Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc., usually referred to as TCAT, is a private, non-profit public transportation operator, created by Cornell University, Tompkins County, and the City of Ithaca to serve Tompkins County, New York. The vast majority of TCAT bus routes are based in the City of Ithaca and surrounding urban area. These routes serve Ithaca College, Cornell University, and Tompkins Cortland Community College. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,488,000, or about 8,000 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
TCAT buses on Cornell's campus
A TCAT Advantage T40 bus
A TCAT LFS bus
Ithaca Transit Patch
The Ithaca Commons is a two-block pedestrian mall in the business improvement district known as Downtown Ithaca that serves as the city's cultural and economic center. The Commons is a popular regional destination, and is filled with upscale restaurants and shops, public art, and frequent community festivals.
Ithaca Commons west entrance, at Cayuga Street
Ithaca Commons looking east from Cayuga Street with a Martin Luther King Jr. sculpture on the left
Panorama of the Commons before its reconstruction. The Sun from the Carl Sagan Planet Walk can be seen on both sides.
