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GMT board representative briefs Montpelier council on proposed changes to MyRIDE and possible service transfer
Summary
A Green Mountain Transit board representative briefed the council on two options to revise GMT’s MyRIDE on-demand service and said public meetings are scheduled next week.
Christian Meyer, Washington County representative to the Green Mountain Transit (GMT) Board, briefed the Montpelier City Council on two proposed service options for GMT’s on-demand MyRIDE service.
Meyer said the pilot grant that funded the on-demand MyRIDE pilot has closed and GMT staff put forward two options for public consideration: (1) reinstate a full fixed-route service, or (2) adopt a hybrid model that maintains a fixed route for the Hospital Hill–mall–Berlin Plateau corridor while providing an on-demand circular service for downtown areas. GMT will hold in-person and virtual public meetings on the proposals next week (April 2 in person and April 3 virtual, per Meyer).
Meyer also told council there are discussions about potentially transferring operations from GMT to an adjacent provider, such as Tri-Valley Transit; no decisions were finalized. Councilors requested Meyer provide a memo outlining the service-area differences between fixed-route and hybrid options; Meyer said he would supply a short memo and additional GMT materials, and offered to convey council messages to the GMT board as the public process moves forward.
