them on travel and adult websites. Elections Every two years, half of the elected council is up for election. In 2017, three city council seats will be up for election. Unlike the county, state and national elections, where voting is done by precinct, all city elections take place at City Hall. Infrastructure Transportation Major roads U.S. Route 78 State Route 84 State Route 124 Ronald Reagan Parkway Pedestrians and cycling Ivy Creek-Snellville Trail (Proposed) Public transportation Route 418 of the Xpress bus service, a joint venture between Gwinnett County Transit and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), provides commuter bus service to downtown Atlanta from Snellville in the morning, and vice versa in the afternoon. Seven departure times are available in the morning and seven in the afternoon, Monday-Friday, via Stone Mountain Freeway (U.S. 78) to I-285 and I-20. The morning westbound route terminates at the Civic Center MARTA Station. The afternoon eastbound route terminates at the First Baptist Church of Snellville, with a stop at the Hewatt Road Park&Ride. Gwinnett County Transit is also testing a micro-transit service in the Snellville area. History Buses first ran on the morning of April 2, 2007. In that first month, the route had a total of 1,783 riders. In May, there was a 40% increase to 2,520. On many mornings, the bus is standing room only. On August 21, 2007, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with GRTA to add five new Motor Coach Industries D4500CL buses to the route. Medical centers Snellville has one major hospital, Eastside Medical Center, formerly Emory Eastside Medical Center, which serves the southern Gwinnett County Region. Media Newspapers Atlanta Journal-Constitution (major regional paper) Gwinnett Daily Post Radio Television Geography Snellville is located in southern Gwinnett County at (33.858439, −84.006324). U.S. Route 78 runs through the center of the city, leading west to downtown Atlanta and east to Monroe. Georgia State Route 124 crosses US 78 in the center of Snellville, leading north to Lawrenceville and south to Lithonia. Some unincorporated areas in the eastern edge of DeKalb County and western Rockdale County have a Snellville mailing address, but are not a part of the City of Snellville. According to the United States Census Bureau, Snellville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.22%, is water. Climate Snellville (along with the rest of the Atlanta metropolitan area) has