GSP Transit Hub

Special Project

Project Updates:

  • The final report was released on May 9. Download the full report here.

On Thursday, May 9, the Upstate Mobility Alliance released its GSP Transit Hub Feasibility Analysis at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

The Study, which took place over eight months and involved public surveys, stakeholder meetings, and economic and transit analyses, explored how a Transit Hub at GSP can help local transit authorities expand their service to reach the airport, serve the airport’s need for better mobility of passengers to and from the terminal and parking lots, and serve as a point of connection for regional mobility. It was conducted by the firm Sam Schwartz in collaboration with the Upstate Mobility Alliance and a project steering committee.

Report Findings

The study, funded by a grant from SC Department of Transportation uncovered four major conclusions

  • Support Exists
    Widespread support exists for enhanced regional transit cooperation and connectivity to GSP. This was a theme throughout the community surveys and the stakeholder interviews.

  • Demand Exists
    GSP has multiple potential travel markets, and demand for transit exists along corridors connecting to GSP. Travel markets include GSP employees, under-employed Upstate residents, and business travelers.

  • Positive Impact to the Region
    Implementing transit service with GSP as a hub can result in meaningful social and economic impacts.

  • Advances Regional Priorities
    Transit service connecting to a GSP hub aligns with SCDOT regional mobility priorities.

The study also found that a fully phase transit service across systems that, “connects Clemson, Greenville, GSP, and Spartanburg has a potential market of almost 1,000 daily riders. Annually, it could add 231 jobs to the Upstate, $12.2M in labor income, $36.4M in economic output, $551K in local tax revenue, and $836K in state tax revenue.”

Project Background

In April of 2023, SC DOT awarded a $100,000 grant to the Upstate Mobility Alliance to conduct a Feasibility Study/Analysis to explore the establishment of a Transit Hub at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). A $120,000 project in total, this Study will look at how a Transit Hub at GSP can help local transit authorities expand their service to reach the airport, serve the airport’s need for better mobility of passengers to and from the terminal and parking lots, and serve as a point of connection for regional mobility.

Working with transit authorities such as GreenLink, SPARTA, CATbus, and Electric City Transit (Anderson), GSP, and SC DOT, the Upstate Mobility Alliance will be responsible for conducting the Feasibility Study and publishing its findings. The Study will be used to inform decisions about future connectivity to, from, and within, the airport’s property.