rolls through the university of maine campus . slogan we ll take you places . parent city of bangor founded december 1972 headquarters 481 maine avenue locale bangor maine service area bangor brewer hampden veazie orono old town maine service type bus service paratransit hubs pickering square parking garage fleet 23 daily ridership 2 795 1 fuel type bio diesel chief executive laurie linscott superindendant website website the community connector is a municipally owned bus system connecting bangor maine with outlying towns including veazie orono old town brewer and hampden . the system is owned and operated by the city of bangor . contents 1 overview 2 fleet 3 bus service 3.1 operations 3.2 routes 4 fares 5 special promotions 6 references 7 external links overview edit most community connector buses are distinguished by their bright red color . the system is structured to make it easy for riders to reach points of interest in the bangor area . in 2003 the mall hopper line was added to facilitate easy connections between the airport mall the bangor mall and the broadway shopping center . the black bear orono express was added in 2009 as a shuttle between downtown orono and the university of maine campus with additional stops in the town of orono . the mall hopper and black bear express are also the only lines not to go through the bangor depot . several of the newer buses offer plush seats and air conditioning as well as low floors designed to make it easier for wheelchair passengers to board the bus without having to use a wheelchair lift . all buses are ada compliant and are wheelchair ready . riders are allowed to get on and off at almost any intersection along the road without having to use designated bus stops . there are a few exceptions where passenger safety is an issue . the bus system was previously known as bat community connector or the bat . 2 a free unofficial mobile phone application for the community connector was released in march 2012 for both the iphone and android platforms . the app includes routes and schedule information displays the amount of time until the next scheduled bus arrival and calculates the distance and time information for the stops that are closest to your current position . fleet edit the community connector maintains various makes and models . manufacturer model order year series qty . powertrain notes orion v 30 1996 43 45 3 detroit diesel 50 allison b400r 45 is retired single door with wheelchair lift in the central position . to be retired in 2016 new flyer d30lf 0027 0029 3 cummins isc alison b300r ex greater portland transit district 0027 0029 ; purchased in 2013 orion v 30 2002 0202 0203 0207 0209 0210 5 detroit diesel 50 egr allison b400r ex . westchester beeline 102 103 107 109 110 purchased in 2012 . new flyer d35lf 2003 tbd 8 tbd used buses purchased from texas currently being overhauled by maine military authority 4 of 8 units are currently there . to replace older fleet bluebird ultra lf 2006 0621 1 cummins isb allison b300r single door . used as a spare bus international champion defender 2007 0722 0723 2 maxforce 7 allison used as spares international el dorado aero elite 2007 0725 0726 2 maxforce 7 allison used on university of maine campus shuttle chevrolet c5500 goshen gc ii 5500 2009 0924 1 unknown to be retired soon gillig lf 35 2010 1046 1050 4 cummins isl9 allison b400r6 active gillig lf 29 2018 tbd 6 cummins l9 allison b400r to replace older fleet bus service edit operations edit a community connector bus rolls through the university of maine campus . close up of the bus the community connector operates monday through friday from 5 45 am to 7 05 pm and saturday from 6 15 am to 7 05 pm . all buses except mall hopper and black bear express connect at the bangor depot at either 15 or 45 past each hour . the first trip to operate is old town 1 which leaves umaine at 5 45 am . the first trip for most other routes is 6 15 or 6 45 am at the depot . the final trips to depart the depot are at 5 15 and 5 45 pm see above for particular route . saturday service is slightly reduced only one old town route operates making for a two hour headway and center st. shares a bus with hammond st. making for a 60 minute headway for both routes . routes edit the community connector based in bangor maine serves points within the city and in nearby brewer hampden veazie orono and old town . 3 brewer north serves north main st. no . brewer shopping center twin city plaza brewer shopping center walmart and marden s. brewer south serves south main st. parkway south brewer shopping center walmart and marden s. capehart serves union st. ohio st. two medical plazas bangor international airport airport mall and capehart . center street serves bangor public library center street st. joseph hospital and the broadway shopping center . shares a bus with hammond street route on saturdays . hammond street serves union street university college of bangor the fairmount area and the buck st. third street neighborhood . shares a bus with center street route on saturdays . hampden serves shaw s on main st. beal college main road no . in hampden hannaford supermarkets and hampden academy . 4 the mall hopper line was added in the late 2000s and serves the airport mall husson university broadway shopping center and the bangor mall . the mall hopper line is one of the two bus lines that does not have a terminus in pickering square . mount hope serves much of bangor s east side along mt. hope ave. emcc sam s club by request bangor mall and target . old town is a two hour trip that serves state st. eastern maine medical center parts of veazie parts of orono the university of maine downtown old town old town plaza university mall and college avenue . stillwater serves john bapst memorial high school broadway park area acadia hospital bangor mall and walmart . the black bear orono express serves as a shuttle between the university of maine campus and downtown orono . this route does not serve pickering square . funding for this bus comes from community connector funds and um ; there is no charge to ride this route . monday through friday this bus operates from 6 55am until 9 55pm saturdays from 11 55am until 9 55pm . fares edit fares are as follows monthly pass unlimited trips 45 20 for those 17 and under five ride ticket 6 regular fare 1.50 reduced fare seniors students 0.75 mainecard holders umaine students and faculty free black bear express free transfers are free valid for next departing trip of your choice not valid for return trips . special promotions edit free fare fridays offered first in 2007 in conjunction with the state of maine and several other public transit services across the state . held december 2007 july 2008 december 2008 commute another way day held some years in may to encourage people to use public transit car pool or bike to work . fare is free on commute another way day . american folk festival the community connecctor provides shuttle service from the event along the waterfront held at the end of august each year to a parking area at bass park . references edit city of bangor bat community connector bat pdf . us dept. of transportation . 2013 . retrieved 13 november 2013 . bangor unveils new bus system bangor daily news . bangor me . apr 25 2002 . pg . 2 4 edition by jeff tuttle . http www.bangormaine.gov content 318 332 372 default.aspx http www.bangormaine.gov id 2 & sub id 2761 external links edit community connector on the city of bangor website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title community connector & oldid 741493749 categories bus transportation in mainebangor mainetransportation in penobscot county maine navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 21 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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