We had an excellent turnout for the Touch-A-Truck event. Our PART bus stayed full with visitors all day.
#TouchATruck
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first female pilot, and only the second person ever, to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1937, Earhart went missing during a flight over the Pacific Ocean and was never found.
March 18th is Transit Driver Appreciation Day. This is an annual event to celebrate the service of public transit vehicle operators. Please take a moment and thank a PART driver today!
#WomensHistoryMonth
May 26, 1951- July 23, 2012
In 1983, the world watched as Sally Ride—an astronaut and physicist—became the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. She was the third woman ever in space, paving the way for future female scientists.
Emma Gatewood was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer. After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and survivor of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail, in 1955 at the age of 67.
#womenshistorymonth
Mia Bay is a scholar of American and African American intellectual, cultural, and social history, whose recent interests include black women’s thought, African American approaches to citizenship, and the history of race and transportation.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights activist known for her work during the suffrage movement in the early 1800s. Led by the Quaker teachings that every human is equal, she spent her entire adult life fighting for gender equality and women's right to vote.
PART will celebrate Black History Month by looking at our community today and how we live up to Dr. King’s teachings. We will be honoring those African Americans in our community that make a difference in the lives of others!
International Environmental Education Day falls on January 26 and is observed worldwide.
One way to help the environment is to reduce our carbon footprint by utilizing mobility options like Public Transportation! Go to RideTheTriad.org for more information.
Plan Ahead. Connect with PARTbusTracker.com TODAY!
#bikeandride #greattrailsstate #greattrailsnc #yearofthetrail #partnc
Bike and Ride! It’s a thing.
All PART buses and shuttles are equipped with Bike Racks, and most of our partner agencies are too.
PART’s Vanpool Program is logging miles in all nine of our member counties. If your destination starts or ends in one of our member counties, you can participate in our Vanpool Program. For more information, go to partnc.org/157/Vanpool.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY is held annually the 3rd Monday in January to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, and the hope and healing he brought to America with his inspiring work and words.
#MartinLutherKingJRDay #MLKDay
Check out PART’s new Real Time Bus Tracking system and sign up for Rider Alerts at PARTbusTracker.com
#PARTnc
PLAN AHEAD.
And visit PART's new Rider Communications Portal at PARTbusTracker.com.























