Chatham Area Transit

Chatham Area Transit (CAT) is the provider of public transportation in the Savannah, Georgia, metropolitan area. The Authority was founded in 1987, evolving from previous transit providers.^[1] Services operate seven days a week.

Chatham Area Transit

CAT Headquarters
Founded	1986 (39 years ago) (1986)
Headquarters	Chatham Area Transit
Locale	Savannah, Georgia
Service area	Chatham County, Georgia
Service type	Bus, Paratransit
Routes	17
Hubs	Joe Murray Rivers Jr. Intermodal Transit Center
Fleet	60
Daily ridership	17,000 (annual average)
Fuel type	Diesel, hybrid
Website	http://www.catchacat.org/

The downtown shuttles are known as the dot (downtown transportation).

CAT's Intermodal Transit Center, opened in 2013, is named for Joe Murray Rivers Jr., a transit advocate who transformed public transit in Georgia.^[2]

As of 2024, CAT has a fleet of sixty buses,^[3] including ten running on electricity.^[4] Its annual ridership is around 17,000.^[5]

Fixed-route list

There are currently 14 fixed routes:^[6]

• 3: West Chatham
• 3B: Augusta Ave / Garden City / Hudson Hill
• 4: Barnard
• 5: Port Wentworth (Service started 2024)
• 6: Cross Town
• 10: East Savannah
• 11: Candler
• 12: Henry
• 14: Abercorn Local
• 17: Silk Hope
• 25: MLK Jr. Blvd / Westlake Apartments
• 27: Waters
• 28: Waters
• 31: Skidaway / Sandfly

Fare-free services

dot shuttle on West Congress St

There are currently three free downtown (dot) shuttles:^[6]

• Forsyth Loop
• Downtown Loop
• Savannah Belles Ferry

The Downtown Loop was amended in January 2022 to incorporate sections of Abercorn Street, East Liberty Street and East Oglethorpe Avenue, with new stops added at Price and East Liberty Streets and East Broad Street near East Bryan Street. It would no longer serve the eastern end of Bryan and Congress Streets.^[7]

In January 2024, CAT began a four-month pilot program offering students fare-free rides around Chatham County. It replaces a 50% discount program. Some parents had concerns that their children would be sharing buses with the general population.^[8]

Pooler, Thunderbolt and Port Wentworth opted out of receiving CAT's services upon its 1986 chartering.^[5]

CAT bike stations

• Rivers Exchange - 610 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
• Ellis Square - 31 Barnard St.

See also

• Public transportation in Savannah, Georgia