Bath, Maine — Mid-Coast Public Transportation (MCPT) announces the formation of a Transportation Advisory Work Group in Sagadahoc County, to include Brunswick and Harpswell. The advisory work group will play a key role in the process of increasing access to public transportation in this region. MCPT seeks active involvement from stakeholders in the private, public, and non-profit sectors to assist in guiding the expansion of public transportation.   “Our organization has provided public transportation in the Mid-Coast region for over 30 years, said Michael Hallundbaek, Director. “Last year, we provided almost 300,000 trips through our transportation programs. But through community [...]

Due to construction, the Belfast CONCORD COACH stop will be CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.   In the meantime, Concord is asking passengers to use the Searsport location for pick- ups and drop-offs.   SEARSPORT LOCATION: Steamboat Gallery, 161 East Main St., Route 1, Searsport, ME   While the construction takes place MID-COAST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION will have weekday service available to get passengers from Belfast to Searsport and from Searsport to Belfast.   SCHEDULE: Departing Belfast: Monday - Friday at 7:20 AM & 4:40 PM Departing Searsport: Monday – Friday at 7:45 AM & 5:10 PM   FARE: $2.00 each way   [...]

Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) has been providing demand response public transportation services in Waldo County since the community action agency first launched its public transportation program in 1972, under the name Sea-ME and later Waldo County Transportation Program. Following an agreement to assume public transportation services in the areas of MDOT Region 5 in late April, WCAP started taking measures to expand its transportation services outside of Waldo County, into Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc Counties, as well as the municipalities of Brunswick and Harpswell. With a service area encompassing much of the mid-coast, it only seemed natural that Waldo County Transportation [...]

They're here and they're easier to understand than ever. WCAP's Transportation program has teamed up with the WCAP marketing department to bring you two new brochures. The first is a "Ride Guide", explaining in a menu-like style what services are available through the program. The second brochure is a "Bus Routes" brochure, which will inform you of where and when you can get a ride through Waldo County Transportation in a much easier to navigate format.   To view the full brochures online, visit Transportation's website by clicking here. Look for the two blue icons at the top - one for [...]

On Saturday May 3rd, Waldo Community Action Partners’ transportation program will host a giant benefit auction for the “Ride with Pride” program, a vital part of the effort to integrate disabled populations into the community by assisting with the costs of transportation for visiting, shopping, medical appointments, errands, church, work, or wherever people with disabilities need to go. The live auction event will take place at the Blue Goose Event Center on Route 1 in Northport and will be called by licensed auctioneer Linda Sullivan, Maine license # 1010. There will be a table auction from 9:00 A.M to 12:45 P.M. [...]

Due to a great response to its April volunteer recruitment campaign Waldo Community Action partners have decided to add to the list of public information meetings. Due to need county-wide, interested area residents can look for upcoming meetings in Belfast, Liberty and Unity. Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) is currently looking for reliable volunteer drivers to provide valuable support services to our community by picking up and driving people to medical appointments and family visits using their own vehicles. The program is a valuable service to the community and directly improves the quality of life for many of our friends and [...]

There has been a new edition to the Transportation family-- twins, in fact. However, before you head over to Waldo County Public Transportation to find out who to congratulate, know that the twins we’re talking about drink gasoline from a nozzle and not milk from a bottle. Yes, they’re twin buses-- they are, however, about as new as a newborn. They were expected to arrive at 1 p.m. However, it was only a little after noon that WCAP staff recall looking out their office windows to see something large and fiery red in color blocking their view. Moments later, the girls [...]

ATTENTION: All client mileage reimbursement sheets for appointment dates prior to September 1, 2010 must be submitted for payment no later than January 7, 2011. Any mileage for  appointments occurring before September 1, 2010 that are received after the January 7, 2011 deadline cannot be accepted.