Four more events in October to make East Cooper Transit more useful and efficient.  Click the “Calendar” tab at the top of our page for access to fully interactive Google Calendar entries on all our activities,  including transit access information.

Night Service Returns, Online Trip Planning

CARTA at Night returns thanks to improved retail sales in our community generating additional transit support revenue, providing door to door transit opportunities from, to and across a downtown hub after regular bus service ends at night.  Google Transit goes online with a new CARTA website, enabling automated door to door transit trip planning with detailed maps and Google context content on your computer or smart phone.

Sun. Oct. 16, 12 noon—5 pm
Children’s Festival Transit Outreach

Image, Right “Linky” Tri County Link’s Bus mascot, will join us at the Children’s Festival

Students from the University School of the Lowcountry, CARTA, Trident Links (and their frog mascot Linky) join a  fun afternoon of outreach and children’s activities at the 24^th Annual Town of Mount Pleasant Children’s Day Festival presented by BI-LO at the Park West Recreation Center. Learn how CARTA and the rural Trident Links bus system connect here enabling transit all the way to Moncks Corner and McCellenville.

Wed, Oct.  19,  2 pm – 4pm
CARTA Board Meeting

The CARTA board will hear public comment and make decisions about the future of routes East of the Cooper based on data from the April to September service period.  Location and full agenda TBA.  East Cooper CARTA Riders encourages everyone who can to attend.

Tue, Oct. 25,  7 pm – 9pm
Mt. Pleasant Town Election Forum

Waterworks Bld., 1619 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC.  Present questions on transit related issues and learn about the candidates for Mt. Pleasant Town Council.

Thu, Oct. 27,  7 pm – 8:30pm
IOP City Election Forum

IOP Recreation Center, #24, 29th. Ave., Isle of Palms, SC.  Question Candidates about transit related issues, including efforts to make the endangered #402 Island Flex more effective.  Both forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters and several other organizations.