Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, known by the moniker of FACT, is a

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service located in

Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county wa ...

. It provides inter-city

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and

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service to select communities within the county. Because the region is located within the metropolitan (but not the urban) area of

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, four times per day service is provided to the

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area. In 2009, the Connellsville-Uniontown Route was extended into Westmoreland County to the Countryside Plaza Shopping Center, near Mount Pleasant.

Hubs and Stations

There are two Hubs in the county, each with a park and ride lot, and a Bus Station to handle "after-hours" traffic that comes with a bench and minimal shelter from the elements.

Transit Center

The FACT Transit Center, located at the Connellsville Airport Complex in Dunbar Township, was completed in 2005. There is a

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, Comfort Station,

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s, and the Admiministrative Offices, as well as the Bus Garages. There is a 40-vehicle park and ride located here, where the Pittsburgh Commuter and Connellsvlle-Uniontown Routes are accessible to the rider in a safe and secure environment.

Transfer Center

In 2010, the Transfer Center openedFACT center opens at Fayette business park
Connellsville Daily-Courier - Retrieved 12-09-2010 in the Fayette County Business Park in South Union Township. The facility is open Monday - Friday and all Public Buses stop at the center at regular intervals. The center is also equipped with

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, Comfort Station,

, and a Ticket/Token Office. One can also receive real-time bus information. There is also a

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lot there with a capacity of 40 vehicles in a safe and secure environment.

Uniontown Hub

The Uniontown Hub is located at Church and Beeson Streets in Uniontown. There is only a bench and minimal shelter here. Public-Transit Buses stop here when the Transfer Center is closed on nights and weekends.

Route list

FACT provides evening and weekend service, and commuter trips on weekdays to downtown Pittsburgh. Shown on this schedule are all municipalities that feature FACT stops, with the served villages within these jurisdictions in parentheses.FACT bus schedules
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References

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