Port-Ayers bus station re-opens; CCRTA sees increase in riders [Video]

RTA has seen a 300% increase in student ridership since their Destination Education program launched in August 2023.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas —

For nearly 40 years, the CCRTA has been providing accessible and affordable public transit to the Coastal Bend.

The transit authority got quite a bit done within the last year. In 2023 they saw 3.2 million riders use their service.

While the overall number of riders are down and service hours have been reduced since the COVID-19 pandemic, RTA’s number of paratransit riders have now reached pre-pandemic numbers.

In 2023, the RTA recorded 181,000 paratransit trips. That’s a 12% increase from what they saw in 2022.

“We know that people need our service, especially the people that have special needs, and so they recognize that it is a viable service for them,” managing director of public relations Rita Patrick said.

Last year also marked the beginning of the RTA’s Destination Education program …

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