Starting Monday, the Vineyard Transit Authority is piloting a new microtransit service for up-Island passengers, available seven days a week.
Riding Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority buses will cost slightly more in the new year.
Yes, it was a record summer for the VTA. The article in the Gazette did not tell of the very courteous and patient drivers all summer!
It was a busy and profitable year for summer traffic to the Island by ferry and by air.
But the big transportation success story of the summer is the Vineyard Transit Authority which set ridership records in July and August.
Beginning March 1, Vineyard Transit Authority route 1 buses traveling in Edgartown will stop only at designated bus stops. Riders on that route will no longer be encouraged to flag down the bus between stops.
Rising service costs have prompted modest increases to passenger fares, the last of which were approved last week by the advisory board for the Island public transit system. Phased-in fare hikes will continue through 2018.
The Vineyard Transit Authority has unveiled a multi-year plan to increase fares aboard its buses and vans. The proposal incorporates fare hikes in each type of ridership pass, including multi-day, single-ride and annual passes.
