Parent | Tulare County Regional Transit Agency[1] |
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Founded | 1981 (2006) |
Headquarters | 5961 S Moony Blvd |
Locale | Visalia, CA |
Service area | Tulare County |
Service type | Bus service, Dial-a-Ride |
Routes | 9 |
Destinations | Intercity routes in Tulare County |
Hubs | Porterville Transit Center, Visalia Transit Center |
Annual ridership | 231,589 (2020)[2] |
Website | Official website |
Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT) was the county-operated bus agency providing service between cities and local community circulator routes in Tulare County, California; transit within the larger cities was provided by agencies operated by those communities, including Dinuba (DART), Porterville (Porterville Transit), Tulare (TIME), and Visalia (Visalia Transit); connections are provided to Delano (DART) in neighboring Kern County.
TCaT began in 1981 with two distinct systems: rural intercity fixed routes within Tulare County and commuter routes to Visalia; the two systems were consolidated in 2000 and was rebranded to TCaT in 2006. TCaT routes are now operated by the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency (TCRTA), which was formed as a joint powers agency in 2020 by the city and county governments of Tulare County, with the exception of Visalia.