Founded | 1979 |
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Headquarters | 1 MCTA Drive Swiftwater, Pennsylvania |
Locale | Swiftwater, Pennsylvania |
Service area | Monroe County, Pennsylvania |
Service type | Bus, Paratransit |
Routes | 7( 4 local, 2 shuttles, 1 Express) |
Fleet | 19 Fixed Route, 42 Paratransit |
Daily ridership | 1,600 |
Website | www.gomcta.com |
The Monroe County Transit Authority (MCTA), also known as the Pocono Pony, is a public transportation service that services Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It provides rural and inter-city fixed route bus and paratransit service within the county.[1] MCTA is funded in part by PennDOT, the Federal Transit Administration, local match and farebox revenue.[2][3]
In 2013, East Stroudsburg was designated an Urbanized Zone and became a Metropolitan Statistical Area.[4] Monroe County Transit Authority is now considered an urban transit system by the Federal Transit Administration.
MCTA had over 318,709 riders in 2012 on both the fixed route bus and paratransit programs.