Gwinnett County Transit
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Gwinnett County Transit or GCT is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA, one of metro Atlanta's three most populated suburban counties. (The others are Cobb County, which operates Cobb Community Transit and Clayton County, which operates Clayton County Transit.)
It was formed in 2000, with express buses starting in November 2001 and local buses in November 2002, and has had greater-than-expected ridership since then. Routes connect to the most populated areas of the county, including Norcross and Lawrenceville. Express routes also operate to Atlanta, connecting with MARTA at the Chamblee or Doraville stations. Transfers are free between MARTA and GCT.
Along with Cobb, Gwinnett voted against MARTA in the 1970s, and thus was left out of the system. The lack of sales tax revenue from the two counties stunted the growth of MARTA; however, the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) created by former Governor of Georgia Roy Barnes has been seeking to create other solutions, such as possible light rail to Gwinnett through the Gwinnett Place area. Other solutions proposed include special bus-only lanes on Interstate 85. A cross-suburb line over to Cobb County has also been proposed, intersecting with an extended MARTA north line between Roswell and Sandy Springs in Fulton County.
