COMMUNITY
CobbLinc keeps rolling,
now on Sundays
24 FACTBOOK 2020
FACTBOX
CobbLinc (Previously known as Cobb Community Transit)
Operating since: 1989
Budget: Budgeted $24 million (rounded) in revenue in fiscal 2018.
Of the fiscal 2018 adopted (and the fiscal 2018 amended budget for
Special Services), passenger fares account for 23%, federal and state
funds 15%, the Special Service District 4.5%, the county’s general fund
accounting for 53% and other revenues accounting for the remaining
4.5%, according to the county.
Number of routes: 18 total routes, two of which are State Road and
Tollway Authority (SRTA) Xpress routes.
Number of vehicles and ridership (FY2018):
Local service: 56 buses and 13 routes. In FY2018, these buses drove
2,605,470 revenue miles and logged 2,152,593 passenger trips.
Express service: 22 CobbLinc-owned buses and 15 SRTA-owned buses.
Cobb buses in FY2018 drove 491,291 revenue miles and provided
328,614 passenger trips
Paratransit service: 25 vehicles, which ran for 528,219 revenue
miles and 62,377 passenger trips
Staff reports
CobbLinc’s buses have been rolling for three decades, but this
month marks the first time in its history it will offer Sunday service.
The implementation of every day service is among a slew of
changes that started in September of 2019. Other service changes
include the start of the new route Rapid10, along with updated
schedules and streamlined route alignments.
“We hope that the systemwide changes will provide a more reliable
commute and enhanced riding experience for our passengers
and the opportunity to access public transportation seven days a
week,” says Andrea Foard, transit division manager for the Cobb
County Department of Transportation.
Times for Sunday service will vary by route. In general, Sunday
service will closely mirror Saturday service with some routes starting
an hour later and some ending 1 to 2 hours earlier.
The new Rapid10 route operates from Kennesaw to downtown
Atlanta along Cobb Parkway and I-75, providing fast, direct
service between Kennesaw State University’s Kennesaw
and Marietta campuses; and limited-stop service between
CobbLinc’s Cumberland and Marietta transfer centers.
Rapid10 also features new vehicles with free WiFi, cloth
seating and USB charging connections.
Rapid10 will help riders previously served by Routes
10A, 10B, and 10C, which were eliminated from service.
Previously known as Cobb Community Transit, CobbLinc
has been operating since 1989, and provided more
than 2.5 million passenger trips in its 2018 fiscal year.
One of top five largest transit systems in the state of
Georgia, CobbLinc has buses with WiFi so commuters
can connect to transit information and entertainment on
board, Foard said. Buses are also equipped with automatic
vehicle location technology, which allows customers to
track buses in real time. The CobbLinc BusTime mobile
application and online desktop version can be used for trip
planning as well.
In Cobb, routes travel to and from destinations in
Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Mableton, Marietta, Powder
Springs, and Smyrna. Route hours vary.
For those heading to destinations elsewhere in the county,
CobbLinc’s other routes span as far north as Acworth
and can take riders south to Cumberland, and even farther
south out of Cobb into Atlanta to several MARTA stations.