PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
A reawide C ommunity Transportation S ystem
In anticipation of the ACTS Fixed-Route moving to the 4th street, newly refurbished Multimodal Station, the routes will be orginating from there upon notice of completion from the City of Anniston.
Please click on the following link for a downloadable version of the current
route map ACTS Fixed-Route
North/East Route
South/West Route
The East Alabama Commission has set its DBE Goal for FY 2010 at 3%. The Commission is soliciting comments on the proposed document. Please click here to view document. Any comments can be submitted to Shane Christian 45 days from June 15, 2009. Please e-mail Shane Christian at shane.christian@adss.alabama.gov or send comments to
P.O. Box 2186 Anniston, AL 36202.
Transit system planning, marketing, and administrative services are also provided by the Commission's staff as a part of the Areawide Community Transportation System (ACTS) serving six counties in East Alabama. The Commission’s staff administers the Anniston Express fixed-route transit system and the ADA handicapped transportation serving Anniston, Oxford, Hobson City, Weaver and Jacksonville. The Commission also administers demand-response public transit systems in Piedmont and the urban and rural areas of Calhoun County. In addition, the Commission administers demand-response rural public transit services in Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, and Talladega Counties.
The Commission also funds transportation services for the elderly operated through the senior centers.
For more information about transit services, call or email:
Shane Christian
Project Administrator, Public Transportation
256) 237-6741
Fax: (256)237-6763
Email: shane.christian@adss.alabama.gov
Transportation Services In Calhoun County
All Calhoun County urban transportation services are provided through contract by Anniston Limousine, Inc. (Phone #: 820-7600), located on Highway 21 just north of the Galloway Gate on Fort McClellan. Anniston Limousine Inc., provides scheduling, driving, and any other operational transportation needs.
Rural Transportation
Calhoun County currently has rural, public transportation for almost the entire county. The transportation service is demand response, meaning that the rider calls, sets up an appointment, and Anniston Limousine, Inc., our contractor, picks them up at their house. Rural transportation is available to those who live outside the city limits of Oxford, Hobson City, Anniston, Weaver, Jacksonville, and Piedmont. The Cities are considered urban areas, and because Anniston has a “fixed-route” service, rural transportation does not serve points within the city limits.
City of Piedmont
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Hours of operation: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response system.
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Service area includes and eight mile radius extending from the center of Piedmont.
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No specific route is taken
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Fare Policy: All trips are $1.00 each way
Through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), areas that offer fixed route service must also have transportation for those with disabilities that is equivalent to the regular service. Calhoun County has this system for residents of Anniston, Oxford, Weaver, Jacksonville, and Hobson City. The system is curb-to-curb demand response. The cost is $1.00 each way. To ensure that only those who are disabled (and their caregivers) use the service, an application process is in place. Temporary and then permanent cards are issued after an Advisory Board approves the application. There are currently three vans that are used in Paratransit operations. Please click HERE for an ADA Paratransit Application (downloadable in PDF).
Urban/Fixed-Route Service
The Cities of Anniston and Oxford offer a fixed-route system. Currently, there are four buses running constantly during hours of operation. The system has four back-up buses. There are approx. 100 seats available at any one time. The buses run on an hourly cycle, with the execption of the South Loop, which runs on an hour and a half loop. The cost is outlined in the map. $1.00 is the regular fare. Children, the elderly, and Medicaid riders pay .50¢. There are also numerous organizations which purchase passes. Anniston Housing Authority and Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health are the biggest pass users.
Please Click HERE for the Route Maps (North/East) (South/West). (en Español currently not available)
Cherokee County
Contact: Ms. Janice Upshaw at 256-927-7472
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Hours of operation: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday-Friday
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Demand response and Operator has a contract with Cherokee, Etowah, Dekalb (CED) Mental Health Center. Cherokee County Rural Transit has agreed to pick up patients who attend the branch that is in Centre, Alabama. The only specific route taken is that of regular patients who attend CED Mental Health Center in Centre, AL.
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System serves those who are residents of Cherokee County
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Fare Policy: General Public: $2 first five (5) miles and $1 each additional five (5) miles; Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 first five (5) miles and .50¢ each additional five (5) miles
Clay County
Contact: Ms. Mary Wood at 256-354-7888
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Hours of operation: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Monday-Friday
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This is emand response system.
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Service area includes all of Clay County.
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No specific route is taken.
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Fare Policy: General Public: $2 first five (5) miles and $1 each additional five (5) miles; Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 first five (5) miles and .50¢ each additional five (5) miles
Cleburne County
Contact: Mr. Curtis Adair at 256-463-2271
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Hours of operation: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response system.
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System is for residents of Cleburne County. Operator does travel outside of county if a passenger has to go to doctor or work in Anniston of Calhoun County
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No specific route is taken
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Fare Policy: General Public: $2 first five (5) miles and $1 each additional five (5) miles; Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 first five (5) miles and .50¢ each additional five (5) miles
Coosa County Commission
Contact: Mr. Standford Benson at 256-377-4517
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Hours of operation: 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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Operates within the county of Coosa and, upon ample notice of passengers through appointment, will drive to Montgomery, Alexander City, Birmingham, or Tuskegee for kidney dialysis.
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No specific route taken.
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Fare Policy: Within the county of county of Coosa, $1.50 each way. To Alexander City and Sylacauga the fare is $6.00 round trip. To Birmingham, Montgomery, or Tuskegee, the fare is $20.00 round trip.
Goodwater
Contact: Ms. Shirley Smoot at 256-839-5653
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Hours of Operation: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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No specific route is taken.
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Serves NE Coosa County and will take passengers to Alexander City and Talladega if the passenger has a doctor’s appointment and ample time is given to schedule to trip.
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Fare Policy: $1 Within Goodwater city limits each way. Service to connect with Cheaha Mental Health Center Bus is $2 each way. Trips to Alexander City, Sylacauga and Rockford are $6 round trip. Longer, more time consuming trips to Birmingham or other special trips have a flat rate of $50 and are scheduled around medical trips of other passengers.
Childersburg
Contact: Ms. Vicky Moody or Ms. Amy Wheat at 256-378-7037
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Hours of operation: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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Operator goes as far as Harpersville, Vincent, Fayetteville, Sylacauga, and Winterboro in Talladega County
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No specific route is taken
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Fare Policy: General Public: $2 first five (5) miles and $1 each additional five (5) miles; Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 first five (5) miles and .50¢ each additional five (5) miles
Oak Grove
Contact: Ms. Pippia Shaffer at 256-249-2800
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Hours of operation: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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Operates within the county of Talladega from the town of Sycamore to Talladega Springs
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No specific route taken
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Fare policy: Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 first five (5) miles and .50¢ each additional five (5) miles; General Public: $2 first five (5) miles and $1 each additional five (5) miles.
Sylacauga
Contact: Transportation at 256-249-9085
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Hours of operation: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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No specific routes taken
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Operates within the city limits of Sylacauga, but will go outside of city limits if necessary for individual passenger’s needs
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Fare policy: Under age 55-$2 first five (5) miles, $1 each additional five (5) miles; Over age 55 or Disabled persons--$1 per trip within the city limits. Outside the city limits, all trips are $2.00 first five (5) miles, $1.00 each additional five (5) miles.
City of Talladega
Contact: Ms. Yvonne Bolden or Ms. Alice Barron at 256-362-0514
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Hours of operation: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Monday-Friday
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This is a demand response service.
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Operates inside the county of Talladega, concentrating of the NE corner of the county
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No specific route taken
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Fare Policy: Senior Citizens and Disabled persons: $1 to a location and $1 to return from a location; General Public: $2 to a location and $2 to return from a location
Chambers and Randolph Counties
City of Valley/City of Roanoke
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The City of Valley and City of Roanoke has yet to set policy for Service Hours, Service Area, or Fare Structure. The program administrator is working with the Mayors, City Councils, and County Commission to arrange for the expansion of the ACTS program into the Chambers County. All policy requirements will be met before revenue operation is permitted. Our start date is not yet determined.