Putnam Transit, officially known as Putnam Area Rapid Transit (PART)[3] 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.
Vehicles and routes are owned by Putnam County, and service is provided under contract to the county by MV Transportation.
Routes
Putnam Transit currently operates four year-round routes, all of which meet at various points during the day at Putnam Plaza, a strip mall in the county seat of Carmel. There is also a seasonal tourist trolley service in Cold Spring. A sixth route is catered towards Metro North commuters going to New York via the Harlem Line. All routes run Monday-Saturday, unless otherwise noted.[4]
| Route | Terminal 1 | Terminal 2 | Major streets traveled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PART 1 | Putnam Lake | Putnam Plaza | Route 6, North Brewster Road, Doansburg Road | |
| PART 2 | Jefferson Valley Jefferson Valley Mall |
Route 6, Route 6N | ||
| PART 3 | Patterson | Route 312, Route 311, Fair Street |
| |
| PART 5 | Carmel Route 52 and Ludingtonville Road |
Route 52, Terry Hill Road | ||
| Cold Spring Trolley | Cold Spring-Nelsonville-Garrison Loop | Route 9D |
| |
| Croton Falls Station | Mahopac | Croton Falls Metro-North station |
Route 6 |
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Putnam Transit also operates the ADA-mandated paratransit service for those unable to use regular route service due to disabilities, as well as pupil transportation service using yellow school buses.
Microtransit
In February 2025, Putnam Transit announced that starting March 4, 2025, the PART 3 route would be replaced with microtransit.[5] This service is expected to serve all of the Town of Patterson, as well as portions of the Towns of Carmel and Southeast.[5]
Former Routes
Until 2007, the PART 4 ran three days a week from Carmel to Jefferson Valley Mall, Cortlandt Town Center, then continuing on Route 9 through western Putnam County and then serving the commercial strip on that route in southern Dutchess County before ending at Poughkeepsie Galleria. With the discontinuing of the PART 4, western Putnam County was left without local transit service (except for the seasonal Cold Spring trolley).[6]
In April 2018, PART began operating a commuter shuttle service, similar to the Croton Falls Shuttle, from Peekskill Metro-North station to Putnam Valley. This service experienced low ridership, and was shut down in January 2019.[6][7]
Connections
PART has connection points with several transit agencies from adjacent areas.
- Bee-Line Bus System: PART 2 terminates at Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, connecting with Bee-Line route 16 (the 12 used to go there as well, before it was truncated to Armonk). PART buses also meet buses on Bee-Line route 77, an express route from White Plains to Mahopac.
- Housatonic Area Regional Transit: PART 1 connects with, depending on time of day, HART's Danbury-Brewster shuttle or HART route 3 in Brewster.
- Metro-North Railroad connections to the Harlem Line can be made via PART 1 at Brewster, PART 3 at Patterson, or with the Croton Falls Shuttle at Croton Falls.
References
- ^ https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/20096.pdf
- ^ https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/20096.pdf
- ^ Odell, MaryEllen (May 23, 2014). "Putnam County Approves Transit Advertising Program - Putnam County Online". Putnam County Online. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
The Putnam Area Rapid Transit system (PART) provides five fixed buses routes...
- ^ "Transportation - Putnam County, New York". www.putnamcountyny.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c https://www.putnamcountyny.gov/images/Departments/Planning_Dev_Transport/PDF_Documents/Public%20Notice%20Microtransit%20Version%202.pdf
- ^ a b Putnam Area Rapid Transit (February 2024). "Putnam County Title VI Program Plan" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ https://www.townofcortlandt.com/Documents/Putnam%20Valley%20Schedule%20Handout.pdf
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