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State panel hears progress on transferring rural transit services from GMT to RCT and Tri Valley Transit
Summary
Officials told the Transportation House Committee that Rural Community Transportation and Tri Valley Transit are assuming rural routes from Green Mountain Transit in phased moves (Franklin/Grand Isle effective Jan. 1; additional services July 1), with KPIs, union talks and technology work under way.
Rural Community Transportation (RCT) and Tri Valley Transit (TVT) are taking over a swath of rural public transit services from Green Mountain Transit (GMT), officials told the Transportation House Committee, with some transfers already in effect and others scheduled for later this year.
"Ross McDonald, public transit program manager at VTrans, said the work is the culmination of a two‑year legislative study and that VTrans contracted consultants and assigned a coordinator to manage transfers across GMT, TVT and RCT," said Ross McDonald. The process, McDonald said, includes rewriting grant and award arrangements to match the new operating structure.
Caleb Grant of Rural Community Transportation said RCT accelerated the move: "On January 1, we officially made the transition to be the provider for Franklin," and RCT plans to transition Stowe Mountain Road…
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