CATA: Your Smart Ride for the Centre Region
Driving Positive Change in 2024
Breathe Easier: How CATA Reduced CO2 in 2024
Choosing CATA helps keep State College green! In 2024, our buses helped eliminate a net 2,415 metric tons (2,414,521 kg) of CO2 compared to the equivalent trips being made by personal cars.
While our efficient CNG buses produced about 2,743 tonnes (2,742,728 kg) of CO2, the personal car trips they replaced would have generated an estimated 5,157 tonnes (5,157,249 kg)! Your choice makes a big difference.
- Taking 525 gasoline-powered cars off the road for an entire year!
- The carbon-sequestering power of 2,875 acres of U.S. forests for a year (larger than the PSU campus)!
- Offsetting the annual electricity use emissions of over 530 average American homes!
Keep Your Cash: Ride CATA & Save!
Driving costs add up fast! Every time you choose CATA instead of driving, you save money on gas, maintenance, insurance, and more.
Savings Per Trip (Cash Fare)
$0.81*
Savings Per Trip (Annual Pass)
$0.90*
Regular commuters save even more! Nearly $400/year* paying single fares, or over $430/year* with an Annual Pass compared to driving. Avoid parking costs and save hundreds or thousands more!
*Compared to estimated driving costs. See methodology below.
Less Traffic, More Flow: Thanks for Riding CATA!
Every CATA rider helps reduce traffic! In 2024, your trips made a significant impact, easing congestion for everyone in and around State College.
- That's equivalent to driving the entire length of Manhattan (approx. 13.4 miles) over 1 Million times!
- Enough miles to drive around the Earth over 550 times!