Marshall, MN – A new bus has just been added to the fleet at Community Transit. The bus was ordered for service in Murray County as a part of the normal replacement process for old buses, but the team at Community Transit is especially excited about it.
“This bus is the first one that has come since we updated our logo,” said Transit Director Cathleen Amick. Community Transit is a public transportation program run by United Community Action Partnership. Since 2013, the program has added five counties to its service area.
“We’ve added a lot of counties quickly,” said Amick, “but each of those counties had their own county-wide transit service before they joined forces with us.”
The logo redesign was undertaken last year to bring all the individual services together under one image. Amick said they also wanted to be recognizable to anyone who might be from a metro area. “We tried to keep the national public transit symbol central to the design,” she said.
Any buses or materials ordered for Community Transit in the future will incorporate the new logo. The newest Community Transit bus looks different, but it was made possible through the same long-standing support and partnerships. Each purchase is only partially funded by MN DOT. Funding from cities and counties is what makes each purchase possible.
“Every time we receive a new bus I’m grateful,” said Amick. “We could not continue operating without the support of our cities, counties and the public.”
