About

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HISTORY 

Buckhead was a local innovator in last-mile connectivity when it first launched the buc shuttle service in 2003. The fixed-route shuttle initially provided a free service for MARTA riders to connect to key destinations and businesses, running from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with hundreds of riders every day. After several years in service, the system was decreased to two main lines due to federal funding and provided last-mile connections during peak AM and PM hours along the Piedmont-Lenox and Lenox Park lines.

In 2018, Livable Buckhead commissioned a study to identify modern technologies that would again innovate our last-mile connectivity system in Buckhead. With the goal to expand our transportation network and meet a wider-range of mobility needs, the study led to the finding of the current on-demand microtransit system powered by Via.

FUNDING & OPERATIONS

Livable Buckhead and the Buckhead Community Improvement District are working together to continuously enhance and improve overall quality of life in Buckhead. 

The Buc on-demand transportation service is fully funded by the Buckhead CID, with a one-year contract approved by the CID board. This contract was awarded to Via, one of the leading providers of on-demand public mobility solutions. Livable Buckhead manages the operations and communications of the shuttle system. 

ABOUT LIVABLE BUCKHEAD

Livable Buckhead is a nonprofit organization that strives to ensure the long-term viability and prosperity of the Buckhead community. The organization achieves its mission by working cooperatively with individuals, public entities and private businesses to integrate sustainable strategies. Livable Buckhead implements programs related to greenspace, recycling, energy efficiency, commute alternatives, arts and culture, real estate development and land use. For more information about Livable Buckhead and its programs, visit livablebuckhead.org.

ABOUT BUCKHEAD CID

The objective of the Buckhead Community Improvement District (BCID), working with the City of Atlanta and its community partners, is to meet the challenges resulting from Buckhead’s rapid, primarily automobile-based growth, including improving safety, traffic mobility, enhancing the pedestrian environment, creating better access to public transit, initiating intra-district transportation alternatives, encouraging better integration of land uses and improving linkages to the region’s automobile, transit and bicycle networks. For more information please visit the Buckhead CID’s website, Facebook or Twitter.