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Regional transit agency briefs Cayce council on ridership growth, service and funding
Summary
Maurice Pearl, executive director of the Comet, told Cayce City Council that the regional transit agency has expanded routes, increased ridership and relies mainly on Richland County sales tax for funding; council members asked about local stops and paratransit services.
Maurice Pearl, executive director of the Comet, described the agency’s expansion and funding to the Cayce City Council on Feb. 19. "We cover the Central Midlands region, and we are a quasi governmental agency," Pearl said, outlining routes that serve Cayce and neighboring counties.
The presentation summarized ridership and capital changes dating to 2012: miles traveled rose about 40% (from just over 1,600,000 to roughly 2,300,000 in 2023); the agency added 29 routes (to 47 total) and 29 buses (from 68 to 97); ridership grew from about 1.4…
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