# AppalCart

AppalCART (Appalachian Campus Area Rapid Transit) is a free public bus network located in Boone, North Carolina. It provides fare-free fixed route and paratransit service throughout Appalachian State University and Boone, as well as low-fare van service to other towns within Watauga County. In 2013, AppalCART reported a ridership of 1,712,873 passenger trips. In 2019, it reported 1,938,321 trips.
AppalCART is governed by an 8-member board. The current chairman of the board is Quint David. It receives its funding from a mix of federal, state, local, and Appalachian State University funds.

## Routes
### Regular routes

Regular routes :
| Route name and official color shade | Annual ridership (2019) | Year-round? | Start | High-traffic destinations | High-traffic corridors served | Opposite end |
| Blue | 159,208 | N | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | ASU Mountaineer Hall ASU Appalachian Heights | Bodenheimer Drive | South Lot / Baseball Stadium |
| Express | 114,688 | Y | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | ASU Garwood Hall ASU Convocation Center Boone Mall Walmart Watauga Medical Center The Finmore ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk | Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321, US 221 State Farm Road | ASU College of Health Sciences |
| Gold | 16,099 | Y | ASU College Street Station | Sunway Charters / Dogwood Hall ASU Skywalk ASU Trivette Hall ASU Mountaineer Hall ASU Appalachian Heights | Bodenheimer Drive Rivers Street West King Street / US 421, US 321, NC 194 Hardin Street / US 321 | South Lot / Baseball Stadium |
| Gray (formerly State Farm Lot Shuttle) | 45,813 | Y | ASU Child Development Center | ASU Living Learning Center ASU Schaefer Center Horn in the West Lot ASU Skywalk | Poplar Grove Road Rivers Street Hardin Street / US 321 East King Street / US 421 NC 105 / US 221 State Farm Road | ASU State Farm Lot |
| Green | 294,372 | Y | Hospitality House | NC 105 Crosswalk ASU NC 105 Lot ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Schaefer Center ASU College Street Station Watauga High School Mountaineer Village ASU Skywalk | NC 105 Blowing Rock Road / US 321 Rivers Street West King Street / US 421, US 321, NC 194 East King Street / US 421, US 221, NC 194 | Cottages of Boone |
| NC 105 Lot Shuttle | 20,023 | N | ASU NC 105 Lot | ASU Dogwood Hall ASU Trivette Hall | NC 105 Bodenheimer Drive Hardin Street / US 321 | ASU Mountaineer Hall |
| Orange (Currently suspended due to staffing shortages) | 180,396 | Y | ASU College Street Station | Mountaineer Village | East King Street / US 421, US 221, NC 194 | Brookshire Park Road |
| Pink | 62,773 | N | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | ASU Garwood Hall ASU Convocation Center Boone Mall Watauga Medical Center The Finmore ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk | Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321, US 221 State Farm Road | ASU College of Health Sciences |
| Pop 105 | 273,054 | Y | AppalCART Headquarters | High Country Condos ASU Schaefer Center ASU Convocation Center McDonald's NC 105 Crosswalk University Highlands CCC&TI (After 6:00 PM, until 9:50 PM) | US 421, US 321, NC 194 Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321 NC 105 NC 105 Byp. | AppalCART Headquarters |
| Purple | 250,639 | Y | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | ASU Garwood Hall ASU Convocation Center Boone Mall The Village at Meadowview ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk | Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321, US 221 Greenway Road | |
| Red | 366,604 | Y | AppalCART Headquarters | High Country Condos ASU College Street Station Walmart Watauga Medical Center Quail Drive | West King Street / US 421, US 321, NC 194 East King Street / US 421 NC 105 / US 221 Greenway Road State Farm Road | ASU College of Health Sciences |
| Silver | 58,385 | N | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Studio West ASU NC 105 Lot ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk Pinnacle Drive | US 421, US 321, NC 194 Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321 NC 105 NC 105 Byp. | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute |
| State Farm Lot Shuttle | No data (Established 2023) | N | ASU Trivette Hall | ASU Skywalk Sunway Charters / ASU Dogwood Hall ASU College Street Station Quail Drive | Rivers Street Hardin Street / US 321 State Farm Road | ASU State Farm Lot |
| Wellness District | 41,535 | N | ASU College of Health Sciences | The Finmore Watauga Medical Center | State Farm Road | ASU College of Health Sciences |
| Total annual ridership (including Night Owl routes and irregular routes such as Game Day routes) (2019): | 1,938,321 | - | - | - | - | - |

### Night Owl routes

Night Owl routes :
| Route name and official color shade | Annual ridership (2019) | Year-round? | Start | High-traffic destinations | High-traffic corridors served | Opposite end |
| Express | 3,163 | N | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | ASU Garwood Hall ASU Convocation Center Boone Mall Walmart Watauga Medical Center The Finmore ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk | Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321, US 221 | The Village at Meadowview |
| Gold | 2,548 | N | ASU College Street Station | Sunway Charters / Dogwood Hall ASU Skywalk ASU Trivette Hall ASU Mountaineer Hall ASU Appalachian Heights | Bodenheimer Drive Rivers Street West King Street / US 421, US 321, NC 194 Hardin Street / US 321 | South Lot / Baseball Stadium |
| Pop 105 | 3,517 | N | AppalCART Headquarters | High Country Condos ASU Schaefer Center ASU Convocation Center McDonald's NC 105 Crosswalk University Highlands | US 421, US 321, NC 194 Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321 NC 105 NC 105 Byp. | AppalCART Headquarters |
| Total annual ridership (2019) | 9,137 | - | - | - | - | - |

### Game Day routes

In addition to the above routes, AppalCART operates seven game day routes: Gray, Express, Purple, Orange, Blue, Gold, and the Disability Shuttle, totaling 24 routes on the system. There are three stops only served by these routes: Poplar Grove Connector Parking Lot, ASU Hill Street Lot, and ASU Stadium East Gate, totaling 120 stops on the entire system.

### Former routes

Former routes :
| Route name and official color shade | Fate | Active from | Year-round? | Start | High-traffic destinations | High-traffic corridors served | Opposite end |
| Blowing Rock | Low ridership | May 2018–Aug 2021 | N(Weekends May-Aug only) | Tanger Outlets | Morris Street Holiday Inn Express The Village Inn | Valley Blvd / US 321, US 221 Main Street / US 321 Bus. | Green Park Inn |
| Gray (1st version) | Staffing shortages | Aug 2021–Sep 2021 | N | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Studio West ASU NC 105 Lot ASU Mountain Laurel Hall ASU Skywalk Pinnacle Drive | US 421, US 321, NC 194 Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321 NC 105 NC 105 Byp. | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute |
| Green East | Merged with Teal to become Green Route | ?–Aug 2018 | Y | ASU College Street Station | Mountaineer Village | East King Street / US 421, US 221, NC 194 | Hospitality House |
| Green West | Merged with Red | ?–Aug 2018 | Y | ASU College Street Station | Kensington Apartments High Country Condos | West King Street / US 421, US 321, NC 194 Queen Street | Old Bristol Road / US 421 near NC 105 Bypass |
| Orange Night Owl | Staffing shortages, COVID-19 pandemic | Aug 2019–Nov 2019 | N | ASU College Street Station | Mountaineer Village | East King Street / US 421, US 221, NC 194 | Brookshire Park Road |
| Teal | Merged with Green East to become Green Route | Aug 2013–Aug 2018 | Y | ASU Peacock Traffic Circle | Studio West NC 105 Crosswalk ASU Appalachian Panhellenic Hall ASU Skywalk ASU Convocation Center | Rivers Street Blowing Rock Road / US 321 NC 105 | Cottages of Boone |
| Night Owl | Unknown | ?–Mid-2001 | No data archived | No data archived | No data archived | No data archived | No data archived |