Need to grab a ride in Richland County? You will soon have another option.

The COMET bus system in Columbia has be awarded a new federal grant to fund microtransit, a hybrid between a bus and Uber.
ABC Columbia

COMET receives grant for micro-transit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The COMET is branching out from just bus service. Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Central Midlands Regional ...
WLTX19

Changes May Be Coming To Your Bus Route

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The Comet said Monday that thousands of hours of service may be eliminated while other bus lines could be added in May. "It has affected me tremendously,” Georganna Washington ...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The COMET’s CEO is speaking out as the bus service seeks to repurpose a site that was supposed to reduce the number of buses traveling through downtown Columbia. Maurice Pearl said he ...
Post and Courier

COMET rushing to replace buses for disabled riders after finding entire fleet is past 'useful life'

COLUMBIA — COMET vehicles used to transport disabled residents are well past their “useful life” and need to be replaced quickly. That's according to the COMET board of directors, which is scrambling ...

COMET receives $418K federal grant to launch microtransit in Lower Richland

The COMET has been awarded a $418,302 federal grant to launch a microtransit service in Lower Richland.The current bus service in parts of Lower Richland can ru ...