Monroe County Transit Authority

Monroe County Transit Authority
Founded1979
Headquarters1 MCTA Drive
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
LocaleSwiftwater, Pennsylvania
Service areaMonroe County, Pennsylvania
Service typeBus, Paratransit
Routes7( 4 local, 2 shuttles, 1 Express)
Fleet19 Fixed Route, 42 Paratransit
Daily ridership1,600
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ "Home". gomcta.com.
  2. ^ "Bureau of Public Transportation Services and Programs Map: County Description". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  3. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/bureaus/PublicTransportation/GeneralInformation/BPT%20Annual%20Report%20FINAL%202007-08_4%2028%2009.pdf[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/pdfs/thematic/2010ua/UA2010_NewUAs_Map.pdf [bare URL PDF]