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The GRTC Pulse is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area. It was launched on June 24, 2018, through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Commonwealth of Virginia (including the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and the Virginia Department of Transportation), the City of Richmond, and Henrico County.
Before the bus rapid transit system, the city was served by conventional buses operated by the Greater Richmond Transit Company. Bus service in the city began on February 1, 1923, and replaced the city's streetcar system when it ceased operations in 1949.
Public transit in Richmond began with horsecars in 1873, with the Richmond City Railway Co. In 1889, the horsecars were replaced with streetcars, which in turn were replaced by buses in 1938. [2] In early 2022, buses were installed with translation devices, in order to better accommodate riders for whom English is not their primary language. [3]
Interstate 295 from I-64 west of Richmond southeasterly to State Route 895 east of Richmond (25 miles) State Route 288 in the southwest and western areas, between I-95 south of Richmond and I-64 west of the city. (30.7 miles) A full outer beltway loop, approximately 70 miles long, could be designated by combining the preceding major sections with:
In a partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), PAT provides express service to Downtown Richmond and any other destinations accessible by GRTC. As of June 2009, in addition to the service to Richmond, Blackstone Bus Service offers and express route that travels from Blackstone, VA through Dinwiddie into the City of Petersburg.
In 1975, as Richmond County changed their official name to Staten Island, multiple bus routes in Staten Island, including the R4, had their prefix changed from R to S. On September 13, 1987, a new branch of the S4 was created, running via Hylan Boulevard to Tottenville High School.
Many current routes operate under former streetcar routes. The streetcars provided the main transportation in the Northern Virginia area from the 1800s to the 1940s. [3] The Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company (AB&W) and the Washington Virginia & Maryland Coach Company (WV&M) operated some of the routes prior to 1973.
The 72 is a bus route in the East Bay operated by AC Transit. It serves the San Pablo Avenue corridor between Jack London Square in Oakland and Hilltop Mall in Richmond. The service is descendant from the original streetcar lines that ran along the street. Transit services along San Pablo Avenue were previously provided by two streetcar systems.
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