Green Mountain Community Network

Not to be confused with Green Mountain Transit.
Green Mountain Community Network
Founded2007
Headquarters215 Pleasant St.
LocaleBennington, Vermont
Service areaBennington County, VT and fringes of adjacent counties
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes8 (5 local, 3 out-of-town connectors/commuters)
Hubs215 Pleasant St., Bennington
Fleet22
Annual ridership64,900 (2010)[1]
Chief executiveTerence White
WebsiteGreen Mountain Express official website

Green Mountain Community Network (GMCN) is a private, nonprofit organization, that owns and operates the public transit system by local bus in Bennington County in southwestern Vermont called the Green Mountain Express. Their bus service currently has 3 local "fixed deviated" weekday routes in Bennington: the Red, Blue and Brown routes, which can deviate up to 1/4 mile from their alignment upon request. They also have two local Saturday (Green and Light Green) routes, and three commuter routes: the Orange Line, with weekday plus Saturday service to Manchester; the Purple Line, with weekday service to Williamstown, Massachusetts; and the Emerald line, with weekday service to Wilmington.[2] The Emerald Line is a partnership between West Dover-based Southeast Vermont Transit's "the MOOver" and GMCN.[3]

The company also provides paratransit and Medicaid transportation services for Bennington County.

GMCN had an annual ridership of approximately 64,900 in fiscal year 2010, the second fewest of any public bus transit provider in Vermont for that time period when not including the Brattleboro BeeLine (now fully operated by the Current).[4] They now have an annual ridership of about 135,000.[5] There are 22 wheelchair accessible vehicles in GMCN's fleet. Their management headquarters, bus garage and transit hub are located at 215 Pleasant Street in Bennington.

  1. ^ 2012 Vermont Public Policy Plan, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ Bus Schedules, Green Mountain Community Network, Inc.
  3. ^ DVTA Bennington Route Starts July 9th, Deerfield Valley Transit Association. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  4. ^ 2012 Vermont Public Policy Plan, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ^ Sanders Praises Bennington Transit Center, Zeke Wright, Bennington Banner, October 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-17.