Trolley service in Gainesville returns Saturday and will continue until Sept. 7, serving the Dixon and Glenwood/Riverside neighborhoods 5:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
CITY OF GAINESVILLE NEWS RELEASE:
“(Hall Area Transit) HAT is thrilled to share the Gainesville Trolleys transported nearly 19,000 passengers during its second season in 2023 – an increase of almost 100% from its launch year,” said Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center Director Phillippa Lewis Moss, who oversees HAT.
Soon after the Gainesville Trolleys hit the road, the City will share details surrounding additional routes for spring/summer 2024.
“We are looking forward to continuing this successful offering and connecting even more people to the City’s thriving and vibrant downtown, which has become a popular destination for many in North Georgia,” Moss said. “If you haven’t experienced the Gainesville Trolleys for yourself, or visited Downtown Gainesville for a while, summer’s the perfect time to see what the Gainesville-Hall County community and visitors have been raving about.”
For the Dixon and Glenwood/Riverside routes, the first pick-up will occur at 5:30 p.m. in front of Kilwins (106 Spring St. SE) in the Gainesville Renaissance development on the historic square in downtown Gainesville. The last pick-up will occur at 10:30 p.m. in the same location. Maps containing route details, including stops and turn-by-turn directions, are available below.
Along the Dixon route, riders can board the Gainesville Trolley when it stops at The Everly apartment complex (Bradford Street and College Avenue), several times along Bradford Street, Dixon Drive and Chestatee Road, Bradford Street and North Avenue, and just past The Arts Council at Spring and Maple streets.
Along the Glenwood/Riverside route, riders can board the trolley when it stops at The Everly apartment complex (Bradford Street and College Avenue), Prior and Washington streets, Simmons Hall on Prior Street, Chi Omega crosswalk on Prior Street, Prior and Candler streets, plus several intersections on Memorial and Park Hill drives, the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County, Glenwood and Chattahoochee drives, College Avenue, etc.
Those interested in learning their location during active service may track the Gainesville Trolleys at https://cloud.samsara.com/o/7002712/fleet/viewer/qR5ILBpVoDBuhOv2T6bf (trolley No. 1 – Dixon) and https://cloud.samsara.com/o/7002712/fleet/viewer/iJk3VzIyaC4WnQRATs7G (trolley No. 2 – Glenwood/Riverside).
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