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Mountain Line seeking renewal of transit levy

The Mountain Line Transit Authority passed a resolution this week indicating its intent to seek renewal of the public transit excess levy during the May 14 primary election.  If renewed, rates for the levy would remain unchanged from its original passage in 2016 and 2020 renewal — ...

Mountain Line to hold service elimination public hearings

Service on Routes 14 Mountain Heights and 15 Grafton Road will be eliminated beginning Jan. 15, 2024. Service is now being provided by the RideMon service. Mountain Line’s Micro Transit service called RideMon is available to the residents in the areas of Routes 14 and 15. Riders ...

Sometimes the best choice is right in front of you

When it comes to leadership, organizations (public or private) often look far and wide to find the best candidates. But sometimes the best choices are in their own backyards. Such is the case for Maria Smith, the new CEO of Mountain Line Transit, and Josh Eilert, the interim WVU men’s ...

Maria Smith takes the wheel at Mountain Line

WESTOVER — When Maria Smith accepted an offer to become the Mountain Line Transit Authority’s marketing officer in 2007, she didn’t know how consequential that decision would be for herself or the agency.     She accepted another offer on Thursday — this one making her the third ...

Mountain Line will replace Uber to continue RideMon program

Between May 2022 and March 2023, RideMon, the partnership between Mountain Line and the ridesharing app Uber, provided 2,676 rides.  By December 2022, the on-demand van service was poised to achieve its purpose of replacing Mountain Line’s Grafton/Fairmont Road and ...