Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Air Show 2011

It was a great weekend at the 100th Anniversary Naval Air Show April 9-10, 2011! Although the Blue Angels were not able to take the to the skies on Saturday the event was full of other aviation performances. However, the skies seemed to clear up at about 3:30pm on Sunday to provide a nice canvas for the famous Blue Angels flight performance.

The RTA has been a proud supporter of the Naval Air Show for many years and this year was no different; we transported almost 20,000 people!

As always, all involved in putting on this event are wonderful to work with and show the utmost appreciation for our support. Specifically, thank you to our team leading the way out there -- all the drivers, support personnel, and administrative staff, your hard work and dedication is unsurpassed!

Enjoy the pictures from the 100th Anniversary Air Show!







Thursday, January 27, 2011

RTA Service Changes and Streamlined Fare Structure -- Arriving February 7, 2011


The RTA Service Changes and Streamlined Fare Structure
Effective Monday, February 7, 2011

The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority will be implementing service changes to its bus routes that are needed to improve efficiency, eliminate unproductive service, and help reduce costs.   The changes are set to take effect Monday, February 7, 2011 and the Sunday services to take effect Sunday, February 13, 2011. Along with the service changes, the RTA will implement a streamlined fare structure that will provide a more concise and easier to understand layout for RTA fares. Implementation for the streamlined fare structure is Monday, February 7, 2011.  Service changes and streamlined fare structure include:

  • New Sunday Route #24s: Serving Port Ayers Station, Los Encinos, Wal-Mart on Greenwood and a portion of Route #19 along Kostoryz, Sokol, Sacky, and CC Trade Center. 
    • Frequency: Sunday – Hourly

·         Route 32s: Existing mall loop east of Southside Transit Station would be eliminated. Williams, Staples and McArdle roads will be served by existing routes. Airline Road will no longer be served. Frequency would be increased to hourly for improved connectivity. Route #32s would continue to Route #66 arriving at Southside Transit Station. 
·         Frequency: Sunday - Hourly

  • New Sunday Route #66: Route #66 would provide needed transportation to Texas A&M students who live on campus and surrounding student housing. Route #66 would continue as Route #32s arriving at Southside Station. 
    • Frequency: Sunday - Hourly

  • Route #76 :Route #76 would be extended on Corpus Christi Beach up to Beach Street and further south to Water and Buford (Holiday Inn Emerald Beach Hotel). The service would operate seasonally in conjunction with our Harbor Ferry service between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
    • Frequency: Monday - Saturday – Hourly

  • Route #75 and #78: These two routes would be combined as one route called #78 CC Beach/Bayfront Connector. It would offer a one seat trip to & from CC Beach tourist attractions, downtown, and other bayfront attractions. 
    • Frequency: Monday - Saturday - 30 minutes

  • Route #73 and #79: These two routes would be combined as one route called #79 Downtown/Shoreline Shuttle. It would serve attractions in the downtown and shoreline areas. 
    • Frequency: Monday - Saturday - 30 minutes
For more information, contact Service Development Department, Regional Transportation Authority, 5658 Bear Lane, Corpus Christi, TX  78405, or call the Service Development Department at 361-289-2712.

Please see the picture below for our new streamlined Fare Structure. 


































Any questions? Call our Customer Service Center at 361-883-2287! 

Friday, January 21, 2011

A New Year Welcomes New Buses, New Board Member, and New CEO

2011 started off with some remarkable highlights. RTA welcomed our new CEO, Mr. Scott Neeley on January 6th along with issuing the Oath of Office to the RTA Board of Directors for Mr. Gil Hernandez. RTA Board of Directors selected Ms. Gloria Perez as Vice-Chair, and Mrs. Angie Flores-Granado as Secretary.To top it all off, the RTA received two new buses that feature a Stars and Stripes motif to honor the men and women who continuously serve and protect our county.Unfortuntly, we did have to say goodbye to our Interim CEO, Mr. Michael Setzer - we wish him well on his future journey in transportation.

Enjoy the pictures from an exciting start to 2011!

 Stars and Stripes Bus
Mr. Gil Hernandez taking the RTA Board of Directors Oath of Office

Welcome to the RTA Board of Directors

Thank you Mr. Setzer for your leadership

Secretary, Angie Flores-Granado, Chairman, Crystal Lyons, & Vice-Chair Gloria Perez