Founded | 1974 |
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Headquarters | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Locale | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Service area | Lynchburg, Virginia & Liberty University |
Service type | Local & campus shuttle bus service |
Fleet | 39 (2008)[1] |
Annual ridership | 2,396,700 (2015)[2] |
Operator | First Transit |
Website | http://www.gltconline.com/ |
The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is the non-profit, publicly owned company responsible for providing bus service for Lynchburg, Virginia, since its creation in 1974.[3] The GLTC Board of Directors sets and is responsible for both the general policies as well as the selection of the management company responsible for operation the service. The Board is composed of nine-members that are appointed by the Lynchburg City Council.[3] As of 2015[update], First Transit is responsible for the operation of the network, and their subsidiary, Central Virginia Transit Management Company is oversees the actual employment of the GLTC's bus drivers, mechanics, and other staff.[3]
GLTC serves a population of 80,846 in an area covering 72 square miles (186.5 km2), and in 2006 totaled 1,117,971 unlinked passenger trips.[4]