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AUGUST  2015     

METRO Connects 
METRO's Mission:
Provide safe, frequent, efficient, reliable and affordable transportation throughout the Greater Portland Region. 
 
Holiday Service Schedule: 
Monday, September 7 - Labor Day --- No Bus Service 

NEW - Increased Service on FOUR (4) Holidays!
 
Look for full-service this year on: 
Columbus Day - Monday, October 12 
Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 11

In 2016, full service schedule operating on: 
Presidents' Day (2/15/16) and Patriots Day (4/18/16)
 
 Expanded Sunday Service, New Routes 
Schedule Changes -- Effective Sunday August 16

- Schedules changes on all routes.

- New Route #9 with bi-directional service
  and cross-town options.

- Expanded Sunday Service on ALL METRO routes. 

The NEW Greater Portland Transit Guide includes updated and easier-to-use schedules, maps and transit information for METRO and South Portland Bus Service, regional transit options as well as cover art by local artist, Portland City Councilor and METRO Board member David Marshall.

Look f or this new resource, and individual route brochures, on METRO buses, the METRO Pulse on Elm Street and locations throughout the METRO service area.
 Click here for online version. 
 
Portland Schools Transit Pass Program
 
Through a partnership between METRO and Portland Schools, students planning to attend Portland High Schools this September will use METRO for  school transportation.

Students attending Portland, Deering or Casco Bay High School who do not have a METRO Student Transit Pass should contact their school prior to the start of school for information. Additional information about this program will be available for parents and students.

Visit the METRO website at gpmetrobus.com for schedules, maps, program details and trip planner;
email: [email protected] or call 207-774-0351 for information. 
 
We hope you enjoyed this edition of METRO Connects. Let us know if you have any questions about the above articles or ideas for a future story, and please forward METRO Connects to your friends and find us on Facebook at METRO Greater Portland Transit District. Don't forget, let us know... Why YOU go METRO!    
Sincerely,

Denise Beck, Director of Marketing
GREATER PORTLAND TRANSIT DISTRICT (METRO)
In This Issue
Holiday Schedule
Schedule Changes
Portland Schools Pass Program
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Call 207-774-0351 for assistance in planning your trip or stop by the METRO Pulse at Elm Street in downtown Portland, across from the Portland Public Library, adjacent to Congress Street. 

 

METRO Pulse

at Elm Street  

 

Monday - Friday:
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

 

Saturday:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 


Schedules, maps, route information and more, online at: www.gpmetrobus.com

 

 







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