Gwinnett County Transit
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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Headquarters | 2880 Remington Park Court |
| Service area | Gwinnett County |
| Service type | Local and Express Bus Routes |
| Routes | 11 |
| Stations | Gwinnett Place Mall |
| Fleet | Orion VIII, NABI 40ft LowFloor, and MCI D4500. |
| Fuel type | Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) with very few Diesel buses. |
| Operator | Veolia Transportation |
| Web site | http://www.gctransit.com/ |
Gwinnett County Transit or GCT is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA, one of metro Atlanta's three most populated suburban counties. (The others are Cobb County, which operates Cobb Community Transit and Clayton County, which operates Clayton County C-TRAN.)
It was formed in 2000, with express buses starting in November 2001 and local buses in November 2002, and has had greater-than-expected ridership since then. Routes connect to the most populated areas of the county, including Norcross and Lawrenceville. With the assistance of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) express services are availaible to Atlanta, connecting with MARTA at the Lindbergh Center (NE6), Arts Center (NE6), Midtown (NE5), North Avenue (NE4), Civic Center (NE3), Peachtree Center (NE2), and Five Points stations. Transfers are free between MARTA and GCT. Gwinnett County Transit will also soon accept MARTA's Breeze Card as a form of payment and/or transfer.
Along with Cobb, Gwinnett voted against MARTA in the 1970s, and thus was left out of a system. The lack of sales tax revenue from the two counties stunted the growth of MARTA; however, GRTA created by former Governor of Georgia Roy Barnes has been seeking to create other solutions, such as transit for the entire Atlanta and surrounding areas. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) along with MARTA are seeking alternatives such as light rail to Gwinnett through the Gwinnett Place area.
The Gwinnett County Transit has 5 local bus routes. Most local bus routes start from the Gwinnett Mall. The route 50 starts at Discover Mills Park&Ride. They are the route 10, 20, 30A/30B (30), 40, and 50. Gwinnett County Transit has 6 express bus routes, in which 3 belong to GRTA. The express routes are 101, 102, 103, 410, 412, and 418. There are also routes 101a, 102a, and 103a used as reverse commute in the AM and PM trips.
