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Harrisburg's CAT to Provide Bus Service to Major Employer
Capital Area Transit (CAT) in Harrisburg, PA, has entered into a public-private partnership with Chewy, a leading online retailer of pet food and supplies, to provide public transit service to hundreds of employees commuting to the company’s 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Mechanicsburg.
CAT Interim General Manager Tom Reynolds called the partnership “a great example of CAT’s ability to adjust to the needs of private-sector employers in [neighboring] Cumberland County by providing transit service for commuting workers who might not otherwise access jobs outside of Dauphin County.”
Chewy currently employs more than 1,200 workers in Mechanicsburg, approximately 42 percent of whom reside in Harrisburg. The new service joins CAT’s existing operations to other warehouse facilities in Cumberland County including Amazon, Fry Communications and WEG.
The CY-Carlisle Pike Warehouse route operates at times that coincide with the Chewy facility’s shift changes, with four daily trips to the facility and five trips back to Harrisburg.
“Chewy is excited for this opportunity to partner with CAT to provide economical public transit service for our team members who commute from Harrisburg every day,” said Justin Canales, general manager of the company’s Mechanicsburg fulfillment center. “We recognize this is an important service that will dually benefit Chewy employees who need extended access to public transportation, as well as serve to increase daily CAT ridership.”
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Representing the new partnership between CAT and Chewy, from left: CAT Interim General Manager Tom Reynolds, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse and Justin Canales, Chewy Fulfillment Center.
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