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Green Mountain Transit cuts back on bus services

 A blue and green bus navigates several lanes of traffic on a sunny day
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Vermont Public
A Green Mountain Transit bus in traffic on Williston Road in South Burlington on May 26, 2023.

Green Mountain Transit has reduced services on nine routes across Vermont. In August, the organization announced it needed to cut $3 million from routes and services to close a budget gap. The reductions impact Saturday service, and the Lakeside and Jeffersonville Commuter routes have been discontinued. GMT General Manager Clayton Clark discusses the adjustments being made to stay financially viable and the considerations behind the route cuts.

Dana Rowangould, an assistant professor at the University of Vermont, has been studying how the pandemic has influenced public transportation usage. Her research focuses on rural travel behavior, transportation equity and justice and land use planning.

Broadcast live on Monday, December 9th, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.