Green Mountain Transit

Green Mountain Transit

GMT Headquarters
Founded	2016 (as CCTA, 1973)
Headquarters	101 Queen City Park RoadCoordinates: 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
Routes	16
Fleet	143 buses
Annual ridership	2.5 million (2014) [1]
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.

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, 76, 86, 96, 97) 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 9:00 PM, with weekday evening service ending at about 11:00PM.

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.[2] 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 Waterfront/Boathouse College Street	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 Boathouse and the UVM Medical Center. 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	Travels via VT 116. Service operated with neighboring agency Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR).
		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.

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.^[3]

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

Fare schedule[]

As of June 18, 2021, GMT will be fare-free for all local routes until June 30, 2022 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont^[4]).

(information is current as of June 17, 2019)^[5]

Starting on June 17, 2019 fares are also available for purchase in the mobile ticketing app.^[6]

Local route fares[]

• $1.50 per one-way trip on local routes ($0.75 for discount qualified riders)
• $15.00 for adult 10-ride pass ($7.50 for discount qualified riders)
• $40.00 for adult monthly (31-day) pass ($20.00 for discount qualified riders)

Free transfers are available for those needing to connect one-way on another bus. They are not valid for round trips. UVM Medical Center employees may receive a 25% discount on LINK Express passes. University of Vermont, Saint Michael's College, Champlain College and Middlebury College students may receive free bus fare for most GMT routes. No discount fares are currently available on Local Commuter or LINK Express routes.

Local commuter fares[]

• $2.00 per one-way trip
• $20 for adult 10-ride pass
• $75 for adult monthly pass (valid on all GMT routes)

LINK Express route fares[]

• $4.00 per one-way trip
• $40 for adult 10-ride pass
• $150 for adult monthly pass (valid on all GMT routes)

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

Route list[]

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.^[7]

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

Fleet[]

Most of the GMT fleet is made up of Gillig low-floor transit buses, although a number of older RTS transit buses remain in use, particularly on Burlington Neighborhood Special (school bus) routes. In recent years, 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)	Photo	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2xx 4xx		unknown	Chevrolet	3500			full fleet number range unknown.
			Ford	E-350
601-604		1999	Nova Bus	RTS-06	Detroit Diesel Series 50		May be retired
701-706		2000					701 confirmed to be active, others may be retired.
901-904		2003	Optima	Opus 30'			May be retired
910-916		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35'
920-925				BRT 40'
926-928		2009
930-936		2013	MCI	D4500CT	Cummins ISX12
940-941		2008	Gillig	Low Floor 40'
942-949		2009
950-962		2010
963-971		2017			Cummins L9	Allison B3400xFE
972-973		2019
990-991		2020	Proterra	Catalyst BE40	UQM Technologies HD220 motor	Eaton EEV-7202	first electric buses in the state of Vermont. More buses expected to be bought in 2021-2022

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