CATA Fall 2024 Service
A system-wide refresh focusing on frequency and reliability
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CATA's Fall 2024 service change overhauls and optimizes the schedule for several CATABUS routes. Our proposed service plan is focused on service frequency and driven by demand, with an aim to reduce delays and overcrowding, all to improve your ride.
Our service frequency improvements to date are enhancing rider experience and increasing ridership across our service area. We are looking forward to furthering these enhancements with the Fall 2024 service change.
These changes will go into effect on Thursday, August 22, 2024, in conjunction with the commencement of full service.
Revised timetables effective Aug. 22 are available on the CATA website .
A public hearing for proposed 2024 fall service changes is set for Monday, June 17th, at the Downsbrough Community Room of the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Comments may also be submitted by emailing comments@catabus.com, or by calling (814) 238-CATA(2282).
If you cannot attend in person, please join us via Microsoft Teams. To join the meeting, please contact LeAnn by 3 p.m. June 17 at lpentz@catabus.com.
CC (College Avenue Connector)
The CC service to CATO Park will be restored all day, Monday thru Friday, with additional service in Science Park, Circleville and Havershire.
The service frequency between Downtown State College (Sparks St.) and the Nittany Mall will be improved to every 27 minutes, Monday thru Sunday.
Weekdays before 8 p.m., Every other trip will continue west of Sparks St. (a frequency of 54' in that section,) providing service to the Heights, Circleville, Science Park, Centre Volunteers in Medicine, and CATO Park.
As a transitional arrangement, on weekdays, every other trip will serve Lemont until 8 p.m. (a frequency of 54').
The Houserville/Lemont CATAGO! pilot zone provides parallel service in this area, Monday-Saturday. Click here for more information on using this on-demand service .
For downtown-bound trips, the stop for Blue Course Medical Center is moved to Blue Course Dr. after the intersection with Old Gatesburg Rd. CATO Park-bound trips will serve the stop directly in front of Blue Course Medical Center.
The Butz St. temporary stop will be discontinued.
AC (Atherton St Connector)
The AC will feature a more direct routing between Valley Vista/Lowes Center and Scenery Park, while serving the Colonnade and N Atherton Place. The frequency will be improved to every 32 minutes all day.
W Valley Vista
The AC route will partially replace W service in Park Forest Village, while service to Green Tech Dr. and Geisinger Greys Woods will transition to CATAGO!
The new W route will terminate at the State College Collective Farmstead (outbound) stop.
On weekdays, the CC route will provide an alternative between Downtown and Circleville Rd./Havershire Blvd., giving you more choices.
R/RC Waupelani Dr.
The R Route will be extended to CATO Park, providing year-round service as well as connection to CATAGO! Centre Area West.
The R route will feature an improved frequency of 32 minutes during most times.
The route will also provide additional service on Stratford Dr. on its outbound trips while continuing to serve Southgate Dr. on the inbound only.
The route will no longer serve Briarwood Apartments or Thon Dr.; use the RC instead.
This routing change has already been implemented as of Summer 2024.
The RC Route will operate between The Yards and Pattee Transit Center only.
During the AM rush, the R and RC will operate a coordinated schedule to offer a service frequency of approx. 10 minutes to campus and downtown from The Yards, Waupelani Dr., and S. Atherton St.
You can expect to see the same kind of timetable on Martin St. and Vairo Blvd. as well.
HU Toftrees/WE Havershire
The HU and WE will now operate as one continuous route along the entirety of Curtin Rd – get on and off at any stop of your choosing with the convenience of a one-seat ride. Curtin Rd. service will be available in both directions at a frequency up to every 20 minutes.
H Toftrees/Colonnade
The H route will no longer serve The Village at Penn State and will instead serve the new Mount Nittany Health Toftrees location.
On weekdays, every H round trip from/to downtown will serve the stop once, until 7 p.m. Limited service is available between the new stop and Colonnade Blvd. Please refer to published schedules for more information.
Expanded Service Dates and Hours
Most community routes will operate during the week between Christmas and New Year, drastically expanding mobility options for the region.
The Blue Loop will operate for additional hours during the p.m. rush on Thursdays and Fridays in Full Service.
Due to staffing reasons, extended late-night service on Thursdays during Full Service will be discontinued.