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.
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Given this the 26 day of December 2012.
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Nelson E. Durgin, Mayor