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Car-Free Transportation Alternatives

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Tips on getting around New England on bikes, buses, boats, ride-sharing, subways and trains

Whether you are a resident or just planning on visiting New England this web site offers some great links to car-free transportation alternatives including; bike paths, buses, ferry services, ride-sharing, subways, trains, and trolleys.

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Local Mass Transit Options for other EPA Regional Offices

New England Wide

Amtrak: train

Connecticut

Statewide	City or Regional Specific
The Bus Station CT Section: bus CT Department of Transportation: bus, ride-sharing, train CT Transit: bus, train	Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury: bus Southern CT from Danbury, New Haven, New Canaan and Waterbury to NYC: train Southern CT from New London to New Haven: train

Statewide

City or Regional Specific

The Bus Station CT Section: bus

CT Department of Transportation: bus, ride-sharing, train

CT Transit: bus, train

Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance

Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury: bus

Southern CT from Danbury, New Haven, New Canaan and Waterbury to NYC: train

Southern CT from New London to New Haven: train

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Maine

Statewide	City or Regiona Specific
Bicycle Coalition of Maine: bike The Bus Station ME Section: bus Go Maine Commuter Connections: boat, bus, ride-sharing, train ME Department of Transportation: bike, boat	Acadia : boat, bus, train Portland Metro Bus: bus Shuttle Bus Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, S. Portland and Portland

Statewide

City or Regiona Specific

Bicycle Coalition of Maine: bike

The Bus Station ME Section: bus

Go Maine Commuter Connections: boat, bus, ride-sharing, train

ME Department of Transportation: bike, boat

Acadia : boat, bus, train

Portland Metro Bus: bus

Shuttle Bus Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, S. Portland and Portland

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Massachusetts

Statewide	City or Regional Specific
The Bus Station MA Section: bus MA Bicycle Coalition: bike MBTA State-wide Information: bus, ride-sharing, train Massachusetts Department of Transportation: bike, boat, bus, train	Boston Area: boat, bus, train Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket: bike, boat, bus
Mass Transit to and from our Boston office to select New England Cities
Augusta, ME Map of Maine State House, Augusta, ME Bus www.greyhound.com Cost (round trip) fares range from $58.96 – $76.00 Travel time (one way) is about 4 hours Now What? The bus station is at 75 Airport Road (the Augusta Airport). There is no mass transit in Augusta, but there is taxi service. The taxi costs less than $10.00 to get to ME DEP's offices, and there are two taxi companies – Al's Double Taxi Service at (207) 622-5846 or Minuteman Taxi (207) 623-2500. Chemlsford, MA Map of 11 Technology Drive, Chelmsford, MA Train www.mbta.com Local Bus www.lrta.com/fixedroute.html Take the commuter rail from North Station to Lowell Transit Center, where a city bus (Lowell Regional Transit) will take you within easy walking distance of the EPA Regional Laboratory. Or you can call your Lab colleague, or Sylvia Estabrook at the Lab (617-918-8322), to arrange a ride from the Lowell Transit center to the Lab. Lowell Transit Center (one way) bus fare is $1.00. A zone 6 (one way) from North Station to Lowell Transit Center via commuter rail fare is $6.75 Concord, NH Map of 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH Bus www.concordcoachlines.com Cost (round trip) is $28.00 Travel time (one way) is an hour and forty minutes. Now What? The bus stop (30 Stickney Ave.) is about two miles from the NH DES offices at 29 Hazen Drive, and it is not an easy walk. For a cab, call 603-225-4222 Hartford, CT Map of 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT Bus www.greyhound.com or www.peterpanbus.com Cost (round trip) ticket ranges from $29.95-$52.00 Travel time (one way) is 2.5 to 3 hours Now what? Walk 1/2 mile from bus station (1 Union Place) diagonally across Bushnell Park to DEP (79 Elm St), or go via streets as follows: head east on Asylum Ave. with the park on your right, turn right on Ford St. (which becomes Jewell St.), turn right on Trinity St. which cuts through the park to Elm St., where you take a left and continue to 79 Elm. Lakeville, MA Map of 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA Train www.mbta.com From South Station, take the Middleborough/Lakeville commuter train. Cost (round trip) is $15.50 Travel time is about 1 hour. Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from the train station (Route 105/Main St. at Commercial St.) to DEP (20 Riverside Drive). Walk left down Route 105/Main St. (away from 495) 1/4 mile. Turn left in driveway with green Lakeville Corporate Park sign. This is Riverside Drive. DEP is the second red brick office building on the right. Montpelier/Waterbury, VT Map to VT DEC at 103 South Main Street Building 3 South Waterbury, Vermont, which is not far from Montpelier. Bus www.greyhound.com Cost (round trip) is $102.00 Travel time (one way) is four hours. Buses leave Boston at 10 a.m., 2:45 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Portland, ME Map of Canco Road, Portland, ME Train http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com Cost (round trip) is $38.00 - $48.00, depending on Bus or Train Travel time (one way) is 1 hour and 55 minutes. The train leaves from North Station. A good option for afternoon meetings only, since the first train from Boston arrives in Portland at 12:30 pm. Last train for Boston leaves Portland at 4:05 p.m. Bus http://www.concordcoachlines.com/bangor-to-boston.html Cost (round trip) is $36.00 Travel time (one way) is about two hours. Buses leave starting at 8:00 a.m., and the first bus arrives in Portland at 10:00 a.m. Bus www.greyhound.com Cost (round trip) is $35.00 - $40.00 Travel time (one way) is about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Buses leave starting at 6:00 am, and the first bus arrives in Portland at 8:15 am. Now what? The bus and train stations are all about 6 miles from the DEP offices at 312 Canco Road. A taxi ride costs $15 and takes 15 minutes. Another option is to take the Greater Portland Metro. Take bus number 5 to the main downtown station ("Metro Pulse") at Elm Street, and transfer to the number 6 bus. The number 6 bus will take you to the intersection of Canco Road and Washington Street. Trip time is about 45 minutes and fare is about $2.50 round trip. See www.gpmetrobus.com. Providence, RI Map of 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI Commuter rail www.mbta.com Cost (round trip) is $15.50 - $22.00 Travel time (one way) is about one hour. Amtrak www.amtrak.com Cost (round trip) is $32 - $100 Travel time (one way) is forty minutes. Bus www.greyhound.com Cost (round trip) is $21.60 Travel time (one way) is an hour Now what? The bus and train station (110 Gaspee Street) is a ten minute walk to the DEM offices at 235 Promenade Steet. The front of the station faces the striking Rhode Island State House and the new Providence Place Mall. From the train station take a left to the “Cheese Cake Factory.” Walk along the side of the mall and take a right, walking to the next light at the bottom of the hill. Make a right hand turn onto Promenade Street, and the DEM is the first building on your right. The are elevators to the left; go to the second floor, Suite 250, for DEM Information. Springfield, MA Map of 436 Dwight St, Springfield, MA Amtrak www.amtrak.com Cost (round trip) is $44.00 Travel time (one way) is 2 and a half hours. Note: The only direct and economical train departs from South Station at 11:55 a.m. and arrives in Springfield at 2:10 p.m. The return train leaves Springfield at 7:05 p.m. and arrives in Boston at 9:45 p.m. Bus www.peterpanbus.com Cost (round trip) is $42.00 Travel time (one way) is about 2 hours (varies a bit depending on time of day) Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from the bus station (1776 Main St) to DEP (436 Dwight St). Walk southeast on Main St, crossing the train tracks, and turn left on Lyman St. Pass Kaynor St on your right and take a right on Dwight St. Worcester, MA Map of 627 Main Street, Worcester, MA Commuter rail www.mbta.com Cost (round trip) $15.50 Travel time (one way) is one hour and 15 minutes. Now what? Walk 3/4 mile (“12 minute walk”) from commuter rail station (Washington Square) to DEP (627 Main Street). Walk clockwise around Washington Square, starting with Route 290 on your right, until you see Old Mechanics St. on your right; take that right. At the end of Old Mechanics St, Johnson and Wales University and the Worcester Common Outlets will be in front of you across Worcester Center Blvd. If you can, walk straight through the University/Outlets campus until you hit Main St. If not, take a left onto Worcester Center Blvd., then a right on Franklin St. You’ll pass the rest of the University/Outlets campus on your right, then pass Worcester Common Park on your right. Turn left on Main St. and walk to 627 Main St. Bus www.peterpanbus.com Cost (round trip) is $19 Travel time (one way) is one hour 20 minutes. Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from bus station (75 Madison St.) to DEP (627 Main Street); the two are within sight distance of each other. Walk northwest (away from train tracks and Frances McGrath Blvd) on Madison St., turn right on Southbridge St., turn left on Myrtle St, and turn left on Main St.

Statewide

City or Regional Specific

The Bus Station MA Section: bus

MA Bicycle Coalition: bike

MBTA State-wide Information: bus, ride-sharing, train

Massachusetts Department of Transportation: bike, boat, bus, train

Boston Area: boat, bus, train

Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket: bike, boat, bus

Mass Transit to and from our Boston office to select New England Cities

Augusta, ME Map of Maine State House, Augusta, ME

Bus www.greyhound.com

Cost (round trip) fares range from $58.96 – $76.00
Travel time (one way) is about 4 hours
Now What? The bus station is at 75 Airport Road (the Augusta Airport). There is no mass transit in Augusta, but there is taxi service. The taxi costs less than $10.00 to get to ME DEP's offices, and there are two taxi companies – Al's Double Taxi Service at (207) 622-5846 or Minuteman Taxi (207) 623-2500.

Chemlsford, MA Map of 11 Technology Drive, Chelmsford, MA

Train www.mbta.com
Local Bus www.lrta.com/fixedroute.html

Take the commuter rail from North Station to Lowell Transit Center, where a city bus (Lowell Regional Transit) will take you within easy walking distance of the EPA Regional Laboratory. Or you can call your Lab colleague, or Sylvia Estabrook at the Lab (617-918-8322), to arrange a ride from the Lowell Transit center to the Lab.

Lowell Transit Center (one way) bus fare is $1.00. A zone 6 (one way) from North Station to Lowell Transit Center via commuter rail fare is $6.75

Concord, NH Map of 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH

Bus www.concordcoachlines.com

Cost (round trip) is $28.00
Travel time (one way) is an hour and forty minutes.
Now What? The bus stop (30 Stickney Ave.) is about two miles from the NH DES offices at 29 Hazen Drive, and it is not an easy walk. For a cab, call 603-225-4222

Hartford, CT Map of 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT

Bus www.greyhound.com or www.peterpanbus.com

Cost (round trip) ticket ranges from $29.95-$52.00
Travel time (one way) is 2.5 to 3 hours
Now what? Walk 1/2 mile from bus station (1 Union Place) diagonally across Bushnell Park to DEP (79 Elm St), or go via streets as follows: head east on Asylum Ave. with the park on your right, turn right on Ford St. (which becomes Jewell St.), turn right on Trinity St. which cuts through the park to Elm St., where you take a left and continue to 79 Elm.

Lakeville, MA Map of 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA

Train www.mbta.com From South Station, take the Middleborough/Lakeville commuter train.

Cost (round trip) is $15.50
Travel time is about 1 hour.
Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from the train station (Route 105/Main St. at Commercial St.) to DEP (20 Riverside Drive). Walk left down Route 105/Main St. (away from 495) 1/4 mile. Turn left in driveway with green Lakeville Corporate Park sign. This is Riverside Drive. DEP is the second red brick office building on the right.

Montpelier/Waterbury, VT Map to VT DEC at 103 South Main Street Building 3 South Waterbury, Vermont, which is not far from Montpelier.

Bus www.greyhound.com

Cost (round trip) is $102.00
Travel time (one way) is four hours. Buses leave Boston at 10 a.m., 2:45 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

Portland, ME Map of Canco Road, Portland, ME

Train http://www.amtrakdowneaster.com

Cost (round trip) is $38.00 - $48.00, depending on Bus or Train
Travel time (one way) is 1 hour and 55 minutes.
The train leaves from North Station. A good option for afternoon meetings only, since the first train from Boston arrives in Portland at 12:30 pm. Last train for Boston leaves Portland at 4:05 p.m.

Bus http://www.concordcoachlines.com/bangor-to-boston.html

Cost (round trip) is $36.00
Travel time (one way) is about two hours. Buses leave starting at 8:00 a.m., and the first bus arrives in Portland at 10:00 a.m.

Bus www.greyhound.com

Cost (round trip) is $35.00 - $40.00
Travel time (one way) is about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Buses leave starting at 6:00 am, and the first bus arrives in Portland at 8:15 am.

Now what? The bus and train stations are all about 6 miles from the DEP offices at 312 Canco Road. A taxi ride costs $15 and takes 15 minutes. Another option is to take the Greater Portland Metro. Take bus number 5 to the main downtown station ("Metro Pulse") at Elm Street, and transfer to the number 6 bus. The number 6 bus will take you to the intersection of Canco Road and Washington Street. Trip time is about 45 minutes and fare is about $2.50 round trip. See www.gpmetrobus.com.

Providence, RI Map of 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI

Commuter rail www.mbta.com

Cost (round trip) is $15.50 - $22.00
Travel time (one way) is about one hour.

Amtrak www.amtrak.com

Cost (round trip) is $32 - $100
Travel time (one way) is forty minutes.

Bus www.greyhound.com

Cost (round trip) is $21.60
Travel time (one way) is an hour

Now what? The bus and train station (110 Gaspee Street) is a ten minute walk to the DEM offices at 235 Promenade Steet. The front of the station faces the striking Rhode Island State House and the new Providence Place Mall. From the train station take a left to the “Cheese Cake Factory.” Walk along the side of the mall and take a right, walking to the next light at the bottom of the hill. Make a right hand turn onto Promenade Street, and the DEM is the first building on your right. The are elevators to the left; go to the second floor, Suite 250, for DEM Information.

Springfield, MA Map of 436 Dwight St, Springfield, MA

Amtrak www.amtrak.com

Cost (round trip) is $44.00
Travel time (one way) is 2 and a half hours.
Note: The only direct and economical train departs from South Station at 11:55 a.m. and arrives in Springfield at 2:10 p.m. The return train leaves Springfield at 7:05 p.m. and arrives in Boston at 9:45 p.m.

Bus www.peterpanbus.com

Cost (round trip) is $42.00
Travel time (one way) is about 2 hours (varies a bit depending on time of day)
Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from the bus station (1776 Main St) to DEP (436 Dwight St). Walk southeast on Main St, crossing the train tracks, and turn left on Lyman St. Pass Kaynor St on your right and take a right on Dwight St.

Worcester, MA Map of 627 Main Street, Worcester, MA

Commuter rail www.mbta.com

Cost (round trip) $15.50
Travel time (one way) is one hour and 15 minutes.
Now what? Walk 3/4 mile (“12 minute walk”) from commuter rail station (Washington Square) to DEP (627 Main Street). Walk clockwise around Washington Square, starting with Route 290 on your right, until you see Old Mechanics St. on your right; take that right. At the end of Old Mechanics St, Johnson and Wales University and the Worcester Common Outlets will be in front of you across Worcester Center Blvd. If you can, walk straight through the University/Outlets campus until you hit Main St. If not, take a left onto Worcester Center Blvd., then a right on Franklin St. You’ll pass the rest of the University/Outlets campus on your right, then pass Worcester Common Park on your right. Turn left on Main St. and walk to 627 Main St.

Bus www.peterpanbus.com

Cost (round trip) is $19
Travel time (one way) is one hour 20 minutes.
Now what? Walk 1/4 mile from bus station (75 Madison St.) to DEP (627 Main Street); the two are within sight distance of each other. Walk northwest (away from train tracks and Frances McGrath Blvd) on Madison St., turn right on Southbridge St., turn left on Myrtle St, and turn left on Main St.

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New Hampshire

Statewide	City or Regional Specific
The Bus Station NH Section - scroll to bottom of page: bus NH Department of Transportation Rideshare: bike, bus, ride-sharing, train	Manchester : bus

Statewide

City or Regional Specific

The Bus Station NH Section - scroll to bottom of page: bus

NH Department of Transportation Rideshare: bike, bus, ride-sharing, train

Manchester : bus

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Rhode Island

Statewide	City or Regional Specific
The Bus Station RI Section: bus RI Department of Transportation: boat, bike, bus RI Public Transit Authority: boat, bus, ride-sharing	Providence Area: boat, bus, train Providence MBTA: train

Statewide

City or Regional Specific

The Bus Station RI Section: bus

RI Department of Transportation: boat, bike, bus

RI Public Transit Authority: boat, bus, ride-sharing

Providence Area: boat, bus, train

Providence MBTA: train

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Vermont

Statewide
The Bus Station VT Section - scroll down to Vermont info: bus VT Department of Transportation: bus, train Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition: bike

Statewide

The Bus Station VT Section - scroll down to Vermont info: bus

VT Department of Transportation: bus, train

Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition: bike

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Local Mass Transit Options for other EPA Regional Offices

EPA Regional Offices
EPA New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) Region 2: (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) Region 3: (DC, DE, MD) Region 4: (Al, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) Region 5: (IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Region 6: (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) Region 7: (IA, KS, MO, NE) Region 8: (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) Region 9: (American Samoa, AZ, CA, Guam, HI, Northern Mariana Islands, NV, Trust Territories) Region 10: (AK, ID, OR, WA)
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Atlantic Ecology Division (Narragansett, RI) Research Triangle Park Cincinnati Headquarters

EPA Regional Offices

EPA New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Region 2: (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands)

Region 3: (DC, DE, MD)

Region 4: (Al, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Region 5: (IN, IL, MI, MN, WI)

Region 6: (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Region 7: (IA, KS, MO, NE)

Region 8: (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Region 9: (American Samoa, AZ, CA, Guam, HI, Northern Mariana Islands, NV, Trust Territories)

Region 10: (AK, ID, OR, WA)

EPA Labs