Chittenden County Transportation Authority

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Info
Locale	Burlington, Essex, South Burlington, Winooski, Shelburne, Williston, Milton
Transit type	Commuter and local buses
Number of lines	16 bus routes
Daily ridership	1500 (avg. weekday)
Chief executive	Chapin Spencer
Headquarters	15, Industrial Prakway Burlington, VT 05401
Operation
Began operation	1973
Number of vehicles	55+

Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA), Vermont's first public transit authority, manages and operates public transportation services in the Burlington, VT metro area. CCTA serves the communities of Burlington, Essex, South Burlington, Winooski, Shelburne, Williston and Milton as well as part of the city of Colchester. CCTA also operates express commuter bus service between the cities of Burlington and St-Albans, Montpellier and Middlebury.

Fares

2011 Fare Structure

Ticket Type	Validity Period	Route Type	Regular Fare	Discount Fare1
One-way	1 trip2	Regular	1.25 $	0.60 $
		LINK	4.00 $	N/A
		Commuter	2.00 $	N/A
Ten-Ride Ticket	Each ticket: 1 trip	Regular	10.00 $	5.00 $
		LINK	40.00 $	N/A
		Commuter	20.00 $	N/A
Monthly Pass	1 calendar month	Regular	42.00 $	21.00 $
		LINK	125.00 $3	N/A
		Commuter	67.00 $3	N/A

All fares are in US dollars
¹: For passengers aged between 6 to 17 years old or 60 and over
²: Transfers available
³: Gives user full access to all CCTA and GMTA routes

Transferring from a regular route to a LINK route require a valid transfer ticket and an additional payment of 1.25$. Transferring from a LINK route to a regular route is free.

University of Vermont, Champlain College, and St. Michael's College Studants as well as Middlebury faculty and staff can ride all CCTA routes for free when presenting valid ID.

Fleet

CCTA operates a fleet of 55+ vehicles including 12 EPA2007 compliant vehicles. All vehicles use biodiesel.

Current Routes

#	Route Name	Route Type	http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h455/jmboily/picto_autobus-1.jpg	Remarks Remarques
1	Williston	Regular	Cherry Street UMall
1E	Williston / Essex	Regular	Cherry Street UMall
1V	Williston Village	Rush Hour	Cherry Street UMall	Weekday service only
2	Essex Junction	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
3	Lakeside Commuter	Express	PARC Cherry Street	Weekday service only
4	Essex Center	Regular	Essex Jct. AMTRAK	Weekday service only
5	Pine Street	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
6	Shelburne Road	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
7	North Avenue	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
8	City Loop	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
9	Riverside / Winooski	Regular	Cherry Street	No Sunday service
11	College Street Shuttle	Regular	Waterfront	Free service
12	South Burlington Circulator	Regular	Cherry Street UMall
13	PARC Shullte	Rush Hour	PARC	Weekday service only
18	Sunday Service	Sunday Service Only	Cherry Street
56	Milton Commuter	Regular	Cherry Street PARC	4 departures per day
76	Middlebury LINK	Rush Hour	Exchange St. UVM	No Sunday service Saturday service operated by ACTR (transfers are possible)
86	Montpellier LINK	Rush Hour	Cherry Street	Weekday service only
96	St. Albans LINK	Rush Hour	Cherry Street Highgate Commons	Weekday service only

CCTA also operates special weekday shopping shuttles and special holidays routes notably for major City of Burlington events including First Night and the July 3rd fireworks