Service Information
CATA Community Event Routes
Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)Hours of Operation
Routes vary by time of year and event locations. Visit the Special Events page and look at the Routes and Schedules menu on the bottom of the page. Click on an event under the Special Events tab to see route details for that event.
CATA does not operate on New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day.
Method/Rules for Scheduling a RideCATA Community Events routes are fixed routes and do not need to be scheduled. If using CATA’s complementary paratransit, CATA Spec-Tran, these rides do require advanced reservation scheduling. See CATA Spec-Tran for more information.
More Important Details
Operating Area
CATA Community Event routes provide transportation to Greater Lansing’s annual events and festivals.
Fares
Standard Fare
Fares vary by event. Visit the Special Events page and look at the Routes and Schedules menu on the bottom of the page. Look under the Special Events tab and click on an event for specific fare information.
Reduced Fare
There is no reduced fare for Community Event routes
Accessibility & Eligibility
Paratransit/Reduced Fare Eligibility
Spec-Tran is CATA’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service for people unable to use CATA’s fixed-route system. This is an advance reservation, curb-to-curb service that uses small low-floor vans and lift-equipped buses to transport customers. See CATA Spec-Tran for more information. To apply for Spec-Tran eligibility, see the application here.
For those able to get to a fixed route stop, all CATA fixed route buses are lift/ramp equipped and accessible for wheelchair users and other mobility equipment users. Fares vary by event for Community Event routes. Reduced fare is not available for Community Event Routes.
Transit Service Accessibility
For those able to get to a fixed route stop, all CATA fixed route buses are lift/ramp equipped and accessible for wheelchair users and other mobility equipment.
For those unable to use CATA’s fixed route system, see CATA Spec-Tran for more information about CATA’s complementary curb-to-curb paratransit service.
Provider Information
Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)
Major Public Transit Agency
County: Ingham County
Additional Contact Information
CATA Administrative Offices4615 Tranter Street
Lansing, MI 48910
517-394-1100
CATA Transportation Center (CTC)
420 South Grand Avenue,
Lansing, MI 48933
517-394-1000
Contact form at https://www.cata.org/About-Contact/Contact-CATA-Feedback-Complaints
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