Putnam Transit
Putnam Transit or Putnam Area Rapid Transit (PART) is the provider of bus transit in Putnam County, New York. An agency of the Putnam County government, Putnam Transit came into service in the mid-1970s as a startup system in the wake of growing suburbanization of Putnam County and rising gas prices.
Putnam Transit #156 operates through Brewster on the PT 1 line to Putnam Lake. | |
| Parent | Putnam County Department of Planning, Development, and Public Transportation |
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| Headquarters | 841 Fair Street Carmel, NY 10512 |
| Locale | Putnam County, New York |
| Service area | Eastern Putnam County (Cold Spring seasonally) |
| Service type | Local bus service |
| Routes | 4 (5 during summer months) |
| Fleet | 14 fixed route 9 paratransit (2009 figures) |
| Daily ridership | 621 (weekday) 351 (Saturday) |
| Operator | MV Transportation |
| Chief executive | Vincent Tamagna (deputy commissioner) Karen McKinley (general manager) |
| Website | Official website |
Vehicles and routes are owned by Putnam County, and service is provided under contract to the county by MV Transportation.
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