 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Coast Transit Authority" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 Coast Transit Authority buses at the transit center in Gulfport, Mississippi | |
| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 333 DeBuys Road |
| Locale | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Service area | Jackson County, Mississippi Harrison County, Mississippi Hancock County, Mississippi |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 10 |
| Website | |
The Coast Transit Authority is the primary provider of mass transportation in the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. Service was founded in 1974, after the Mississippi State Legislature passed a bill authorizing the creation of public transit for the region; the area's previous private bus operator, Municipal Transit Lines, had been devastated by Hurricane Camille, and the area was left with no public transportation for a 3-year period after the disaster. Originally known as the Mississippi Coast Transit Authority, the agency changed its name to Coast Area Transit in 1985, before arriving on its current moniker in 1992.
The agency operates nine regular routes over a three county area. Five park & ride lots are operated by the bureau to increase commuter ridership. The most travelled of these routes, The Beachcomber, uses replica trolleys instead of standard buses. In addition, the Casino Hopper shuttle connects gambling facilities on the Biloxi waterfront.
Routes
- 4 D’Iberville
- 7 Ocean Springs
- 32 Popps Ferry
- 34 Gulfport-Biloxi Pass Rd
- 37 Orange Grove
- 38 Gulfport West
- Beachcomber
- Casino Hopper
Fixed Route Ridership
The ridership and service statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response.
100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022See also
References
- "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
External links
| Public transit in Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Statewide | |
| North | |
| South | |
| Transportation in Mississippi | |
 | This article related to bus transportation in the United States is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This article about transportation in Mississippi is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |