The Buc in 2025: Making It Easier to Work, Shop, and Live in Buckhead
Since launching in 2022, the Buc has become a practical part of how people move around Buckhead day to day. By the end of 2025, riders had requested more than 195,000 trips, reflecting steady demand for short, local travel that replaces quick car trips and parking searches. The service is funded by the Buckhead Community Improvement District as part of its broader investment in transportation options that support Buckhead’s workforce, businesses, and residents.
Across all types of workplaces, the Buc helps remove everyday friction from the workday. Employees use it to connect between MARTA stations and jobs in offices, retail, hotels, restaurants, medical facilities, and other employment centers, as well as to reach meetings or errands without moving their car. With average wait times around 14 minutes, the service is predictable enough to rely on as part of a daily routine. Businesses benefit on the customer side as well. Most Buc trips are short, making it easier for customers to reach restaurants, shops, hotels, and entertainment destinations without the hassle of parking. That ease of movement supports longer visits and a more connected Buckhead experience.
Residents use the Buc to fill everyday gaps between walking, biking, transit, and driving. Repeat use shows how the service supports daily needs like grocery trips, appointments, dining, and social outings, helping some households rely less on a car. Livable Buckhead has coordinated the Buc since its original launch in 2003, building on its role managing mobility programs in Buckhead.
Alongside initiatives like Switch Your Trip, the Buc reflects a simple idea: not every trip needs a car, and small changes in how people move can make a meaningful difference for Buckhead.
Where the Buc Is Used Most: Short trips cluster around MARTA stations, major destinations like Phipps, the Buckhead Village, and the edges of the service area, showing how the Buc supports everyday first and last mile travel across Buckhead.
How People Move with the Buc: Trip patterns converge around key hubs like Buckhead and Lenox MARTA, showing the Buc’s role as a first and last mile connector linking transit, jobs, and destinations across Buckhead.
