Monroe County Transit Authority

Monroe County Transit Authority
Monroe County Transit Authority
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Founded 1979
Headquarters 1 MCTA Drive
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
Locale Swiftwater, PA
Service area Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Service type Bus, Paratransit
Routes 5
Fleet 19 Fixed Route, 42 Paratransit
Daily ridership 1,600
Fuel type Diesel, Gas, Hybrid Diesel
Web site www.gomcta.com

The Monroe County Transit Authority, known as the Pocono Pony, is a public transportation service located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It provides rural and inter-city fixed route bus and paratransit service within the county.[1] MCTA is funded in part by PennDOT, the Federal Transit Administration, local match and farebox revenue.[2][3]

MCTA had over 402,000 riders in 2009 on both the fixed route bus and paratransit programs.

Route list

  • Blue Route- Tobyhanna/Mount Pocono/Tannersville to Stroudsburg
  • Orange Route- Effort/Broadheadsville/Snydersville to Stroudsburg
  • Red Route- Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg University (service to Tannersville/Delaware Water Gap on weekends)
  • Yellow Route- Delaware Water Gap/Marshalls Creek to Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg
  • Tobyhanna Express - Tobyhanna Army Debot to Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg

The Monroe County Transit Authority schedule can be found via Google Transit.

References

  1. ^ http://www.gomcta.com/
  2. ^ http://www.dot.state.pa.us/BPTMAP/counties/monroe.htm
  3. ^ ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/bureaus/PublicTransportation/GeneralInformation/BPT%20Annual%20Report%20FINAL%202007-08_4%2028%2009.pdf



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