The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company has added 200,000 new riders over the last year thanks in large part to local colleges. The bus company spent several years planning and building it’s new transfer station. GLTC’s general manager, Karen Walton, credits a new contract with Central Virginia Community College, students on the campus can ride for free. Similar deals are in place with Lynchburg College and Liberty University. Walton tells WDBJ-7 that the schools provide a key source of funding, which has allowed for expanding several routes in the city and surrounding counties. Sunday service was cut in 2011 when the bus company was having money problems– Nighttime service was recently restored –GLTC hopes full weekend routes will return within the next one to two years.
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