Executive Director Mike Whitten, Manchester Transit
Guest Speakers:
Governor Chris Sununu
Mayor Joyce Craig
Jessica Wilcox, Dept. of Environmental Services
Jason Raposa, Anderson Bluebird Bus Sales of New England
Derek Whaley, Roush Clean Tech
Participants and vehicles will be available for follow up after the formal remarks.
Due to the current COVID 19 guidelines amenities will be limited to bottled water.
Attendees are asked to follow social distancing practices.
MTA Celebrates the Arrival of its Propane Fueled School Buses
Manchester Transit Authority Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2020
CONTACT: Karen Holden, Assistant Director; School Operations
603.623.8801 ext. 5156
Press Event
MTA celebrates the arrival of its propane fueled school buses
You are invited to attend the formal unveiling of MTA’s acquisition of fourteen Propane School Buses. The event will include discussions about the benefits to the students and the community by providing safe, clean buses that will improve the air quality by significantly reducing NOx emissions. In real world testing, propane buses cut emissions by 96 percent compared to clean diesel buses.
Thursday August 13th 2020, 11:00am
Manchester Transit
110 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
We hope you are able to attend. Please contact me via email to confirm your attendance
Thank you to our School Bus Drivers! Their support of the food delivery program is appreciated. Without their support, the program would not have been such a success.
Public Hearing Agenda for July 28, 2020
A public hearing will be held at the Manchester Transit Authority, 110 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM. All interested persons will be given opportunity to speak at the hearing, submit written comments to the MTA by email at info@mtabus.org or mail at 110 Elm Street from Friday, July 17, 2020 until Tuesday, August 25, 2020.
Proposed Service Changes
Dartmouth | VA Hospital – Routeo 1
No changes proposed
Hanover St | E Industrial Park – Route 2
Route change to include travel to the Massabesic Traffic Circle hourly vs. alternating hours.
Brown Ave | Airport – Route 3
Four (4) new runs to be added starting hourly at 9:25 AM, 10:25 AM, 11:25 AM, and 12:25 PM
Commerce Dr | Target – Bedford – Route 4
No changes proposed
Southern NH University | River Rd – Route 5
No changes proposed
Bremer St | Mast Rd – Route 6
No changes proposed
Bedford Grove Plaza | Second St – Route 7
Change in length of service from 60 to 45 minutes during the 1:00 PM service; stop times will be as shown below:
Services have ended effective 06/30/2020 with the completion of the grant period. Hooksett and Goffstown services now operate Monday-Friday. New Boston service has changed to 15 trips per month.
Please note all changes proposed above are for weekday service only; no weekend changes are being proposed at this time. Additionally, we are not proposing any changes to fares.
Closed July 4, 2020
MTA is closed Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
Final Phase: Fixed Route Re-opening
6/17/2020: Starting July 1, 2020 MTA will be re-opening Transit bus service. All routes, including StepSaver, Green DASH, Concord, Nashua and Regional Services will be available.
Phase 1 Fixed Route Reopen
Starting June 1, 2020 MTA will be providing fixed route bus service on the following routes:
Route 2: Hanover / East Industrial Park
Route 3: Brown Ave / Airport
Route 6: Bremer St / Mast Rd
Route 8: South Willow St / Mall of NH
Route 10: Valley St / Mall of NH
Please note that all drivers will be using PPE (face mask, gloves and behind a barrier) and we encourage all passengers to also wear a face mask while riding MTA buses. There will be no fare collected for any ride at this time. Passengers who are unable to access the fixed routes that are operating will still be eligible to use our Demand Response service, however depending on the trip, passengers may be taken to the closest fixed route to continue their ride. Buses will be at capacity when they reach half seated capacity. Please sit in designated seats which are positioned for the maximization of social distancing. See our Routes/Schedules page for bus times.
Closed Memorial Day
MTA is closed Monday, May 25, 2020 in observance of Memorial Day.
Phase 1 Reopening
To assist passengers who need to access employment and other services as New Hampshire begins to reopen, the Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) is implementing the following initial steps to reopen our fixed route bus service as of today…click here to read more.
