Transportation

Vermont Public's Mary Williams Engisch speaks with Todd Sears, deputy director of the Project Development Bureau at the Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Vermont didn't quite make it through the year without any vehicles getting stuck on the infamous Smugglers Notch segment of Route 108. It's still a record low.

The transit provider would roll out the proposed cuts in three phases beginning in November, and would make significant changes to commuter lines, as well as weekend and evening services.

Pavers will finish a reconfiguration of traffic lanes on two busy streets in Rutland over the next few days. Drivers will see big changes to Routes 4 and 7 that transportation planners say will improve safety and accessibility in the city.

Brave Little State investigates a listener question about public transportation, and a regional transit planner answers your questions.

Vermont's largest public transportation provider, Green Mountain Transit, is reintroducing fees in the Burlington area for the first time since the pandemic. At the same time, it’s dealing with issues with ridership and funding, and service cuts loom on the horizon.

Public transportation is critical for many people in Burlington and its neighboring towns. There were once big dreams to make it better, but now the system is instead facing cuts. What happened?

Route 108 is notorious for snaring tractor-trailers in its winding, boulder-filled path.

There are different models of small, microtransit bus services popping up across the state, and each is working in its own way.

The proposed $89 annual fee is part of a larger transportation bill already approved by the Senate. But House lawmakers say it's a sticking point.