Escambia Commission chairman Doug Underhill created a social media controversy when he asked one of his critics whether she was “one of those people walking around wearing a vagina hat and screaming…
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ECAT impacts the lives of real people
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Every morning around six the ECAT buses start their routes. A local rider, Joy Hall, takes that six a.m. bus to the first of her two jobs. She…
Podcast: Transit Town Hall
Here is our broadcast of the first part of the Transit Town Hall:
Over 400 people show support for ECAT
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 had a huge turnout for its town hall at Pensacola State College. The head count was 430 bus riders, drivers and those who believe that mass transit…
Inweekly, News Talk 1370 WCOA to broadcast ECAT Town Hall
Inweekly and News Talk 1370 WCOA will partner to broadcast the ECAT Town Hall next Monday as part of “Pensacola Speaks.” The town hall will focus on mass transit and its role…
Ten years ago, City and County debated swapping libraries for buses
In August 2007, Pensacola City Council and the Escambia Board of County Commissioners held a joint meeting to discuss the West Florida Public Library system and Escambia County Transit Authority. The meeting…
ECAT launches youth initiatives
Summer art contest and free youth pass get young riders involved: Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) today announced the launch of their summer youth initiatives. ECAT will hold a Youth…
ECAT unveils new website with online trip planner
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives unveiled a newly-designed ECAT website and online trip planner to the community at an Oct. 27 event. With the new trip planner, users can enter their…
ECAT upgrades Summer Wheels Pass
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives announced the system’s Summer Wheels Pass will now be complimentary and available to area youth 18 years and under. The annual initiative, which started in 2013,…
ECAT seeks input on future service
Escambia County, in coordination with Escambia County Area Transit, has launched a major update to the county’s 10-year Transit Development Plan. The plan is referred to as “Connections 2026: Moving Escambia Forward.”…
ECAT seeks feedback
Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) announced the start of the Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA), a study of the routes, schedules and amenities that ECAT provides. Designed to evaluate the system’s…
ECAT helps homeless veterans
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), the local public transportation system, provides fixed-route service to hundreds of thousands of riders every year. ECAT’s service to the community, however, does not end with providing…