piedmont authority for regional transportation founded 1998 service area piedmont triad service type bus service routes 13 operator national express transit website partnc.org piedmont authority for regional transportation part provides inter city and regional public transportation for the greensboro winston salem and high point nc combined statistical area known as the piedmont triad area . contents 1 member counties 2 history 3 route list 4 references 5 external links member counties edit alamance davie davidson forsyth guilford randolph rockingham stokes surry yadkin history edit in the winter of 1989 the city managers transportation advisory committee chairpersons and the director s of transportation for the city s of greensboro high point and winston salem held a joint meeting to discuss transportation related issues in the triad region . it was a known necessity from all represented that better planning needed to occur to improve the transportation systems throughout the piedmont triad . a lack of communication and planning at the regional level between districts and divisions of the cities and state respectively had been a contributing factor to congestion and diminishing the quality of life . in the fall of 1993 the ncdot provided funding of what has been called phase one study to develop a regional transportation plan . in the fall of 1995 the transit 2001 commission was appointed by governor jim hunt to investigate the future of north carolina s transit industry . in the fall of 1996 a second phase of a regional transportation study initiated a meeting of the mayors throughout the triad and others to discuss the formation of a new triad transportation authority . in february 1997 the transit 2001 commission released its final report . the transit 2001 report had been regarded as the map for the future of north carolina s transit industry . in june 1997 the north carolina general assembly passed article 27 gs160a authorizing the formation of a regional transportation authority in the triad . the nc general assembly also appropriated 750 000 to conduct two separate rail corridor studies in the triad to be administered by the new regional transportation authority . moreover in june 1997 authorization for new revenue sources to fund regional transportation programs was established . in the fall of 1997 representatives of local governments met to arrange for the formation of a regional transportation authority in the piedmont triad . on october 6 1998 the piedmont authority for regional transportation held its inaugural meeting of the board of trustees . the part board of trustees has been meeting regularly since the inaugural meeting of 1998 . the board of trustees have established a work program adopted a business plan and have increased staff to manage the activities of the regional transportation authority . in 2012 part chose national express transit as its contractor after the bankruptcy of previous operator coach america . 1 route list edit 1 winston salem 2 greensboro 3 high point 4 alamance burlington 5 nc amtrak connector 6 surry county 8 davidson county via us 52 9 davidson county via us business 85 10 randolph county 12 stokes county 13 yadkin county 14 davie county 17 18 kernersville shuttle airport shuttle references edit part approves new bus provider . winston salem journal . retrieved 2015 05 25 . this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message external links edit http www.partnc.org retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title piedmont authority for regional transportation & oldid 684606048 categories bus transportation in north carolinapiedmont triadhidden categories articles lacking sources from june 2009all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2015 at 17 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view