Friday, February 19, 2010

Folks keep asking us

how the new AppalCART facility is coming along but...







I ran into Marie Freeman on campus, guess what she was doing? Taking pictures.
Appalachian State University Smoking Policy
At the present AppalCART facility, we can barely see out the lobby window.


Drivers Dennis Dotson and Tommy Melody

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Monday, February 1, 2010

snowfall in Boone over the weekend

Some areas of the High Country saw up to around a foot of snow after this weekend’s snowstorm. Here are photo's taken by Director Chris Turner. With the blade on the shop truck, Chris and Trainer Tim Townsend scraped AppalCART's parking lot on Sunday January 30th.









Wednesday, January 13, 2010

new photo's and stats by Director Turner


AppalCART authorities reported nearly a six percent increase in ridership from 2008 to 2009, setting a record for annual ridership.

AppalCART’s director, Christopher Turner, said over1.2 million passenger trips in over 661,000 miles of service were logged in 2009.

Turner said, “The 5.9 percent increase amounted to an additional 67,466 recorded trips over the total for 2008.” Turner added that he believes the AppalCart saw an increase in ridership because the service purchased newer buses, a second bus was added on the Orange Route, and the continuation of fare free program on the AppalCART’s bus routs. The service’s ridership may also have increased because AppalCART’s hours of operation also increased by two percent over the past year.










Friday, December 11, 2009

Potluck Party Dec 11, 2009


Employees either brought a dish or donated money towards paying for a ham.














Monday, November 30, 2009

NCDOT Transportation Secretary Gene Conti

click on photo to enlarge, NCDOT Transportation Secretary Gene Conti visted AppalCART's new construction site on Oct 29, 2009.

Monday, September 14, 2009

AppalCART on a hybrid bus

NCDOT-PTD has approved hybrid-bus purchases through Gillig. AppalCART has the funding and will likely receive a bus like this one in late 2010.













Friday, September 11, 2009

Signs are up!

Signs are up at the new facility site.


Pop105 servicing University Highlands.
photo's submitted by Secretary Joanna Wilcox

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

a few facility photo's


















submitted by Transportation Director Chris Turner