The Community Report is published annually by the Capital Area Transportation Authority.

This year's special issue of the Community Report celebrates CATA's 50-year anniversary milestone and features the strategic goals of the Authority, which include regional mobility, customer experience excellence, organizational strength, community partnership and dynamic workplace.

Three public transit agencies today unveiled an unprecedented effort to enhance regional mobility across the Mid-Michigan region. The Capital Area Transportation Authority, Eaton County Transportation Authority and Clinton Area Transit System are collaborating alongside Tri-County Regional Planning Commission to align the region’s transit systems in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.

Look to the road for your dream career! The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) is hosting a job fair on Thursday, Sept. 15, to recruit new bus operators and mechanics to serve the Capital City region. On-site interviews will be conducted throughout the event.

Lansing, Mich. – The Capital Area Transportation Authority will offer system-wide free rides to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 2. No identification required. For fare-free boarding, riders should simply inform their driver that they wish to vote.

Spec-Tran and Rural Service rides must be scheduled by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1. Same-day rides are not available for these services. CATA also recommends that Redi-Ride trips to polling centers be booked no later than Aug. 1.

In observance of Independence Day, the Capital Area Transportation Authority will be closed Monday, July 4, 2022. The Fourth of July holiday closure will apply to all Monday services, including CATA fixed-route (regularly scheduled bus service), Connector, Redi-Ride, Rural Service, Shopping Bus and Spec-Tran.

Service will conclude according to regular service schedules on Sunday, July 3, 2022, and resume regular service at the beginning of service Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

The Capital Area Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors voted unanimously yesterday to approve an initiative that would commit the public transportation service provider to transition its entire fleet of revenue and non-revenue vehicles to zero-emission by 2035.

Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) is upgrading all its riders to Transit Royale, the new subscription in the Transit app. Today, CATA joins systems across the country in gifting Royale to its riders, with more agencies planning announcements in the coming months.

CATA announced tonight that it will no longer require a mask aboard vehicles or in public transportation hubs.

“We are working expeditiously to update our public notices and remove signage requiring masks. We appreciate our riders’ compliance with the TSA Security Directive for the past couple of years,” said CATA Chief Executive Officer Bradley T. Funkhouser, AICP. The CDC’s Jan. 29, 2021, order requiring masks on public transportation conveyances and in public transportation hubs is no longer in effect.

Stop by CATA’s job fair on Tuesday, April 19, at the former Sears building in the Frandor Shopping Center, 3131 E Michigan Ave., for on-site interviews. The job fair runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Part-time Bus Operators

• $2,500 signing bonus
• $17.50/hour wage during training with rapid pay progression
• Potential to go full-time within six months
• No experience necessary

Full-time Mechanics-First Class