Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA)

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  8. Why Transit?

  9. Glossary

  10. Acronyms & Abrev.

  11. Appendix

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Southeastern PA Transit Providers:

CATA provides bus service to State College and the Centre County Area with Weekday and limited Saturday service.  The Centre Line is a fixed-route regional bus system providing service between Downtown State College, the Penn State Campus, the borough of Bellefonte, the village of Pleasant Gap, suburban shopping centers, apartment complexes, residential areas, governmental offices, and many special points of interest.  The LOOP and the LINK provide no-fare service around the Penn State Campus and Downtown State College.  

CATA Services:

  • CENTRE LINE - Centre Line is a fixed-route regional bus system providing service between Downtown State College, the Penn State Campus, the borough of Bellefonte, the village of Pleasant Gap, suburban shopping centers, apartment complexes, residential areas, governmental offices, and many special points of interest.
  • LOOP & LINK - The LOOP and LINK service provide fare-free campus/downtown circulator and cross-campus shuttle service. The service consists of four integrated routes.
  • RIDESHARE - RideShare is a free ride-matching program helping commuters to find easy and economical ways to get to and from work via car and vanpools. The program is designed to bring together people traveling from or through the same communities to work.
  • PARK & RIDE - PARK & RIDE is a program providing inexpensive perimeter parking for Downtown State College business employees. The service results from a partnership between the Borough of State College, CATA, and Penn State. For $15 a month, participants get a parking permit for the Jordan Center East Parking Lot where the BLUE and WHITE LOOPs provide free user access to Downtown State College.
  • CENTRE RIDE - CENTRE RIDE provides curb-to-curb transportation for senior citizens and people whose disabilities prevent their use of CENTRE LINE buses.
  • SPECIAL SERVICES - CATA’s Special Services include event shuttles that operate to provide transportation to various events that take place throughout the local area.
(information above is provided by the CATA website)
 

Connections to Harrisburg:

  • Currently there are no direct connections between CAT and CATA.

  • Greyhound Route 190 stops in State College.

  • Fullington Route 7155 stops in State College.

Schedules & Maps:

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Last Updated: 11/05/2007