You Can’t Flag Down Bangor’s Community Connector Buses Anymore

Have to get somewhere and hope to flag down a city Community Connector bus to get there? As of this week, that's a thing of the past.

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This past Monday, January 6th, the Community Connectors, which is owned and run by the City of Bangor, but operates throughout Orono, Old Town, Veazie, Hampden, Brewer, along with the University of Maine, officially moved to a "fixed stop" service.

The city's website says that the buses will no longer stop if someone tries to flag them down, and will instead stop only at designated spots throughout the Bangor. They say they have created over 300 stops throughout the different routes, where folks can plan to wait and board the bus when it arrives.

"The fixed stops were identified on each route based on passenger behavior, density, available infrastructure, safety, and other factors, in accordance with established guidelines...This is part of a broader effort to ensure buses arrive at their stops on time and minimize wait times for riders, thereby improving efficiency and reliability."

The City has also upgraded technology associated with the buses, adding automated announcements and LED screens to help riders identify upcoming stops. There's even an app that tracks where the buses are at any time.

"As part of the change to fixed bus stops, Community Connector encourages riders to use the bus-tracking mobile app Bangor Community Connector. The location of buses along various routes can be shown in real-time, and wait times for riders should be reduced because the Community Connector app provides the estimated time of arrival at each stop."

The app can be found anywhere you get your apps, and is a free download.