Starting Monday, the Vineyard Transit Authority is piloting a new microtransit service for up-Island passengers, available seven days a week.
Transit Authority Scrambles, Fills Summer Workforce Needs
By MANDY LOCKE
Six weeks ago, Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) administrators worried they'd be forced to leave some bus riders stranded on the side of the road this summer.
Now, on the eve of the summer season, VTA officials say they have found enough drivers to meet summer demands.
Last month, the public bus system faced a 30 per cent hole in its summer workforce - the result of a decision by federal immigration officials to enforce a limit on temporary visas (H2Bs) for foreign wor
Transit System Prepares for New Season; Authority Plans Adjustment
to Routes
By JONATHAN BURKE
Vineyard Transit Authority is on the verge of a new summer season,
and still sorting out problems associated with its new fare boxes.
Just a few weeks ago, Vineyard transit officials decided the North Tisbury business district would be the perfect place to relocate their bus transfer hub and put an end to all those complaints about buses ruining the historic character of West Tisbury village. All they needed was a good-sized patch of blacktop in the business district.
Bus Ridership Climbs Sharply
Vineyard Transit Authority Puts Number of Passengers on Bus Routes
at Roughly 400,000 For July and August Alone
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority carried close
to 400,000 people in the fiscal year from July 1, 2000 through June
30, 2001. Transit authority administrator Angie Gompert said she
estimates 200,000 people were served this July and another 200,000 in
August.
Summer of Public Transit
By MANDY LOCKE
The Vineyard Transit Authority is dedicated to making it
easy to leave the car at home and ride the bus through the busy
summer season.
