Ride Solution is a non-profit agency that provides public transportation in the city of Palatka

Palatka, Florida

Palatka is a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,033 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,796. It is the county seat of Putnam County and includes East Palatka. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka...

 and Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the state of Florida. The entire county makes up the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The U.S. Census Bureau 2009 estimate for the county was 72,893 . Its county seat is Palatka, Florida. The county is centrally...

. The Palatka Union Depot

Palatka (Amtrak station)

The Palatka Amtrak station is a historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot in Palatka, Florida. It is located at 220 North Eleventh Street, on the corner of US 17-FL 100. It opened in 1909 and originally served as a junction with Florida Southern Railway, Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and...

 serves as the systems hub, offering access to Greyhound

Greyhound

The Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...

 and Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 routes. Inter-county routes connect Putnam County to Jacksonville's JTA

Jacksonville Transportation Authority

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is the independent agency responsible for public transit in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and roadway infrastructure that connects northeast Florida. However, they do not maintain any roadways.-History:...

 and Gainesville's RTS

Gainesville Regional Transit System

Gainesville Regional Transit System is the local area transit corporation that serves the Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida area and the University of Florida campus. It presently serves 25 city routes , nine campus routes, and three "Later Gator" routes...

. Due to the defused population and rural nature of Putnam County

Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the state of Florida. The entire county makes up the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The U.S. Census Bureau 2009 estimate for the county was 72,893 . Its county seat is Palatka, Florida. The county is centrally...

 adequate public transportation is difficult to accomplish. As such, a secondary goal of Ride Solution is to address rural transportation issues. The Brevi Project is an example of applied technology to the rural mobility problem.

Public Transit

• Regular bus
  Bus
  A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
  
   service - City bus routes are offered in the Greater Palatka area
• Express bus
  Bus
  A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
  
   service - Direct destination services with minimal intermediate stops are offered throughout the county. Inter-county express routes are also available.
• Paratransit
  Paratransit
  Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
  
   services - special transport for the disabled and elderly.
• Vanpool
  Vanpool
  Vanpools are an element of the transit system that allow groups of people to share the ride similar to a carpool, but on a larger scale with concurrent savings in fuel and vehicle operating costs...
  
   - Similar to a carpool
  Carpool
  Carpooling , is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car....
  
  , vanpools are the most cost effective mode of public transportation in the United States.
• Park-n-Ride - Parking facilities are available in combination with express bus service.

Express Routes

• SP (South Putnam Route) Palatka / Welaka / Crescent City
• CC (Cross County) Interlachen / Palatka / Satsuma

Inter-county Routes

• PC50 (Choice Ride) Palatka / Green Cove Springs / Orange Park
• PG (Palatka to Gainesville Express) Palatka / Interlachen / Gainesville (limited service)