Slogan | "Striving harder to get you farther" |
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Parent | Fayette County Board of Commissioners |
Founded | 1996 |
Headquarters | 825 Airport Road Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania |
Service area | Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
Service type | Bus |
Routes | 10 |
Hubs | 2 |
Stations | 1 |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Chief executive | Lori Groover-Smith |
Web site | www.factbus.com |
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, known by the moniker of FACT, is a public transportation service located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It provides inter-city bus and paratransit service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of Pittsburgh, four times per day service is provided to the Downtown Pittsburgh area. In 2009, the Connellsville-Uniontown Route was extended[1] into Westmoreland County to the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, near Mount Pleasant.
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There are two Hubs in the county, each with a park and ride lot, and a Bus Station to handle "after-hours" traffic that comes with a bench and minimal shelter from the elements.
The FACT Transit Center, locate at the Connellsville Airport Complex in Dunbar Township, was completed in 2005. There is a Waiting Area, Comfort Station, Vending Machines, and the Admiministrative Offices, as well as the Bus Garages. There is a 40-vehicle park and ride located here, where the Pittsburgh Commuter and Connellsvlle-Uniontown Routes are accessible to the rider in a safe and secure environment.
In 2010, the Transfer Center opened[2] in the Fayette County Business Park in South Union Township. The 1,072 square feet (99.6 m2) facility is open Monday - Friday and all Public Buses stop at the center at regular intervals. The center is also equipped with Vending Machines, Comfort Station, Waiting Area, and a Ticket/Token Office. One can also receive real-time bus information. There is also a Park-and-Ride lot there with a capacity of 40 vehicles in a safe and secure environment.
The Uniontown Hub is located at Church and Beeson Streets in Uniontown. There is only a bench and minnimal shelter here. Public-Transit Buses stop here when the Transfer Center is closed on nights and weekends
FACT provides evening and weekend service, and commuter trips on weekdays to downtown Pittsburgh. Shown on this schedule are all municipalities that feature FACT stops, with the served villages within these jurisdictions in parentheses. [3]
Name | Route | Areas Served | Service days |
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Pittsburgh Commuter | Connellsville Airport Park & Ride to Downtown Pittsburgh | Connellsville Airport Park & Ride, Uniontown, North Union Twp (Oliver), Franklin Twp (Upper Middletown), Perry Twp (Star Junction), Perryopolis, Rostraver Airport Park & Ride, Century III Mall, Downtown Pittsburgh | Mon - Fri |
Brownsville-Republic-Uniontown | Brownsville to Uniontown Transit Center | Brownsville, Luzerne Twp (Hiller), Redstone Twp (Republic, Allison, Fairbank, Cardale), Menallen Twp (New Salem, Buffington), South Union Twp shopping centers, Transfer Center, Uniontown | Mon - Sat |
Brownsville Express | Brownsville to Uniontown Transit Center | California, Brownsville, South Union Twp shopping centers, Transfer Center, Uniontown | Mon - Fri |
Connellsville-Uniontown | Connellsville to Uniontown Transit Center with connector to Westmoreland County | Bullskin Twp (North Connellsville), Connellsville, South Connellsville, Dunbar Twp shopping centers, Dunbar, Penn State Fayette Campus, South Union Twp shopping centers, Uniontown | Mon - Sat |
Hopwood-Chalk Hill-Farmington | Nemacolin Woodlands to Uniontown Transit Center | Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Wharton Twp (Chalk Hill, Farmington), North Union Twp (Hopwood), Uniontown | Mon - Sun |
Fairchance-Smithfield | Smithfield to Uniontown Transit Center | Smithfield, Fairchance, South Union Twp (Oliphant Furnace),Transfer Center, Uniontown | Mon - Fri |
Masontown | Masontown to Uniontown Transit Center | Masontown, German Twp (McClellandtown), South Union Twp shopping centers, Transfer Center, Uniontown | Mon - Fri |
Uniontown A | City Loop | Uniontown, South Union Twp, Transfer Center | Mon - Sun |
Uniontown B | Extended City Loop | Uniontown, North Union Twp, South Union Twp, Transfer Center | Mon - Sat |
Shuttle | Business/Medical Area Loop | Transfer Center to South Union Township Shopping and Medical Areas | Mon - Fri |
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