Transit Agency Information – 673.23(D)
PBT is the public transportation provider for the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and is the largest urban transit provider in the region. The PBT main office is in the eastern section of the city at 2300 East Harding Avenue.
PBT currently operates eight (8) weekday fixed routes and an ADA paratransit service. Weekday fixed route service operates from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Door-to-door ADA Paratransit service is provided during the same operating hours as the fixed route service.
PBT is a department of the City of Pine Bluff, governed by the Mayor and City Council. The agency is managed by the Director of Transit and the Operations Manager.
No additional transit service is provided by PBT on behalf of another transit agency or entity at the time of the development of this plan.
Table 1 contains agency information, while an organizational chart for PBT is provided in Figure 1.
- Full Transit Agency Name - City of Pine Bluff Transit
- Transit Agency Address - 2300 E Harding Ave, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
- Name and Title of Accountable Executive 673.23(d)(1) - Cassandra Shaw, Transit Director
- Name of Chief Safety Officer or SMS Executive 673.23(d)(2) - Rodrick Carroll, Operations Manager
- Name of Agency Leadership or Exec. Management - Cassandra Shaw, Transit Director
- Key Staff - James Merritt, Shop Foreman, Shekeyla Henry, ADA Paratransit Coordinator, Marolyn Farris, Office Manager
- Mode(s) of Service Covered by This Plan 673.11(b) - Fixed Route Bus and ADA Paratransit Demand Response
- List All FTA Funding Types (e.g., 5307, 5310, 5311) - 5307
- Mode(s) of Service Provided by the Transit Agency (Directly operated or contracted service) - Fixed Route Bus and Demand Response
- Number of Vehicles Operated - 12
Figure 1: City of Pine Bluff and Pine Bluff Transit Organizational Chart
Pine Bluff Transit Organizational Chart
Pine Bluff Transit Organizational Chart
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- SEARPB-MPO
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- Operations Manager
- Paratransit Coordinator
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- Operations Manager
- Full-Time Bus Operators
- Part-Time/Extra Board Bus Operators
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- Operations Manager
- Dispatch
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- Office Manager
- Mayor
- City Council
- Transit Director
- Shop Foreman
- Mechanics
- Mechanics Helpers
- Custodial
City of Pine Bluff Mayor and Elected Officials:
- Vivian Flowers - Mayor
- Janice Roberts - City Clerk
- Althea Hadden-Scott - City Attorney
- Loretta Whitefield - City Treasurer
- LaTisha Brunson - Councilmember-Ward 1
- Lloyd Holcomb, Jr. - Councilmember-Ward 1
- Glen Brown, Jr. - Councilmember-Ward 2
- Evelyn Denton - Councilmember-Ward 2
- Williams Fells - Councilmember-Ward 3
- Lanette Frazier - Councilmember-Ward 3
- Bruce Lockett - Councilmember-Ward 4
- Stephen Mays - Councilmember-Ward 4
