Rural Community Transportation

Rural Community Transportation, Inc. (RCT) is a nonprofit, public transportation system headquartered in Lyndonville, Vermont. RCT serves the Northeast Kingdom (Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties) and Lamoille county. It provides regular bus and shuttle routes for commuters and shoppers as well as on-demand rides. RCT is heavily supported by volunteer drivers and a number of community partners. All services provided by RCT are fare-free.^[1]

Rural Community Transportation, Inc.

Founded	1991
Headquarters	Lyndonville, Vermont
Locale	St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Service area	Northern Vermont
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Website	riderct.org

Fixed routes

There is no service on weekends. Some routes allow for a deviation of up to ¾ miles from the scheduled route upon passenger request.

Name	Inbound terminus	Outbound terminus	Deviation on request?	Notes
Jay-Lyn Shuttle/Express	St. Johnsbury	Lyndon		[2]
US 2 Commuter	Montpelier	St. Johnsbury		Connection to Green Mountain Transit (GMT) in Montpelier[3]
Morrisville Shopper	Morrisville	Stowe		[4]
Route 100 Commuter	Waterbury	Morrisville		Connection to GMT in Waterbury[5]
Greenleaf Shopper	Lyndon	Woodsville, New Hampshire		Only runs on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month[6]

Other services

RCT operates a rural microtransit service called RCT Rides in Lamoille County and Orleans County.^[7] There is also a medical appointment transportation service for Medicaid users^[8], and a paratransit service open to people who are disabled or over the age of 60.^[9]