Editing Florence, South Carolina (section)

===Mass transit===
The [[Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority]] (PDRTA) is the principal agency responsible for operating mass transit in greater Florence area including [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]], [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]], [[Chesterfield, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon]], and the Lake City area. PDRTA also operates routes to [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], [[Myrtle Beach]] and [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]].

PDRTA operates express shuttles, and bus service serving Florence and its immediate surrounding areas. The authority was established in June 1974; it is South Carolina's oldest and largest RTA. PDRTA began operations serving the six-county Pee Dee region of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro Counties. The PDRTA has provided transportation for more than 15 million passengers, and transports approximately 2,457 people daily. It operates services with 165 vehicles ranging in size from transit, intercity buses, and trolleys to lift-equipped vans and goshens.<ref>[http://www.pdrta.org/AboutPDRTA.html] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>