Public Route System: Hub and Spokes
WATA operates what is often called a "hub and spokes" bus routing system. At designated intervals, the transit buses all meet at a coordinated time at a central location (in this instance the Williamsburg Transportation Center), and then serve various outlying areas in many directions on eight color-codes routes.
The "hub and spokes" route system does not include:
- demand responsive paratransit service provided with smaller buses
- rubber-tired trolley replica buses operated on the short shuttle loops at the Riverwalk Landing along the riverfront area at Yorktown.
- Special routes linking points in the Historic Triangle and satellite parking which may operate on specified temporary schedules in conjunction with special events at Jamestown 2007.
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