The nonprofit Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, more commonly known as COAST, recently released its 2024 Annual Impact Report. The report details dramatic increases in demand and ridership across both their fixed route and demand response services in FY24....Read More about COAST Reports Impressive Gains in Ridership & Demand for Services for 2024—Regional economic impact of nonprofit transit provider tops $31M
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The New Hampshire Transit Association (NHTA), in collaboration with the Statewide Coordinating Council for Community Transportation, has designated October as Community Transportation Month. The statewide celebration is an opportunity for transportation providers across New Hampshire to highlight and promote the types of public and community transportation available to Granite Staters.
...Read More about October is Community Transportation Month in New Hampshire: Statewide celebration seeks to raise awareness about transit resources available to Granite statersThe Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) will be adding an additional day of service to its Route 7 On Demand service that operates in Exeter, Stratham, and Newmarket.
Beginning Friday, October 4, the advance reservation service, which currently runs on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 9:30am - 5:15pm, will add Fridays to its regular schedule. The additional day of service is being funded by a generous grant from a local foundation and will continue until September 26, 2025.
...Read More about COAST Expanding Route 7 On Demand Serving Exeter, Stratham and Newmarket Beginning October 4: Extra day of service funded by local foundationDover, NH: COAST, the nonprofit provider of public transit services on the Seacoast, recently published a summary of the financial contributions being made by the communities that are connected by their services.
...Read More about Seacoast Communities Deepen Investment in Public Transit with $1.5+M in ContributionsDover, NH: Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, more commonly known as COAST, will see its funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reduced by $341,980 overall for FY24. The decrease is a result of changes in the calculations that determine apportionments coupled with increased growth in urbanized areas nationwide that outpaced overall funding increases.
...Read More about Federal Transit Funding for Public Transportation on the Seacoast Reduced: Calculation changes mean $341,980 less for COASTCOAST Executive Director Rad Nichols was a recent guest of Chris Parker on the Dover Download Podcast.
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...Read More about Dover Download Podcast: Connecting Communities - a Conversation with COAST