TMA Bucks is a member-supported nonprofit organization and advocacy group that oversees transportation needs in

Bucks County Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...

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. The organization works to improve transportation through partnerships with businesses and government agencies, promoting travel management strategies to reduce congestion, providing a clearinghouse for transportation policies and programs, establishing community

public transportation Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whi ...

, providing a forum for improvements on transportation and infrastructure, representing members regarding transportation matters on Bucks County, and improving access to healthcare and social services throughout the county. TMA Bucks is made up of several members including businesses and government agencies throughout Bucks County. TMA Bucks, in partnership with

Bucks County Transport Bucks County Transport (BCT) is a private, non-profit organization that operates transportation services in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bucks County Transport is headquartered in Holicong, Pennsylvania, and operates bus services throughout Bucks ...

, operates the Rushbus public transit service that connects employers in two parts of Bucks County to

SEPTA SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people througho ...

train and bus service.

Rushbus

Bucks County Transport bus 210 at Warminster Station

The Rushbus is a

bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications o ...

operated as a partnership between TMA Bucks and Bucks County Transport, connecting employers to

train and bus service. Rushbus operates two routes Monday through Friday during rush hours: *Bristol Rushbus - Operates from the Bristol station along

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by SEPTA and serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, its suburbs and satellite town ...

Trenton Line The Trenton Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail (commuter rail) system. The route serves the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with service in Bucks County along the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey. Route Trenton ...

and provides connections to employers in the borough of

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

. *Richboro-Warminster Rushbus - Operates from the

Warminster station Warminster railway station serves the historic market town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The station is operated by Great Western Railway and is a main station on the Wessex Main Line, with regular services to Bristol, Cardiff, Southamp ...

along SEPTA Regional Rail's

Warminster Line The Warminster Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail system. It serves stations between its namesake town, Warminster (SEPTA station), Warminster, and Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. Half of the route is s ...

and a connection with SEPTA's Route 22 bus and provides connections to employers in

Warminster Warminster () is a historic market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of 18,173 in 2021. The name ''Warminster'' occurs first i ...

, Ivyland, Northampton Township, and Richboro. The Rushbus fleet consists of buses powered with

compressed natural gas Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored and distributed in hard containers at a pressure of , usually in ...

. The base fare to ride the Rushbus is $1.00, with senior citizens age 65 and older free.

References

External links

Official website
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