relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains tables and other information that may not be up to date and do not meet wikipedia s standards . please help improve this article . housatonic area regional transit new logo on top old logo on bottom orion v 302 in norwalk . parent housatonic area regional transit founded 1972 headquarters 62 federal road danbury ct 06810 service area danbury ct and surrounding areas service type local and shuttle bus service routes 15 fleet 28 fixed route 34 paratransit 1 2009 figures daily ridership 3 378 weekday 1 539 saturday 458 sunday 1 operator hartransit chief executive eric bergstraesser ceo website official website housatonic area regional transit known popularly as hartransit formerly as hart is the provider of public transportation for danbury connecticut and surrounding communities . hartransit was founded in 1972 as the danbury bethel transit district by the two municipalities . the name was changed to housatonic area regional transit in 1979 after the addition of other municipal members . the agency receives funding from municipal contracts the connecticut department of transportation federal transit administration and on a limited basis the new york state department of transportation . prior to hartransit s establishment danbury had gone without transit service since 1967 when the privately owned abc bus company which had replaced the candlewood bus company a few months before ceased operations . the first local bus transit operator in the area danbury power & transportation company operated bus services in danbury and bethel from 1926 to 1965 . hartransit provides service to a greater number of towns than its predecessors . in 2009 hartransit was recognized as the urban community transportation system of the year by the community transportation association of america ctaa . the municipalities served by hartransit are as follows connecticut danbury bethel brookfield new fairfield new milford newtown bethel redding roxbury new fairfield and ridgefield . norwalk and wilton also see limited hartransit service but are served primarily by the norwalk transit district wheels services . new york brewster katonah lewisboro and southeast . brewster and southeast are also served by part while katonah is primarily served by the bee line bus system contents 1 services 2 fleet past 1990 3 retired fleet 4 see also 5 references 6 external links services edit hart currently provides the following services urban fixed route hart operates 7 urban fixed routes which run on a pulse point system in which all buses meet at a terminal in downtown danbury to easily facilitate transfers . the site is near the danbury metro north station and adjacent to the peter pan bus station . 1 hospital town park 2 stony hill rd newtown rd 3 mill plain brewster 4 brookfield 5 bethel center 6 danbury fair mall lake ave 7 new milford route 7 link operated with wheels is a weekday only commuter line which connects danbury to norwalk and surrounding communities . sweethart hartransit operates ada paratransit service for the disabled which parallels the hours and service area of the fixed route system . this service is not offered to those in wheels territory or new york . hartransit also operates senior 65 or older disabled sweethart dial a ride service for bethel brookfield danbury newtown new fairfield and ridgefield . dial a ride hours and policies vary by municipality . bus to rail service peak hour shuttles which connect danbury to the brewster station on the harlem line and ridgefield to katonah also on the harlem line . a third shuttle connecting new fairfield to southeast began operations in 2009 . danbury brewster ridgefield katonah new fairfield southeast nighttime sunday loop services three routes serving danbury new milford brookfield and bethel which operate during nighttime hours and on sundays and holidays to offer increased economic opportunities to low income workers though anyone can use these services . mall hospital loop newtown road south street loop new milford loop saturday trolley starting on june 25th 2016 the saturday trolley began operations and is free to ride . it operates during the season in which the danbury farmer s market is open and makes stops at west & main park ave. school wooster manor elmwood hall roger s park walgreen s danbury library and then the pulse point which is located on one side of kennedy park where the farmer s market is held the other side holding the peter pan bus station along with several businesses . 2 3 4 fleet past 1990 edit manufacturer model order year series qty . powertrain notes image orion v 32 2002 112 115 4 dd50 allison b400r ex . westchester beeline active orion vii 35 2004 401 1 dd50 allison b400r active gillig lf 35 2007 501 510 10 cummins isl9 allison b400r6 active gillig lf trolley replica 2014 1895 cummins isl9 allison b300r or b400r active gillig brt 35 2015 201 212 cummins isl9 allison b400r6 active replaced 2001 orion vs replaced 2001 new flyer d40lfs hartransit uses startrans and goshen coach body on chassis buses for sweethart rail shuttles and loop routes . 5 retired fleet edit hartransit previously used tmc buses nova bus rapid transit series rts buses orion i buses as well as cable car concepts and dupontrolley replica trolley buses . see also edit norwalk transit district putnam transit bee line bus system references edit a b ntd program filing for housatonic area regional transit 2009 http www.newstimes.com local article take the trolley to danbury s farmer s market 8315680.php http hartransit.com news2016 16.06.22 % 20new % 20trolley % 20service.pdf http hartransit.com routes 2016 % 20trolley.pdf needs to be noted in table external links edit hartransit homepage history of transit in greater danbury ct v t e greater new york region bus transit transportation in new york city mass transit in new york city operators new york public mta regional bus clarkstown dutchess long beach huntington kingston nassau poughkeepsie putnam roosevelt island suffolk rockland ulster westchester private academy coach usa community olympia rockland short line suburban hampton jitney hampton luxury liner leprechaun liberty monsey nyc airporter pine hill adirondack new york trailways spanish veolia new jersey pennsylvania public nj transit bus rutgers lehigh and northampton monroe county private a & c academy ameribus broadway coach usa community olympia rockland short line suburban decamp greyhound lakeland martz susquehanna trans bridge connecticut connecticut transit stamford new haven waterbury norwalk bridgeport housatonic area milford routes new york bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island express within nyc dutchess nassau putnam rockland suffolk ulster westchester new jersey bergen passaic essex hudson union mercer middlesex monmouth 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