Connecticut River Transit

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Connecticut River Transit
Connecticut River Transit logo.svg
SloganWe Provide the Ride!
Headquarters300 Clinton Street,
Springfield, VT
Service areaeastern Windham and Windsor Counties, VT
Service type bus service, express bus service, dial-a-bus
Routes14 (5 local, 8 between-town commuters, 1 dial-a-ride paratransit)
DestinationsBellows Falls, Brattleboro, Ludlow, Springfield, White River Junction, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Fleet26
Annual ridership189,500 (2010)
Chief executiveTed Reeves (president)
Website crtransit.org

Connecticut River Transit (CRT), whose bus service was also known as the Current, was the public transit provider for Vermont's southern Windsor County and Windham County. The company also owned and operated the former Brattleboro BeeLine bus service in the town of Brattleboro, Vermont.

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History

A private 501(c)(3) non-profit public transportation company, CRT was established in November, 2003. In 2003, it provided nearly 60,000 trips a year. In fiscal year 2010, it had an annual ridership of 126,500. [1] The Brattleboro BeeLine, which CRT also operates for local routes in Brattleboro, served 63,000 patrons during that same time period. CRT's fleet consists of 26 wheelchair accessible vehicles, with bike racks on all vehicles.

Brattleboro, Vermont Town in Vermont, United States

Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Massachusetts state line, at the confluence of Vermont's West River and the Connecticut. In 2010, Brattleboro's population was 12,046.

As of January 19, 2015, trip planning via CRT "Current" buses became available on Google Maps, including the Brattleboro BeeLine bus system. [2]

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On July 1, 2015, a merger between the Current and the MOOver was completed. The resulting entity is now collectively known as Southeast Vermont Transit. [3]

Deerfield Valley Transit Association

The Deerfield Valley Transit Association (DVTA) is a regional non-profit public transit provider located in southern Vermont. Its nickname is the MOOver since its buses are painted black and white like Holstein cows.

Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT) is the public transportation network serving Windham County, Vermont, southern Windsor County, and parts of southern Bennington County by local bus. The agency was born in July 2015 when the more localized Connecticut River Transit, doing business as the Current, and the Deerfield Valley Transit Association, doing business as the MOOver, merged.

Facility

Southeast Vermont Transit's "Current" bus facility is located in Rockingham, Vermont, close to US Route 5's interchange with Interstate 91, directly across the street from the Exit 6 Park and Ride lot. Housed there is a 20,000 square feet (1,858 m2) building consisting of bus storage bays, offices and a maintenance center. [4]

Rockingham, Vermont Town in Vermont, United States

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U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from New Haven, Connecticut to the Canada–United States border at Derby Line, Vermont. In Vermont, the road runs south–north from the Massachusetts state line near Guilford to the international border. The 192.316 miles (309.503 km) that lie in Vermont are maintained by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and run largely parallel to Interstate 91. US 5 also follows the path of the Connecticut River from the Massachusetts border to St. Johnsbury, where the river turns northeast while US 5 continues north. The highway serves the major towns of Brattleboro, Hartford, and St. Johnsbury, along with the city of Newport near the Canadian border.

Interstate 91 (I-91) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It provides the primary north–south thoroughfare in the western part of the region. The Interstate generally follows the course of the Connecticut River. Its southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut, at Interstate 95. The northern end of the American-maintained road is in the village of Derby Line, Vermont, at the Canadian border. I-91 then continues past the Derby Line-Rock Island Border Crossing, where the road's official name changes to Autoroute 55. I-91 is the longest of three Interstate highways whose entire route is located within the New England states and is also the only primary (two-digit) Interstate Highway in New England to intersect all five of the others that run through the region. The largest cities along its route are New Haven, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts, Brattleboro, Vermont, White River Junction, Vermont, and St. Johnsbury, Vermont in order from south to north.

Route list and fare schedule

(information is current as of August 4, 2014) [5] [6]

One-way tokens were also available for frequent riders from bus drivers or at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center:

A 27 ride pass on the Bellows Falls/Brattleboro Commuter was also available for $25. Prior to the Southeast Vermont Transit merger, there was no discount fare schedule for seniors, the disabled or Medicare cardholders on these fixed routes or on the Brattleboro BeeLine.

Brattleboro BeeLine


The Current also operated the former Brattleboro BeeLine across the town of Brattleboro. [7] All local one-way fares were $1.00 unless noted otherwise. The local Brattleboro bus system was composed of the:

Rolls of 20 BeeLine bus tokens were available directly from Current bus drivers. One-way transfers were also available and are good on local routes only when transferring between buses at the Brattleboro Transportation Center. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ 2012 Vermont Public Transit Policy Plan, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ↑ Cities Covered, Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ↑ Bus Groups to Merge, Company Covers Southeastern Vermont, Deerfield Valley News. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. ↑ Our Bus Facility, Connecticut River Transit. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. ↑ Bus Schedules, Connecticut River Transit. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  6. ↑ Bus Fares Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine , Connecticut River Transit. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  7. ↑ Between Town/In-town Routes Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine , The Current. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  8. ↑ Fares Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine , Connecticut River Transit. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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