EMERGENCY INFORMATION: In the event of seriously inclement Effective July 1, 2017 weather or other emergency please call our office or tune your radio Welcome aboard How to read the schedule: to: WBTN 1370 AM Bennington and WEQX 102.7 FM Manchester for significant route delays or cancellation information. Locations: Buses the Green Mountain arrive at listed locations t t. a y y S n l at the designated times. l t e i 1 a o r t 1 n m 7 h e s s : n a HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Our vehicles do not run on major holidays TY i a t a e t e t T s n C F r n n • m t d 7 Ring the bell or pull the a e i e 7 r A y Community Network! e S 4 e s 0 e t r r - l s m m 7 i r t k t 4 T n a e 4 P r t e r r - o and the Federally declared day. Call 802-447-0477 for details. 2 u 0 s 5 m n n v a o a 8 cord to exit the bus. o i l 1 • u 1 r u e i p r p 0 B 2 M P S C S A B A , VT 052 nington St. • Ben Thank you for choosing the GMCN for your travel HANDICAPPED SERVICES: All GMCN buses are ADA nt 7:30 . R 7:39 asa Time Listings: Read s s Ple 8:00 p p R 8:09 5 o o equipped with wheelchair lifts and tie-down spaces. If you need 21 t t needs. Whether you have chosen to ride the GMCN to s s across, not down. 8:30 R 8:39 d d 9:00 e e R 9:09 to use the wheelchair lift to ride the bus, the driver will assist you. x x i i For example, the f f help the environment, save money, reduce depend- 9:30 R 9:39 n n e e 9:30 bus will arrive 10:00 e e R 10:09 ence on fossil fuels, lessen congestion on our road- LOST AND FOUND: The Green Mountain Community Network, Inc. at Brookside Apart- cannot be held responsible for items left in our vehicles or on the ways, or rely on our services for your mobility, we hope ments at 9:39. premises, however we will retain any found items for one month. you find our services to be convenient and accessible. Stops listed without a time: These stops will always be FUNDING: Funding in part provided by Vermont Agency of Trans- served along a route. Arrival portation and the Federal Transit Administration. We also thank our How to use this booklet: times will vary within the interval sponsors for their support. Contact us on how to become a sponsor. -18 between fixed stops. 17 This booklet is designed to be held horizontally. Request Stop: Can be made by onboard passen- SAFETY PLEDGE: Safety is our highest priority. Ongoing measures 20 ULE gers, by waving at a moving bus (driver will only include driver background checks, random drug and alcohol tests, HED stop where it is safe), or by calling one day in ad- daily vehicle inspections and preventative maintenance. We pledge SC US Completely unfold this vance. To request a return pick-up you must notify to constantly renew our efforts toward safety and continuously seek B cover as shown at right Bennington County Bus Routes the driver as you exit the bus or call GMCN at 447- new programs and opportunities to increase safety on our system. and turn the booklet 90˚ 0477. Return time for pick-up is dependent on the regular schedule. These “R” Stops are not sideways so that the automatic and the bus cannot wait. TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 The Green Mountain Community Network, Inc. (Green Mtn. Express Transportation) title on the opposite P operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, and side “Bennington MA Fares national origin as stipulated in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. County Bus Routes” is If you feel you have been discriminated against based on your race, Fee to ride all the routes, except Emerald Line. Children under 5 ride color, or national origin, you may file a complaint with the Vermont facing you right side up. free. Prices subject to change. Discounted weekly and monthly rates Agency of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights by calling 802-828- available. See specific route for fare information. 5858 and stating that you would like to make a Title VI complaint. If Then, flip the pages of • Bus Route you would like more information about your Title VI rights, you may Route Deviations call the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights and the attached booklet to 1 request it be provided to you. the route you are inter- GMCN buses will deviate up to ⁄4 mile from the published routes to pick-up or drop-off passengers, cost is double the fare. Deviations are ested in. not included on Complimentary Passes; regular fee will be charged. To STATE OF VT PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS LAW 9 V.S.A. § 4502 request a deviation, call GMCN a day in advance at (802) 447-0477 or (a) Public accommodations states an owner or operator of a place of ask a bus driver to assist you. If your deviation request cannot be public accommodation or an agent or employee of such owner or The route schedule and accommodated at the desired schedule time then, per federal law, GMCN operator shall not, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, information should be will provide the service up to 1 hour before or after the requested time. marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity of any facing you correctly as person, refuse, withhold from, or deny to that person any of the Arrival/Departure Times accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of the place you view the different of public accommodation. routes. All times are approximate as weather, traffic, and construction along the If you feel you have been discriminated against, you may file a route may affect schedule. Please plan on arriving at the bus stop five minutes prior to the scheduled time. Use the pullcord to signal the next complaint with Vermont Human Rights Commission by calling Connect stop, or tell your driver. 1-800-416-2010 or by e-mail at [email protected]. to other regions Transfers If you need a larger print schedule or language See details pages 14-16. If you need to take more than one bus to get to where you need to go, ALWAYS ask the driver for a transfer to the next bus when you exit the interpretation assistance, please ask your driver, both Bennington first bus. Transfers are not accepted on the orange line when traveling are available through the GMCN Office at 447-0477 Albany, Boston, northbound from Bennington or on the purple line when traveling south Brattleboro, to Williamstown. Burlington, Green Mountain Community Network - Green Mountain Express New York City, Requesting Flag stops 215 Pleasant St. • Bennington, VT 05201 • 802-447-0477 • TTY: 711 • www.greenmtncn.org cn.org eenmtn Pittsfield, Rutland Please call 447-0477 for information. Stop must be at a safe location. www.gr 1 . Routes and Schedulesg p See fold-out map for route locations Generally routes begin and end at 215 Pleasant Street G Blue Line pg. 2 50¢ Fare (Monday - Friday) Serves central Bennington and Hospital/Dewey St. G Red Line pg. 4 50¢ Fare (Monday - Friday) Serves Northside Drive, Kocher Drive, Schools, Shopping Centers, and Willow Park. G Green Line pg. 6 Fare Free (Saturday 11 am - 5 pm) Serves Southern Vermont Medical Center, Southern Vermont College, Downtown. Meets Light Green Line at Aldi’s. G Light Green Line pg. 7 Fare Free (Saturday 11 am - 5 pm) Shopping line - serves Bennington College and the greater Bennington area on Saturdays. Meets Green Line at Aldis. G Purple Line pg. 8 See Fare pg. 8 Bennington to Williamstown, MA (Monday – Friday) Connect to other areas in the region. Pownal service & connections to Peter Pan. G Orange Line pg. 9 See Fare pg. 9 Bennington to Manchester (Monday-Friday; Saturday 6:25 and 3:10 runs only) G Brown Line 50¢ Fare (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) pg. 10 (Tuesday & Thursday) pg. 11 Serves North Bennington, Southern Vermont College, and Bennington College. G Emerald Line pg. 12 Fare Free (Monday - Friday) Serves Bennington to Wilmington, Long Trail / AT Trailhead, and limited connections to Brattleboro via Moover, PLUS extension to Bennington’s east end. Other Transit Connections pg. 14-16 Use of Bike Racks Inside Back Cover G Blue Line (Monday - Friday) Hospital Route ) ) / t in l e t C . a e il e e P ) M s n r e h b / o t r t T n u i M . A T l a t S t . t a h R to o t t y M V r g r n a n S t a S ( ly n e o e C g H t e ty l a S l n i n e i e i ( in l t e r t l t H t R e S ld n o t a o r t n e t h r a n h m e s s e s n n a y s i n o u o n in a t a a t t t e e it t n a h in a e e s n o l i e F o H o s n C F r n n C u C t i (W .