Transport Central

Transport Central is a New Hampshire non-profit that has been established to develop and deliver transportation services for residents of an 19 town region of Central NH, centered around Plymouth. Compared to other regions of NH with similar size or similar population, this area has very few public transportation services.

Our immediate goal is to fulfill the terms of our approved, soon-to-be-signed NH DOT/US FTA 5317 grant/contract and to initiate and provide dispatched and coordinated volunteer driver services to our residents who need transportation. Our initial emphasis will be on visits to hospital and doctor's appointments but over time and as we gain more traction this may change.

We have raised the matching funds for the grant which will shortly enable us to hire a mobility manager and start service, beginning in the Ashland/Holderness area, and expanding as soon as possible to our remaining 17 towns.

All of our plans will be developed in conjunction with the NH DOT and the North Country Council, with the intent of coordinating our services with similar programs in neighboring geographic areas. In addition, we will integrate our services as tightly as possible with Tri-County CAP and the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, the other free or low-cost transportation providers in Eastern Grafton County.

As of 2010, statewide coordinated transportation plans have begun to advance, albeit slowly. Transport Central is a voting member of the Grafton-Coos Regional Coordination Committee. Transport Central previously obtained a grant from DOT , administered by North Country Council, to engage the transportation consultant Nelson/Nygaard to perform a transportation planning study for the 19-town Plymouth catchment area. This study was finished in Fall 2010. The results of the study and other relevant documents can be found here.

Bethany Whitaker of Nelson/Nygaard presented the preliminary results of the study to the greater Plymouth area on September 29, 2010 at the Plymouth Regional Senior Center. Here is a video of the evening session introduced by our Executive Director, Patricia Kendall; it can be started by clicking on the riht arrow and it can be viewed full-screen by clicking on the little star to the left of the word vimeo at the bottom of the video display area.