The DVTA Story 

This year marks the DVTA's 12th anniversary. On November 22, 1996 the first condo routes began at Mount Snow. Nearly 3,000,000 miles and almost 2,000,000 rides later, the Company operates 13 routes and serves six towns. Here's a recap:  

Spring 1996: Idea for a transit service by the Vision Committee.

Summer 1996: 

1.      Subcommittee formed to explore the possibilities, hire a consultant, do a feasibility study.

2.      Feasibility study submitted to the Vermont Agency of Transportation in July, approved shortly thereafter.

3.      Application for CMAQ Grant approved, company incorporated, 501

    ( c ) (3) Status, Board of Directors formed

September-November 1996:

1.      Operations subcontractor sought/hired, rolling stock leased/purchased, administrator hired.

2.      Local artist Skip Morrow develops MOOver paint scheme for buses, signs, collateral material. BOD spots first 7 buses.

3.  Board members Susie Manton and Linda Anelli plus Skip Morrow coin the nickname "MOOver".

Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1996:  First seasonal routes run. 

 December 19, 1996:  Route 100 Service began. 

 First year of service 143,000 riders. 

 Second year of service 226,000 riders.   

October 1997:  DVTA given "Good Deed" award by Windham Regional Commission.

 Winter 1998-99:  DVTA awarded $623,000 earmark from Senator Leahy to purchase rolling stock, equipment, and begin planning for a new home.   

December 24, 1999: DVTA puts unique six-wheel drive bus into service.

 Summer 1999:  Additional capital for transit center, rolling stock, feasibility study for Brattleboro-Bennington route. 

Fall 1999:  Began Rideshare, Ridematch, VanPool Programs. 

 December 20, 1999: First route expansion with Welfare to Work Grant extends service to Readsboro, Wardsboro, East Dover and Whitingham. 

 January 4, 2000:  Began Section 5310 Elderly & Disabled Programs.   

January 2000:  1,000,000th mile traveled.

February 1-5:    Transported 25,000 people for ESPN Winter X Games including 12,000 people in1 day. 

      July 1, 2000:  Transported 3,000 in two hours for Fourth of July Fireworks.

      January , 2001:   1,000,000 ride given.

      February 1-4, 2001:  Second successful ESPN Winter X Games.

      Spring 2001:  Completed Brattleboro-Bennington Feasibility Study.

       May 31, 2001:  Signed consulting agreement with Town of Brattleboro for grant administration, planning, consulting and financial services.  

        Fall 2002: Began Scoping Study for a proposed transit center in Wilmington to provide a maintenance and storage facility, administrative offices     and a small passenger waiting area.

        November 2002:  DVTA awarded "Chamber person of the Year".

       Spring 2003: Signed a short-term agreement with the Town of Brattleboro for providing drivers and consulting services until September 1, 2003.

        June 20, 2003: Agreed to serve Windham and southern Windsor County area serviced by the former TVB Company. Hired to do seven routes until November 2, 2003.

        March 2003:   2,000,000th mile traveled.

        July 13, 2004: Purchased the 9.5-acre Barnboard facility in Wilmington as a permanent home for the Company. Immediately began removing liquid and solid hazards from the site.

        October 19, 2004:   Governor Douglas cuts the ribbon on new service from Wilmington to Brattleboro, connecting the Deerfield Valley to Amtrak, Greyhound Bus, Town of Brattleboro Bus, service to Bellows Falls.

         Fall 2005:  Agreements reached with Marlboro College and towns of Dover, Wilmington and Whitingham to provide unique "tripper service" from all towns to Brattleboro. 

          February 2006:   3,000,000th mile traveled.

          Spring 2006: Mechanics Glen Beattie and Dave Meeks begin producing 100% biodiesel fuel. One bus operates on it that fall - first in the state to run on 100% organic fuel.

           Fall 2006:   Mount Snow's contributions to the DVTA over the past 10 years reach $1 million.

            November 23, 2006: The DVTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a parade, public ceremony and a staff banquet.

           December 2006:  Founding Board of Directors member and Chairman Bob North dies in a plane crash.

      The DVTA has evolved from a fixed-route company with a 10-mile radius to a full-service public transit provider serving eight communities along a 36-mile length. Our operating budget has grown to over nearly $1.4 million annually, and we are diversifying into new routes and lines of business each year. Our funding sources have grown from the original three-year test grant through CMAQ to a series of five different long-term grant programs. We’re here to stay, and thanks to a dedicated staff and Board of Directors, we will continue to grow and diversify.

We thank the community and our partners and our riders for all their support!!!

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