Vermont Business Magazine Tri-Valley Transit (TVT) reached a major milestone early this summer, providing its 5,000,000th ride since the organization’s founding in 1976. This benchmark includes riders boarding public bus routes, taking Dial-a-Ride trips, and those receiving specialized transportation services.
“This means much more than just a big number,” said TVT’s Executive Director, Jim Moulton. “Each ride we give is one more person going to work, providing for their family, engaging in their community, or accessing a needed service. To make that difference 5,000,000 times is humbling.”
“This achievement is not just about TVT,” added Moulton. “We couldn’t have reached this milestone without decades of care and commitment from our employees, our volunteers, our funders, and the local, state and federal officials that support our programs. It has been a community effort.”
TVT surpassed 200,000 rides in Fiscal Year 2024 for the first time since the COVID pandemic, as more people return to using public transportation and ridership continues to grow.
TVT Commuter Routes run along the I-89, I-91, Route 116, and Route 7 corridors to provide access from more rural communities to larger population centers. These routes accommodate work and school schedules and help riders get to shopping centers and medical appointments. Local services in Randolph, Bradford, Middlebury, Bristol, and Vergennes help people engage in their community by accessing goods and services locally.
TVT also offers Dial-a-Ride programs to help qualifying individuals access nutrition programs, medical appointments, shopping needs, and social activities that allow everyone to fully participate in their community. These trips are usually provided by Volunteer Drivers who contribute their time and are reimbursed for the miles they drive, or by staff drivers using vans equipped with lifts for people who need assistance with wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
To find bus schedules, learn about Dial-a-Ride programs, or see what it takes to become a Volunteer Driver, visit the TVT website at www.trivalleytransit.org, or call 802-388-2287 in Addison County and 802-728-3773 in Orange and Windsor Counties, and become a part of TVT’s next million trips!
Source: 8.12.2024. Middlebury/Randolph, Vermont – Tri-Valley Transit www.trivalleytransit.org
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