Greene County Schedule Revised – Effective July 1, 2023

June 27, 2023 Janet and Robin Greene County

Effective July 1, 2023

Due to budget constraints in Greene County, a revised Jaunt bus schedule will take place on July 1st. The schedule is as follows:

Service will run from Monday – Friday.

No service on New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Subject to available capacity.

Greene County Link Service will pickup in Greene at 6:00 and 8:00AM and arrive in Charlottesville at 8:00 and 10:00AM respectively. Charlottesville pickup will be at 2:00 and 5:00PM and arrive in Greene County at 3:00 and 6:00PM respectively.

The Greene County Circulator (within Greene County, subject to available capacity) will have a first pickup at 7:00AM and last drop off at 5:00PM.

Experiencing Phone Issues

June 27, 2023 Janet and Robin News

Service Announcement

Over this past month Jaunt has been transitioning our Reservations and Dispatch Call Centers to a new phone system which will provide a more efficient trip reservation process for our clients.

If you have experienced prolonged wait times or other issues in regard to your calling experience, please know that this should improve very soon, and the Jaunt team is working to resolve these issues quickly.

Thank you for your patience at this time.

If you need to reach us, please email us at trips@ridejaunt.org or use this form: How to Ride – Jaunt (ridejaunt.org

Newly Elected Jaunt Officials

June 23, 2023 Janet and Robin News

On Wednesday June 21, 2023, Jaunt announced the election of new officers to its board of directors. The officers were elected by current members of Jaunt’s board of directors.

Jaunt’s new officers are:

President—Brad Burdette (Nelson County)

Vice President—Harold (Hal) Morgan (Fluvanna County)

Treasurer—Jacob Sumner (Albemarle County)

Secretary—Christine Appert (City of Charlottesville)

Immediate Past President—Bill Wuensch (Albemarle County)

The board re-appointed Lucas Ames (City of Charlottesville) to the Executive Committee.

Officer terms are for one year and begin July 1, 2023.

Jaunt is Central Virginia’s regional public transit system. The agency’s board members are chosen by the localities they represent. As board positions become available, qualified and interested persons may contact their local Board of Supervisors, or City Council office, for application procedures.

Jaunt is Central Virginia’s regional public transit system, connecting people to their community. Jaunt delivers convenient and reliable service with its on-demand and commuter routes, all through the use of current technology and a customer-focused approach. Jaunt is a public service corporation, owned by the region’s five local governments, and operating with financial assistance from community partnerships, federal and state transit grants, and local government funding support.

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Meet the Riders: Gabrielle Olko

November 29, 2022 Janet and Robin Charlottesville, Community, News, Riders

Gabrielle Olko used to live in Los Angeles, where she could walk or bike everywhere. When she moved back to the Charlottesville area, she felt stuck.

The 39-year-old doesn’t have a driver’s license because of seizures, so she used Ubers to get from her home near the airport north of Charlottesville. “I was spending more money than needed or not being able to get out except for a doctor’s appointment,” she recalls. But about five years ago, a friend told her about Jaunt.

“Jaunt is amazing,” Gabrielle says. “I’ve become friends with the drivers, and I’m truly taken care of. I’ve even gotten to know some of the people that I ride with a little bit, and we make jokes or ask how someone’s cat is or their sister.” Jaunt helps Gabrielle get to doctor and dentist appointments, the gym, the library and many other places.

The two drivers she sees the most are Sandy and Cavonda, and she’s developed a good relationship with them. “What brightens my day is to see the care the drivers give to people that are struggling a lot more than I am,” she says. That could be everything from helping someone with a wheelchair or listening to riders’ stories. “The drivers make the experience fun,” she says.

Gabrielle is studying for her acupuncture license exams and finds riding Jaunt inspiring. “I like to look at it as almost my extra credit course,” she says. “It’s been a beautiful, humbling experience to not just be learning in the clinic, but to be on a bus with all these people going through different things and just finding a full-on respect and beauty.”

Meet the Riders: Carmen Bonano

November 15, 2022 Janet and Robin Community, Louisa County, News

Jaunt is Carmen Bonano’s connection to her world. The longtime rider, who lives in Mineral, Virginia uses the service multiple times a week to do all the things she needs to do.

Bonano rides Jaunt to go to doctor’s appointments, pick up medications and go grocery shopping. More importantly, she regularly visits her daughter, who is disabled and in a wheelchair. “I take her groceries and help her out,” Bonano says. Her daughter only lives a few miles away, but Bonano doesn’t drive and can’t walk that distance.

The friendly and caring drivers make Jaunt special, she says. “They’re very nice, all of them. They are really fantastic and they look after you. They’ve helped me so much.” Joyce Morris is Bonano’s favorite driver. When one older rider was sick and couldn’t get her medication, Joyce got it for her. “She got her medicine and everything on her own time. That’s how she is. She’s good to everybody, especially the elderly.” All the drivers go out of their way to help the riders, Bonano says, and many will help her carry packages all the way to her door. “They go out of their way to do something that is not within the job description.”

Bonano has used Jaunt for 10 years and doesn’t know what she would do without it. “They’ve been my lifeline,” she says. “Jaunt is so important to all of the seniors and other people that have to take public transportation. It is essential to everybody here in Louisa County.”