WESTOVER — When Maria Smith accepted an offer to become the Mountain Line Transit Authority’s marketing officer in 2007, she didn’t know how consequential that decision would […]
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Trolley-inspired buses among $4.5 million fleet update for Mountain Line
WESTOVER — Mountain Line is bringing the trolley back to downtown Morgantown. At least in spirit. The transit authority got a peek Wednesday at two of eight […]
Mountain Line will replace Uber to continue RideMon program
Between May 2022 and March 2023, RideMon, the partnership between Mountain Line and the ridesharing app Uber, provided 2,676 rides. By December 2022, the on-demand van service was […]
Mountain Line looking at liquid propane as gasoline alternative
Late last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with […]
Mountain Line puts up local match for Fairmont Road sidewalk application
The Mountain Line Transit Authority is joining Westover’s effort to secure funding for a new stretch of sidewalk along Fairmont Road. The transit board voted unanimously this […]
Mountain Line suspending some bus service in March as RideMon program extended
MORGANTOWN — The Mountain Line Transit Authority voted this week to suspend bus service to the areas covered by Mountain Line’s Grafton/Fairmont Road and Mountain Heights routes […]
Use, cost of state’s opioid response transit program SOR so successful it’s not sustainable as-is, Bruffy says
MORGANTOWN — The State Opioid Response Program, through which the state’s transit systems provide free transportation for individuals seeking treatment of opioid use disorder, has been an […]
Transit authority approves budget, free service for West Virginia Day
Of the $8,400,311 general fund budget recently approved by the Mountain Line Transit Authority for the 2022-’23 fiscal year, roughly a quarter will come by way of […]
Mountain Line looks to employees to help combat driver shortage
MORGANTOWN — The Mountain Line Transit Authority is hoping to put its employees in the driver’s seat when it comes to filling drivers’ seats. The body approved […]
Mountain Line halves distancing requirement, masks still mandatory
MORGANTOWN — The Mountain Line Transit Authority voted on Wednesday to cut social-distancing requirements on its buses from 6 to 3 feet. Mountain Line CEO Dave Bruffy […]
