Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority

Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) is a bus transportation system serving Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[3] In addition to diesel buses, it has 12 electric buses charged at several points. The Edgartown facility has 700 kW solar panels and a 1.5 MWh battery adding to the bus power.[4]

The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority
LocaleMartha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes15
HubsTisbury, Edgartown
Fleet31 fixed-route
5 demand response
(2011)[1]
Annual ridership1,224,587 (FY2014)[2]
OperatorTransit Connection Inc.
WebsiteVineyard Transit

Fares

All bus routes accept cash. The current One Town fare is $1.25, adding another $1.25 for each consecutive town. 1, 3, 7, and 31 day, as well as annual passes are available for purchase. All passes are the same price, no matter how many towns travelled through.[5]

Routes
  • 1: Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road
  • 2: Vineyard Haven - West Tisbury via Lambert's Cove & Old County Roads
  • 3: West Tisbury - Vineyard Haven via State Road
  • 4: West Tisbury - Chilmark - Menemsha via North Road
  • 5: West Tisbury - Chilmark - Aquinnah via South Road
  • 6: Edgartown - Airport - West Tisbury
  • 7: Oak Bluffs - Airport via County & Barnes Roads
  • 8: South Beach
  • 9: Oak Bluffs - Hospital - Airport via Barnes Road & County Road
  • 10: Tisbury Park & Ride
  • 10A: West Chop Loop
  • 11: Downtown Edgartown
  • 12: Chilmark In-Town\ Menemsha Sunset Bus
  • 13: Edgartown - Oak Bluffs - Vineyard Haven via Beach Road

References
  1. "2011 FLEET SIZE". massdot.state.ma.us. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Section 6. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. "Fixed Route Ridership" (PDF). vineyardtransit.com. p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. "The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority". vineyardtransit. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. Hanley, Steve (26 May 2021). "Electric Buses Get Solar Charging & Battery Backup On Martha's Vineyard". CleanTechnica. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021.
  5. "Fares & Passes". vineyardtransit. Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved July 1, 2015.


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