25.41% Increase in Bus Rides to Work at FedEx at their largest facility in New England. Middletown Transit works closely with FedEx to streamline bus service so people can get to jobs. The result? More bus service and more jobs for Connecticut.
Buses Link People to Jobs - More than 120,000 bus trips are made every day in Connecticut. It is no surprise that the majority of bus riders are traveling to and from work. This makes the bus network in Connecticut a critical link to jobs and a rung on the ladder of opportunity.
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In the Bridgeport region alone, riders boarded buses 5,187,306 times in 2018. By connecting with Metro North train stations and with regional bus services, GBT enables commuters to get to work while reducing congestion here in Fairfield County.
Connecticut has an extensive network of bus services which today provide 120,000+ trips a day — reducing congestion, providing access to jobs and education, and contributing to a cleaner environment.
Bus Services for Riders with a Disability.
Today, transit operators across the state provide 1,300,000+ driver assisted door-to-door trips to Connecticut residents with disabilities.
Bus Services for Senior Citizens.
There are 363,000+ door to door trips annually throughout CT and in nearly every municipality, providing transportation to medical care, nursing homes, adult day care, critical community services and, equally important, social activities.
More than 2,547 square miles of Connecticut are located within a half mile of bus service. This represents 50% of the area of the state and 2,813,909 residents. That's 78.3% of the total population and 79.2% of households.









