Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) is the bus service serving the city of Charlottesville and parts of Albemarle County. They offer day and night service, and connections to the University of Virginia's University Transit Service (UTS). The hub of the CTS system is downtown, where practically all routes pass by the Downtown Mall. Charlottesville's buses are primarily made by New Flyer and Chance Coach.
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Location: Barracks Road Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: CTS system map, showing day and night service. |
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Vehicle: 828 Service: CTS 7 Location: Barracks Road Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Vehicle: 820 Service: CTS 7 Location: Barracks Road Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: A particularly ornate downtown bus stop on Water Street, across from the Water Street parking garage. |
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Service: CTS Trolley Location: Approaching Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Rear view of one of Charlottesville's trolley-buses, which operate a free service. |
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Vehicle: 30 Service: CTS Trolley Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Bus 30, a Chance Coach American Heritage Streetcar bus, is headed to the University of Virginia. |
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Vehicle: 820 Service: CTS 7 Location: Water Street Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Approaching a bus stop. |
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Vehicle: 820 Service: CTS 7 Location: Water Street Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Vehicle: 820 Service: CTS 7 Location: Water Street Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Typical CTS bus stop sign. Note additional "JAUNT" and "HOO" markings. |
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Vehicle: 842 Service: CTS 6 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: This bus was featured on a TV commercial that ran on local TV stations in 2005. |
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Vehicle: 843 Service: CTS 2 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Opus bus. The Chance Coach buses carry a slightly different exterior paint scheme than the older New Flyer buses. |
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Service: CTS 10 Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: A 15-passenger van operates Route 10 on Water Street. |
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Vehicle: 846 Service: CTS 1 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Vehicle: 846 Service: CTS 1 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: The driver is in the process of changing the signed destination for the bus. |
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Vehicle: 846 Service: CTS 1 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Vehicle: 824 (left), 846 (right) Service: CTS 7 (left), CTS 1 (right) Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Bus 824, a New Flyer D35LF, and 846, a Chance Coach Opus, are stopped next to each other on Water Street. The New Flyer, on Route 7, is servicing the bus stop, while the Opus, on Route 1, is passing by. |
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Vehicle: 846 Service: CTS 1 Location: Water Street Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Vehicle: 824 Service: CTS 7 Location: Water Street Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 |
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Location: Water Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Typical CTS bus stop sign. |
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Vehicle: 840 Location: Market Street Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Bus is not in service. |
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Vehicle: 812 Service: CTS 10 Location: Market Street Category: StarTrans buses Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: StarTrans cutaway running Route 10 service. |
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Vehicle: 827 (front), 843 (back) Service: CTS 3 (front), CTS 2 (back) Location: Market Street Date: 2004-06-22 Comments: Bus 827, a New Flyer D35LF, leads the way on Market Street running Route 3, with bus 843, a Chance Coach Opus, following behind running Route 2. |
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Vehicle: 826 Service: CTS 7 Location: University Avenue Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-23 |
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Vehicle: 48 Service: Trolley Location: University Avenue at Rugby Road Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2005-02-23 |
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Vehicle: 824 Service: CTS 7 Location: University Avenue Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-23 |
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Vehicle: 31 Service: Trolley Location: McCormick Road Category: Chance Coach/Optima Bus Date: 2005-02-23 Comments: Terminus of trolley route, on McCormick Road on the University of Virginia grounds. |