (STS) or as stand-alone subsidiary all its own. At this present date, Ontario County operates Ontario CATS a fixed route and dial-a-ride system, as a separate entity, without the RGRTA as a parent company.[citation needed]
[edit] Other subsidiaries
- LiftLine, Inc. (provider of paratransit services to the area served within 3/4 mile of any fixed RTS route)
- RGRTA Maritime Development Corporation
- Renaissance Square, Inc.
- Genesee Transportation Service Council Staff, Inc.
[edit] External links
[edit] References and Citations
- ^ [www.osc.state.ny.us/pubauth/data/authorities/RGRTA.pdf "Public Authorities Administrative File: RGRTA"] (in English). State of New York - Office of State Comptroller. p. 3. www.osc.state.ny.us/pubauth/data/authorities/RGRTA.pdf. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "RGRTA - Regional Operations: BBS Services". RGRTA. http://www.rgrta.com/RegionalOperations/BBS.aspx. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "RGRTA - Regional Operations: LATS". Rochester Genesee Regional Transporation Authority. http://www.rgrta.com/RegionalOperations/LATS.aspx. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "RGRTA Regional Operations: WATS Service". Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. http://rgrta.org/RegionalOperations/WATS.aspx. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
