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Public Transit

BAT Community Connector is a fixed route public transit system operated by the City of Bangor for the communities of the Greater Bangor Urbanized Area. These include Bangor, Brewer, Veazie, Orono, Old Town, and Hampde. The Bus also provides service to the University of Maine. The City of Bangor supplies service to these communities on a contractual basis. Our base of operation is 481 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401. The City of Bangor has been operating public transportation since December 1972.

BAT SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS
Annual BAT ridership is approaching 900,000, an increase of more than 25% in just three years. In October of 2008, local buses set an all time monthly record providing 80,500 rides. This is more than double the number of monthly riders carried ten years ago. Two factors combined in October, 2008 to push bus usage higher, higher fuel prices and the start of a downward spiral in the overall economy. Both helped make BAT bus service a serious cost-saving options for more people than ever before. BAT bus drivers, managers, and planners have set a new goal: one million riders in 2010. They encourage all area residents to take a ride on the BAT-to discover the secret of the BAT'as success and to help achieve this new ambitious goal for 2010.

LATEST ON BAT ROUTES
STILLWATER
Stillwater buses will serve the new Bangor Wal-Mart. Buses will operate from the Bangor Mall down Stillwater Avenue to Ridgewood Drive every trip. The bus will turn at the Good Samaritan Agency before heading to the new Wal-Mart. It will then travel to the Bangor Mall to meet the Mall Hopper before returning to downtown Bangor. The Stillwater bus will no longer serve the old Wal-Mart location.

MOUNT HOPE
Mount Hope will continue to serve K-Mart, the Bangor Mall and Target. They will offer outbound stops at Eastern Maine Community College, but only when classes are in session.

HAMMOND STREET
Hammond Street buses that depart downtown Bangor at 15 minutes past the hour will continue to serve West Broadway, Buck Street and Third Street. The bus that departs at 8:45 past the hour will travel via Hammond Street directly to Cedar Street and all other buses ...45 after will continue the same way. THis change has been made to help get Hammond Street buses back on schedule. All Saturday buses will operate via West Broadway, Buck Street and Third Street.