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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-12-26 Recognition Recognizing Community Connector for its Outstanding Performance in Providing Over 1,000,000 Rides in Fiscal Year 2012 WHEREAS, Community Connector began providing public transit services to communities in the greater Bangor area in 1972, then known as Citi-Bus; and WHEREAS, Community Connector has been recognized nationally for its innovative efforts in building ridership, and cited as an example of best practices in that field; and WHEREAS, Community Connector’s ridership exceeded one million rides for the first time during FY 2012, a doubling of ridership since FY 2002; and WHEREAS, the Federal Transit Administration has compared Community Connector’s performance with urban transit systems serving large urban areas and found it to outperform them in three categories of evaluation; and WHEREAS its performance places Community Connector in the top twenty percent of transit systems serving small urbanized areas; and WHEREAS, the success of Community Connector is a result of the efforts, experience, and dedication of its staff, drivers, mechanics, and planners. NOW, THEREFORE, I, NELSON E. DURGIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Bangor, do hereby recognize the Community Connector for its outstanding performance in providing safe, effective, and economical public transportation in the greater Bangor area, and for achieving the milestone of providing over 1,000,000 rides for the first time ever in fiscal year 2012. th Given this the 26 day of December 2012. ________________________ Nelson E. Durgin, Mayor