we re going your way founded july 1989 headquarters 463 commerce park dr. marietta georgia service area cobb county some stops in fulton service type transit bus paratransit express bus service routes 17 daily ridership 10 392 2005 est. operator cobb county website cobbdot.org cct.htm cobb community transit or cct rebranding as cobblinc in 2016 is the bus public transit system in cobb county georgia one of metro atlanta s three most populous suburban counties . the others are gwinnett county which operates gwinnett county transit and clayton county which formerly operated clayton county c tran . contents 1 operation 2 planning 2.1 2019 light rail proposal 3 shortfalls 4 routes 4.1 local 4.2 express 4.3 park and ride lots and transfer centers 5 references 6 external links operation edit the cct began operations in july 1989 and has had relatively strong ridership 3 793 253 total passengers in 2005 since then . the hub is along south marietta parkway in marietta just west of southern polytechnic state university . routes connect to the most populated areas of the county including mableton and kennesaw . express routes also operate down to atlanta connecting with marta at the arts center station . transfers are free between marta and cct though both transit agencies charge the same fare 2.50 . cct s annual operating budget is about 12.9 million dollars 2004 from fares and the general county budget as well as federal grants . all buses make automatic announcements inside the bus of upcoming stops and major roads and stop requests from passengers . this is done by pre recorded voice announcements for the vision impaired and led message signs for the hearing impaired . external announcements are also made by voice in addition to the normal electronic signs . some buses also run on compressed natural gas cng rather than diesel . planning edit along with gwinnett cobb voted against marta in the 1970s and thus was left out of the system . the lack of sales tax revenue from the two counties stunted the growth of marta however the grta created by former governor of georgia roy barnes has been seeking to create other solutions such as possible light rail to cobb through the cumberland mall and town center at cobb areas . other solutions proposed include special bus only lanes on interstate 75 and commuter rail into cherokee county . a cross suburb line over to gwinnett county has also been proposed intersecting with a future extended marta north line between roswell and sandy springs in fulton county . 2019 light rail proposal edit in may 2010 cobb s board of commissioners approved further funding to study a light rail line from the cumberland galleria area to the town center ksu area . if constructed the line would be approximately 14.5 miles 23.3 km long with seven stations . the proposed line would be constructed and operational by 2019 with the expectation of nearly 50 000 riders daily by 2025 . at each end of the line a circulator bus system has also been proposed bringing the total expected ridership for the new combined lrt brt system to nearly 100 000 . the project would be funded and operated through both federal and local sources . as of 2010 it is unclear whether or not the new transit system would be operated by cct a new agency or even another existing agency such as marta . 1 shortfalls edit cct generally serves the core portions of the county with little to no service to the west and east sides . acworth as well as the greater northwestern area of the county lack local service with only express routes operating out of the newly renovated acworth park and ride lot . east cobb holds a single local route route 65 . many county owned facilities such as the west cobb regional library and mountain view aquatic center have no service at all . other busy throughways perfect spots for a transit corridor such as dallas highway in west cobb and the northern end of cobb parkway have no service . other complaints include infrequent service to marta stations as well as a complete shutdown of the system every sunday and on holidays as opposed to other regional operators which operate reduced schedules on these days . routes edit most routes begin and end at the marietta transfer center though several operate from the cumberland boulevard transfer center . local edit 10 marietta to cumberland mall via u.s. route 41 then to marta arts center station 15 marietta south to county services parkway then windy hill road west to wildwood office park 20 marietta to cumberland mall via south cobb drive 30 marietta to marta h. e. holmes station including mableton and six flags over georgia 35 cobb hospital to marta h. e. holmes station including austell discontinued 40 north to town center mall at j. c. penney near kennesaw along bells ferry road 45 similar to 40 but along u.s. 41 instead ; ends at town center mall via kennesaw state university 50 marietta to cumberland mall via powers ferry road 65 east along roswell road south along johnson ferry road to johnson ferry baptist church park and ride lot rush hours also to marta dunwoody station in dekalb county discontinued 70 cumberland mall west to wellstar cobb hospital and cobb county health center via east west connector and powder springs road including home depot world headquarters discontinued discontinued august 1 2011 express edit express buses run only during peak hours and only weekdays . morning buses run only to atlanta afternoon buses only from atlanta . all buses run via i 75 i 575 and i 20 and charge a fare of three dollars one way four for a round trip . 100 north cobb express kennesaw busbee park and ride lot to marta civic center station then to five points 101 marietta express marietta transfer center to marta arts center station and peachtree street at luckie street 102 acworth to midtown acworth acworth park and ride lot to marta arts center station 470 47 grta xpress route hiram powder springs to atlanta hiram hiram 278 theater park and ride lot to marta civic center station 475 75 grta xpress route austell to atlanta south cobb county unincorporated and six flags theme park to the marta civic center station . 480 grta xpress route acworth to atlanta busbee park and ride lot to five points and the marta civic center station 481 grta xpress route children s healthcare to atlanta children s healthcare park and ride lot to five points and the marta civic center station park and ride lots and transfer centers edit marietta transfer center mtc park and ride south marietta parkway sr 120 loop routes 10 10c 15 20 30 40 45 50 65 and 101 connect at the mtc busbee park and ride george busbee parkway express route 100 and grta route 480 connect at busbee children s healthcare park and ride big shanty road express route 100 and grta route 481 connect at children s healthcare johnson ferry baptist church park and ride johnson ferry road route 65 connects at the johnson ferry baptist church florence road park and ride the silver comet trail in powder springs ga grta route 470 47 connects at florence road floyd road park and ride the silver comet trail in mableton ga route 30 connect at floyd road acworth park and ride lake acworth drive in acworth ga express route 102 and grta route 480 connect at acworth cumberland transfer center ctc cumberland boulevard cumberland mall does not have a park and ride lot routes 10 10a 10b 20 50 70 and marta route 12 connect at the ctc references edit http dot.cobbcountyga.gov planning studies dot visions final may2010.pdf external links edit cct website cct transit system map in pdf cct transit system inset maps in pdf cct paratransit map in pdf retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cobb community transit & oldid 731623205 categories bus transportation in georgia u.s. state transportation in cobb county georgia 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 26 july 2016 at 14 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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