Announcements
REMINDER: Youth ride free starting Sun., 5/29/22 UPDATE: No fare card necessary for older youth until fall 2022
Don't forget that all youth K-12 ride any TCAT bus free starting Sun., May 29, the day TCAT summer service begins. There’s one revision, however, since the program was first announced in early April: Due to a delay in TCAT receiving its first shipment of...
TCAT summer service in effect 5/29/22-8/20/22
TCAT’s summer schedules will be effective Sun. May 29, through Sat., Aug. 20, with some service reductions and route realignments. Of note: Route 22: Starting May 29, Sat.-Sun. service to Robert Treman State Park, Buttermilk State Park, Cass Park and Taughannock Falls...
TCAT & Coronavirus Pandemic Frequently Asked Questions
UPDATE 5/3/22 Masks continue to be required for now on TCAT buses pursuant to a New York State requirement. The NYS Department of Health Commissioner’s Determination, issued March 2, 2022, mandates mask wearing on public transportation. TCAT’s buses are covered by...
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The TCAT Museum of Art
New showing Spring 2022
The following is a new showing of amazing works of art – spanning the minimalist-to baroque- to abstract expressionism styles* – from Cayuga Elementary School students who sent their work into Asst. GM Mike Smith and Transit Supervisor Jerry Anderson for going out to their school and giving them a ride on one of our buses!
*Ummm…we’re just being silly:we are in transit, not curators. But anyway you categorize these creations, they are all AWESOME!
Glimpses of TCATers
TCAT Bus Operator Tim Ellis brought one of TCAT’s electric buses to the April 23rd Electric Vehicle Show in Cass Park, an event coordinated by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Holly Payne. TCAT Board Chair Laura Lewis also attended. From left, Laura, Holly and Tim.
Shown above, Tim also took time at the event to hang out with this friendly pup.
TCAT’s Desiree Johnson has deep connections and love for the Ithaca community.
Here she talks with This is Ithaca podcaster, Florenz Gilly.
TCAT’s Transit Supervisor Chris Barner, left, and Asst. GM and Chief Planner Matt Yarrow talk to New Roots students about the benefits of operating a battery-electric fleet. TCAT hopes to switch to all electric buses by 2035.
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RFP 101-2022 Tire Service Provider for Transit Operations
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, requests proposals to establish a primary provider of tire and tire services to support a fleet of over 80 transit buses, cutaway buses, and other support vehicles. TCAT,...
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