1, 2010, CARTA suffered a budget problem which stranded 22,443 passengers during the day and 40,500 passengers during the night. Despite budgetary setbacks, CARTA ridership continues to increase and become more popular. In 2013, CARTA reported its busiest year of operations, with nearly five million riders for 2012 and a weekday average of over 15,000 riders. DASH service accounted for nearly 1.2 million rides in 2012. In late 2013, CARTA inaugurated its North Area Shuttle service (NASH) as a free circulator route to serve the North Charleston area, however this service was suspended in June 2014 due to low ridership. In February 2014, the NASH Express service was launched, creating an express route between Charleston International Airport and downtown Charleston. Services CARTA Express CARTA Express is a commuter-style service with limited stops from select locations in the region with service to or through downtown Charleston. CARTA Express buses are full-sized commuter-style buses with reclining, upholstered “airline-style” seats, reading lights and overhead luggage racks. Single door entry provides more room and beverages are allowed on board. The fare for any Express route is $3.50 per one-way ride; passengers can also purchase an Express Monthly Gold Pass for $88 which is good for any and all Express routes as well as all Fixed Route services. As of February 2014, there are four active CARTA Express routes: Fixed Route services CARTA offers fixed route services to much of the Charleston area by offering trips on select routes which run seven days a week, with limited services on Sundays and select holidays. Routes are serviced by large passenger buses complete with bench seating, two entrances, a wheelchair lift and a bike rack with space for two bikes on the front of each bus. Routes that are less heavily traveled may are sometimes serviced with minibuses. Services to the north of downtown Charleston Route 10 – Rivers Avenue Route 11 – Dorchester/Airport Route 12 – Upper Dorchester/AFB Route 13 – Remount Road Services within downtown Charleston Route 7 – Hospitality on Peninsula (HOP) Shuttle (Temporarily suspended until further notice) Route 20 – King Street/Citadel Route 203 – Medical Shuttle (loop route) Route 204 – MUSC/Calhoun Circulator (Suspended February 2021) Services to the west, south, and east of downtown Charleston Route 30 – Savannah Highway Route 31 – Folly Road Route 32 – North Bridge Route 33 – Ashley River Rd. Route 40 – Mt. Pleasant