Vermont Statutes Title 24. Municipal and County Government, § 5088. Definitions

(1) “Fixed route service” means a public transit service operated over a set route or network of routes on a regular schedule.

(2) “New public transit service” means any eligible public transit service not previously provided.

(3) “Nonprofit public transit system” means a domestic corporation organized in accordance with 11 V.S.A. chapter 19 having the majority of its governing board appointed by the legislative body of the municipality or municipalities served, and a function of providing a public transit service or a foreign nonprofit corporation located in a state which borders Vermont and provides public transit services in both Vermont and the bordering state.

(4) “Paratransit” means transportation services, provided through flexible scheduling or routing in small vehicles, such as ride-matching, dial-a-ride, jitney, subscription, and route-deviated bus services.

(5) A “public transit service” means any fixed route, paratransit, transportation brokerage, user-side subsidy, and or rideshare/ride-match program which is available to any person upon payment of the proper fare, and which is promoted to be available to all members of the public, including those with special needs.

(6) A “public transit system” means:

(7) Repealed by 2009, Adj. Sess., No. 123, § 47(1), eff. July 1, 2010.

(8) “Transportation brokerage” means matching the most appropriate services and providers to individual markets.

(9) “User-side subsidy” means a direct subsidy to users which allows them to select the service they prefer.