VTA Gets $3.8 Million for New Electric Buses

Once the new buses are purchased, 87 per cent of the VTA’s overall fleet will be electric.

Read More

VTA Fares Are Free This Winter

From Nov. 24 to March 31, rides on the Vineyard Transit Authority will be free. Insteading of paying $1.25 per town for a ride, passengers can hop on the Island’s bus system without paying any fares as part of the “try transit” program sponsored by the state legislature. 

Read More

VTA Bus Hits Van in West Tisbury

A Vineyard Transit Authority bus sideswiped a minivan on Lambert's Cove Road in West Tisbury Saturday afternoon.

Read More

Bus Driver Union Threatens VTA with Legal Action

The Vineyard Transit Authority’s bus driver union claims the VTA administrator is wrongly been involved in the day-to-day operations of the authority and union’s ongoing contract negotiations.

Read More

Edgartown Backs "Magic Bus" Battery Grant Plan

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission pitched the Edgartown select board Monday on an effort to use Vineyard Transit Authority electric bus batteries as a potential power source for water pumps in emergencies.

Read More

Surveillance Cameras Key in Cracking Bank Robbery Case

Nearly one month after the Rockland Trust robbery, police have arrested three suspects. It's possible none of them would be in custody without the timely passing of a VTA bus on the morning of Nov. 17.

Read More

Board Pushes Back on VTA's New Location Plan for Wireless Chargers

Plans to install two inductive electric bus chargers on Music street in West Tisbury hit a snag last week, after the town select board pushed back on a proposed location change.

Read More

Ride for Free

Starting Nov. 25, the Vineyard Transit Authority, through a statewide initiative, will be offering fare free service for the rest of the year.

Read More

VTA Rolls Out Fare-Free Season

Riding the bus on Martha’s Vineyard will be free of charge from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31, according to an announcement Friday from the Vineyard Transportation Authority.

Read More

VTA Loses Drivers, Trims Schedules

Fall cutbacks have come early for the Vineyard Transit Authority, which on Monday announced immediate schedule reductions on nine of its 14 routes due to a driver shortage.

Read More

Pages