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Green Mountain Transit
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016) (as CCTA, 1973; 51 years ago (1973))
Headquarters101 Queen City Park Road 44°27′01″N 73°13′13″W / 44.45028°N 73.22028°W / 44.45028; -73.22028
Locale Burlington, Vermont
Service area Chittenden County; The Capital District; Franklin and Grand Isle Counties; Stowe and Lamoille County; Mad River Valley
Service type Bus service, commuter bus service
Routes16
Fleet143 buses
Daily ridership7,300 (weekdays, Q4 2023) [1]
Annual ridership1,774,100 (2023) [2]
Website ridegmt.com

Green Mountain Transit (GMT) is the regional public transit system based in Burlington, Vermont, which was formed in 2016 through the merger of two more localized transit systems: the Chittenden County Transportation Authority and the Green Mountain Transit Authority. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,774,100, or about 7,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Chittenden County area

Transit center and routes

GMT's Downtown Transit Center, which generally serves local routes, is located in downtown Burlington on Saint Paul Street, between Pearl and Cherry Streets, with adjoining space along Pearl Street. All of the commuter and express routes (36, 46, 56, 86, 96) generally operate from Pearl Street in the vicinity of Saint Paul Street.

Local routes (NextGen)

In June 2019, pairs of local routes were combined, given color-coded route names and through-routed via the Downtown Transit Center (DTC) with new schedules; see "Former routes" below for more info. Most local routes operate seven days a week (certain holidays excluded) with 20-minute or 30-minute service patterns during the day between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM, with weekday evening service ending at about 10:30PM.

Route Terminals Streets traveled Notes
1

Williston

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Williston
Walmart
Main Street, Williston Road (South Burlington, Williston), Marshall Avenue
  • Daily service.
  • Serves University Mall.
  • Formerly part of the Red Line.
2

Essex Junction

Essex Junction
Amtrak Station
Colchester Avenue, East Allen Street (Winooski), College Parkway (Colchester), Pearl Street (Essex Junction)
  • Daily service.
  • Some rush trips serve GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction.
  • Formerly part of the Blue Line.
3

Lakeside Commuter

Burlington – Lakeside
Lakeside Avenue and Central Avenue
Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Lakeside Avenue, Pine Street
  • Weekday AM rush periods, DTC-bound only.
5

Pine Street

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Burlington
Green Mountain Transit Offices
Queen City Park Road and Home Avenue
Saint Paul Street, Pine Street
  • Daily service.
  • No DTC-bound service after 6:30PM, southbound buses may be marked as "TO GARAGE".
  • Formerly part of the Green Line.
6

Shelburne Road

Shelburne Museum South Union Street, Shelburne Road
  • Daily service.
  • Some Shelburne-bound rush trips extended to Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
  • Sundays, Shelburne buses terminate at Home Avenue (Market 32) in Burlington.
  • Formerly part of the Blue Line.
7

North Avenue

Burlington – Northgate Apartments
Northgate Road and North Avenue
North Street, North Avenue
  • Daily service.
  • Heineburg Housing served by Northgate-bound buses hourly during daytime hours.
  • Formerly part of the Red Line.
8

City Loop

Clockwise Loop
(See Notes)
North Avenue, North Street, Archibald Street, North Prospect Street, Maple Street, Battery Street
  • No evening service.
  • Alternate buses serve Fern Hill or McAuley Square (about the halfway point of the loop) and are signed as such.
  • Pre-June 2008, known as "Old North End Loop" with bi-directional service. [3]
  • Formerly the Gold Loop.
9

Riverside/Winooski

Winooski
Champlain Mill
(See Notes)
Elmwood Avenue, Riverside Avenue, then:
Counter-clockwise Loop: Barlow Street, Main Street (Winooski), Weaver Street, Malletts Bay Avenue
  • No Sunday service.
  • Alternate Winooski-bound buses serve 83 Barlow Street or the Courtyard.
  • Formerly part of the Green Line.
10

Williston/Essex

Williston
Walmart
Essex Town
Sand Hill Road and River Road
Marshall Avenue, Maple Tree Place, Essex Road, Park Street (Essex Junction), then:
Clockwise Loop: Main Street (Essex Junction), Essex Outlet Fair, Center Road, Sand Hill Road, River Road (Essex Town), Maple Street (Essex Junction)
  • No evening or Sunday service.
  • Serves Essex Junction Amtrak Station.
  • Sand Hill Road/River Road is at about the 2/3 point in the Essex loop.
  • Created from the former #10 (Williston-Essex) and #4 (Essex Center) routes.
  • Formerly the Orange Line.
11

Airport

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Patrick_Leahy_Burlington_International_Airport Burlington International Airport College Street, Colchester Avenue, UVM Medical Center, Dorset Street, Kennedy Drive, then:
Counter-clockwise Loop: Kennedy Drive, Airport Drive, White Street, Hinesburg Road
  • Daily service.
  • Service is fare-free between the DTC and the UVM Medical Center.
  • Serves Union Station.
  • Burlington Airport is about the midpoint of the loop.
  • Limited service to Country Park.
  • Created from the former #11 (College Street Shuttle) and #12 (South Burlington Circulator) routes.
  • Formerly the Purple Line.

Commuter and express routes

Commuter and express routes operate weekday rush periods only unless otherwise noted and are limited stop.

Route Terminals Serves Notes
36

Jeffersonville
Commuter

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Jeffersonville
Post Office
Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Essex Junction, Essex Outlet Fair, Jericho, Underhill, Cambridge, Jeffersonville Travels via VT 15.
46

Route 116 Commuter

Hinesburg
Town Hall Park & Ride
All trips: Burlington, South Burlington, Hinesburg
Middlebury trips: Starksboro, Bristol, Middlebury
Middlebury
Merchants Row
56

Milton Commuter

Milton
Town Office Park & Ride
Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Milton
  • Travels via US 7.
  • Additional midday service.
86

Montpelier LINK Express

Montpelier
Main Street and State Street
Burlington, South Burlington, Richmond, Waterbury, Montpelier
  • Travels via I-89.
  • Additional midday service.
  • Short-turn Waterbury express labeled "286".
96

St. Albans LINK Express

St. Albans
Highgate Commons
Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Georgia, St. Albans Travels via US 7 and I-89.
97

Barre LINK Express

Barre
255 N.Main Street (Barre District Court)
Burlington, Richmond, Waterbury, Barre Travels via I-89 and VT 62. Route has been suspended since March 2020.

Shopping specials

These are shuttle buses that each operate one day per week, in the morning, to/from senior housing centers. The general public is welcome on these routes.

Route Terminals Serves Notes
Hannaford Shopping Special South Burlington
See "Serves"
University Mall
Hannaford
Pillsbury Manor, The Pines, Country Park Tuesday service only.
Price Chopper Shopping Special Winooski
See "Serves"
South Burlington
Price Chopper
The Courtyard, 83 Barlow Street, Spring Garden,
Fern Hill*, McAuley Square*, Downtown Transit Center*
Wednesday service only.
Burlington
See "Serves"
South Burlington
Price Chopper
10 North Champlain Street, 3 Cathedral Square, Decker Towers,
Heineberg Housing, McKenzie House, 101 College Street
Thursday service only.

(*) denotes Burlington destinations

Former routes

On June 17, 2019, GMT converted all the previously-numbered routes to colored through-routed (via the DTC) services. A short time thereafter, due to passenger feedback, GMT added the route numbers back in with the color scheme. The Red Line was composed of the 7 and 1 routes, the Blue Line with the 6 and 2, the Green Line with the 5 and 9 and the Orange Line with the 10 (and the later addition of the 4, which was originally the Silver Loop after conversion). The 8 became the Gold Loop. On June 14, 2021, due to more customer feedback, the GMT eliminated the color designations in favor of the previous numerical ones. [4]

Route Terminals Streets traveled Notes
1V

Williston Village

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Williston Village
Williston Town Hall
Main Street, Williston Road (South Burlington, Williston), then:
Clockwise Loop: Industrial Avenue, Mountain View Road, North Williston Road
(see Notes)
  • Weekday rush periods only along with one mid-day trip.
  • AM trips clockwise loop through Williston Village, PM trips counter-clockwise.
  • Only serves University Mall AM/mid-day Williston-bound trips.
  • Discontinued June 17, 2019.
4

Essex Center

Essex Junction
Amtrak Station
Clockwise Loop: Main Street (Essex Junction), Essex Outlet Fair, Center Road, Sand Hill Road, River Road (Essex Center), Maple Street (Essex Junction)
  • Weekdays only, no late morning service.
  • Rush trips serve IBM by on-board request.
  • Became Silver Loop on June 17, 2019, and subsequently added to the Orange Line (route 10).
12

UMall/Airport

South Burlington
University Mall
(See Notes)
Burlington International Airport
(See Notes)
Dorset Street, Kennedy Drive, then:
Counter-clockwise Loop: Kennedy Drive, Airport Drive, White Street, Hinesburg Road
  • Daily service.
  • Burlington Airport is about the midpoint of the loop.
  • The last three PM trips Monday–Saturday and all Sunday trips are extended from University Mall to the Downtown Transit Center via Main Street. This is similar to the service pattern of the original Airport (1) route.
  • Folded into the Purple Line (extended route 11) on June 17, 2019.
18

Sunday Service

Burlington
Downtown Transit Center
Counter-clockwise Loop: Pine Street (SB), Shelburne and South Union streets (NB), Pearl Street, Mansfield Avenue, Riverside Avenue, North Avenue (NB then SB), North Street
  • Sunday only, alternate trips serve Lakeside; covers Burlington neighborhoods served by routes 5, 6, 8 and 7 (in that order).
  • The first morning trip serves public housing and churches only.
  • Discontinued June 17, 2019.

(NB): Northbound; (SB): Southbound

Fares

As of June 18, 2021, GMT will be fare-free for all local routes until March 6, 2024.

As of March 6, 2024, fares will be two dollars, with a four dollar daily cap, and a fifty dollar monthly cap. Discounted fares for people under 17, over 60, or who are disabled are one dollar, with a two dollar daily cap and a twenty five dollar monthly cap. Fares can be paid using the Ride Ready app, a smart card, contactless payment, or cash. However, the fare cap does not apply to cash fares. [5] Fares will not apply on rural services. [6]

Fleet

Most of the GMT fleet is made up of Gillig low-floor transit buses, although a number of New Flyer and Proterra buses are used. MCI long-distance buses and various shuttle buses built on Ford E-350 chassis have been purchased for intercity routes and transit service in outlying towns, respectively.
Note that this list is incomplete.

Fleet Number(s) Year Manufacturer Model Notes
2xx
4xx
unknown Chevrolet 3500 full fleet number range unknown.
Ford E-350
910-916 2007 Gillig Low Floor 35' All except 913 have been retired
920-925 BRT 40' 921, 923, and 925 have been retired
926-928 2009 927 has been retired
930-936 2012 MCI D4500CT
940-941 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40' 941 has been retired
942-949 2009 948 has been retired
950-962 2010
963-971 2017
972-973 2019
4211-4213 2021
990-991 2020 Proterra Catalyst BE40 First electric buses in the state of Vermont. More buses expected to be bought in 2021–2022
unknown 2024 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40

[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

The Capital District, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Stowe and Lamoille County, Mad River Valley areas

Route list

  • 80 City Route Mid-day
  • 81 Barre/Hospital Hill
  • 82 Montpelier/Hospital Hill
  • 83 Waterbury Commuter
  • 84 US 2 Commuter
  • 85 Hannaford Shopping Shuttle
  • 86 Montpelier Link Express (see Chittenden County Area)
  • 87 Northfield Community Shuttle
  • 88 Capital Shuttle
  • 89 City Commuter
  • 90 Health Center in Plainfield Shuttle
  • 91 Barre Hospital Hill Demand Response
  • 92 Montpelier Circulator
  • 93 Northfield Commuter
  • 96 St. Albans LINK Express (see Chittenden County Area)
  • 109 Price Chopper Shopping Shuttle
  • 110 St. Albans Downtown Shuttle
  • 115 Alburgh / Georgia Commuter
  • 116 Richford / St. Albans Commuter
  • 120 Valley Floor
  • 122 Mount Ellen
  • 124 Mountain Condos
  • 125 Access Road

Fare schedule

50% discount fares are available to children ages 6 through 17, seniors at and over the age of 60, and disabled passengers. LINK Express riders are not eligible for any discounts when riding such buses. Bus-to-bus transfers are also available, and are valid one hour after receipt and are not valid for round trips. [13]

Capital District local routes fares

This list includes the City Commuter route.

  • $1.00 per one-way trip ($0.50 for discount qualified riders)
  • $9.00 for adult 10-ride pass ($4.50 for discount qualified riders)
  • $33.00 for adult monthly pass ($15.00 for discount qualified riders)

Mad River Valley and Stowe/Lamoille

  • Single local fare $1.00
  • 10-ride pass on local routes $9.00
  • Unlimited ride monthly pass on local routes $33.00
  • Single fare between towns on commuters $2.00
  • Single fare within towns on commuters $1.00
  • 10-ride pass $16.00
  • Monthly commuter pass $67.00
  • Regional seasonal routes in Stowe/Lamoille are fare free

Franklin/Grand Isle

  • Single local fare $0.50
  • 10 ride local pass $4.50
  • Unlimited ride monthly pass $16.50
  • Single fare between towns on commuters $1.00
  • Single fare within towns on commuters $0.50
  • 10-ride pass $8.00
  • Monthly commuter pass $33.50

References

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ CCTA System Map via the Internet Archive. Retrieved on 2014-05-02.
  4. ^ GMT System Name Changes
  5. ^ "Fares: Effective March 6, 2024". ridegmt.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  6. ^ "Fares: Effective March 6, 2024". ridegmt.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  7. ^ "Green Mountain Transit, BED unveil first two electric buses". Vermont Business Magazine. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ^ Syed, Maleeha. "VTrans survey to address transportation access in rural Vermont". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  9. ^ https://ridegmt.com/wp-content/uploads/link-express-bus-bike-storage.jpg[ bare URL image file]
  10. ^ "green mountain transit express buses – Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  11. ^ "Chittenden County Transportation Authority – CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  12. ^ "Green Mountain Transit Board of Commissioners Meeting January 2024 Packet" (PDF). p. 9.
  13. ^ Fares and passes, Green Mountain Transit Authority. Retrieved 2015-11-17.

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