Greater Hartford Transit District

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COMPOSITION:  16 Towns, represented by appointees forming the Board of Directors

ELECTED/APPOINTED:  Appointed

ESTABLISHED BY:  CGS Ch. 103a; Sec 7-273

YEAR:  1972

TERMS:

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES:

The Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD) has broad powers to acquire, operate, finance, plan, develop, maintain and otherwise provide all forms of land transportation and related services including the development or renewal of transportation centers and parking facilities.

The agency serves as a conduit for federal and state funding of transit related capital projects, provides ADA Paratransit Service, and owns Hartford Union Station and the ADA Paratransit Operations and Maintenance Facility, located at 148 Roberts Street in East Hartford, Connecticut.

The District is committed to providing the highest quality transportation and transit related support services, as well as securing the attainment of capital items crucial to viable transportation systems, within the Greater Hartford region.

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