ATS and UGA
Athens Transit's University of Georgia Student Transportation Program Fact Sheet
- Mutual benefits of the student transportation agreement between the University of Georgia and Athens Clarke County:
- Provides students with access to and from off-campus housing
- Provides students mobility throughout most of Athens-Clarke County
- Lessens parking needs at UGA and the related cost
- Provides a safer mode of transportation for students
- Provides student transportation to jobs, recreational opportunities, medical services, social activities, and community services
- Increases pedestrain safety by reducing automobile traffic
- Avoids the need to use limited space within the central campus for parking facilities thus freeing its use for academic needs
- Reduces vehicle congestion on campus
- Improves operational efficiency by minimizing the duplication of services provided by ACC and UGA and reducing the cost of transit services to both systems
- Reduces parking problems downtown and the related cost
- Lessens congestion on Athens-Clarkes County roads
- Lessens the need to construct new roads
- Reduces the need to add additional lane miles to existing roadways
- Stimulates economic growth for the community
- Reduces air pollution
Excel spreadsheets:
UGA vs. Total Ridership
24 Month Ridership and Average Boardings per Day

