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.
Our goal is to provide three basic types of transportantion services:
- Scheduled transportation to medical facilities at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital, Lakes Region Hospital and Concord Hospital.
- Scheduled service with multiple stops within the Plymouth area, including medical services and shopping.
- An on-call system to provide local transportation in the 19-town area as well as to coordinate with the fixed-route services.
Recognizing that every journey begins with a single step, we will focus initially on the first of these, providing scheduled van/bus service to critical sources of expert medical treatment.
All of our plans will be developed in conjunction with the NH DOT and the North Country Council, with the intent of integrating our services with similar programs in neighboring geographic areas.
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 also 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 is scheduled to be finished by Fall 2010. The preliminary results of the study and other relevant documents can be found here.