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Greater Lynchburg Transit Company

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) is the non-profit, publicly owned company responsible for providing bus service for Lynchburg, Virginia, since its creation in 1974. The GLTC Board of Directors sets and is responsible for both the general policies as well as the selection of the management company responsible for operation the service. The Board is composed of nine-members that are appointed by the Lynchburg City Council. As of 2015, First Transit is responsible for the operation of the network, and their subsidiary, Central Virginia Transit Management Company is oversees the actual employment of the GLTC's bus drivers, mechanics, and other staff.

Routes
GLTC operates ten bus routes. ==Liberty University shuttle service==
Liberty University shuttle service
On November 10, 2006, the GLTC entered an agreement with Liberty University to operate the shuttle bus service on its campus. Service would commence on January 15, 2007, with six buses serving the campus. The service operates from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Serving Liberty's main, north and east campuses, the system originally consisted of eight stops. With ridership for the service growing from 3,900 passengers per day in spring 2007 to 7,400 in fall 2007, university officials are working in conjunction with the GLTC to expand the service to include areas off campus in the area around the university. == Bus fleet ==
Bus fleet
, GLTC operates a mixture of 34 diesel and diesel-electric hybrid Gillig Low Floor buses. It also operates 12 Ford/Supreme E-450 for paratransit and a Chance VS-24 replica trolley. == See also ==
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