MORGANTOWN – The Mountain Line Transit Authority has five buses running on propane. They’re looking better by the day to CEO Maria Smith. It’s not hard to figure out why. In addition to the propane-powered people movers, the transit authority has 17 diesel buses, nine gas buses ...
MORGANTOWN – In the world of public transit, a reduction in funding typically translates directly to a reduction in service. So when the Mountain Line Transit Authority learned that the city of Morgantown was scaling back its support for bus service by 16%, from $356,500 to $300,000, in ...
MORGANTOWN – The concept behind Hazel’s House of Hope is somewhat revolutionary, at least for the state of West Virginia. By turning a former Ramada Inn into a managed, rent-controlled hub for nonprofits and social service agencies, you allow those agencies to focus more of their ...
MORGANTOWN - “It’s not often lately that any organization can give good news with regard to benefits,” Morgantown Utility Board Chair Barbara Parsons said. “Especially health care benefits.” Even so, MUB leadership believes it’s achieved a “win-win” in the face of a 16% ...
MORGANTOWN -- Between Sept. 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, 2024, every person who boarded the bus on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route rode for free. It was a blanket effort from Morgantown, Monongalia County and Mountain Line to ensure anyone needing to get from downtown to the social services in ...
When Mountain Line was formed in 1996, the historic railroad depot on Garrett Street was its home. The small, single-story brick building housed the new transit system’s administrative offices and was the center of all bus operations. Maintenance was handled by Mountain Line personnel ...