HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES ADVANCE TRANSIT Despite continued low gas prices, new ridership records were set for Advance Transit, including within the Town of Hartford. For the twelve months ending June 30, 2016, total ridership, which includes fixed routes (blue, brown, green, orange, red), shuttles, and ADA paratransit, reached a new high of 936,047. On the fixed routes the 600,000 mark was passed for the first time, ending at 604,209. 79,938 of those trips were boarded in Hartford – this was also a new record. 3,141 trips were boarded in Hartford on the AT’s ACCESS ADA service, out of a total of 12,880 passenger trips. The remaining 318,958 trips were taken on shuttles in downtown Hanover and near DHMC. One of the biggest accomplishments this year was the introduction in March of a new smart phone application or “App.” The app can be downloaded for free for either iOS (iPhone) or android. Visit the application store for your platform and search “advancetransit.” The app was developed by engineering students from Dartmouth and it provides real time bus arrival information and interactive maps that show locations of bus stops and scheduled departures. Do you need help navigating the AT bus system? We offer travel training services to groups or individuals free of charge. Let us know if we can help you learn how to ride and travel independently. If you have a disability that prevents you from being able to use fixed route service, you may qualify for Advance Transit’s ACCESS service, which is a curb-to-curb reservations-based service provided within ¾ of a mile of the fixed routes. Visit our website or contact our office for more information. 3,141 ACCESS trips were boarded in Hartford in FY 2016. About AT: Advance Transit is a bi-state regional nonprofit public transportation system headquartered in Wilder. Services include FREE regularly scheduled fixed route bus service, ADA Complementary Paratransit service, park-and-ride shuttles, and Upper Valley Rideshare carpool matching service. Visit our website at www.advancetransit.com or call 295-1824 8-4:30 M-FRI with service questions. Be sure to visit the “Where’s My Bus” page to see real time bus arrival information. Thank you for your support, and thanks for riding Advance Transit! Van Chesnut Executive Director
Bethany Fleischman & Jim Tonkovich Hartford Representatives, AT Board of Directors
BUGBEE SENIOR CENTER-WHITE RIVER COUNCIL ON AGING The White River Council On Aging, also known as the Bugbee Senior Center, is a non-profit agency committed to providing services to older community members and their families. The Center serves residents from Hartford and surrounding towns that include Hartland, Norwich and Thetford. We provide a range of social, transportation, nutrition, enrichment and education programs and activities. All of these programs have the goal of enhancing the health and independence of our older citizens. If you would like more information about these services, I invite you to give us a call at 295-9068, or stop in to see the Center during our hours of operation which are 8:004:00, Monday through Friday. During Fiscal Year 2016, our agency provided services to 1113 Hartford residents. These include, but are not limited to the following services: Residents served meals on site: 239 Residents provided Home Delivered Meals: 94 Residents receiving newsletter: 975 Residents receiving a social service: 207 Residents participating in education/enrichment programs: 281 Residents receiving transportation: 49 All told during the last year, our agency served 11,998 meals on site, and delivered another 14,713 meals to folks unable to come to the Center.
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