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Current News
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Professional Opportunity - 05/13/13
COAST has an opening for a full time TMA Manager . This is a newly created position to support the work of the Seacoast's Transportation Management Association, known as Seacoast Commuter Options. Fo...Read More -
Updates to Route 7 start 4/22 - 04/12/13
Commute to Pease with Ease! New schedule starts on Earth Day! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 12, 2013 Contact: Rad Nichols, Executive Director, COAST 603-743-5777 Starting ...Read More -
Major Schedule Improvements Result in 25% More Riders on Buses - 04/01/13
After implementing vast service improvements for weekday commuters last summer, COAST is excited to announce a 25% increase in the number of riders using its Route 2 bus service. This particular bus r...Read More -
Professional Job Opportunity - 03/28/13
COAST has an opening for a full time Program Manager . For more information on the opportunity please see the Jobs page ....Read More
Archived / Old News
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Public Notice of FTA Funds - 03/12/13
The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) is applying for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds, under 49 USC § 5310, on behalf the Alliance for Community Transportation (ACT)...Read More -
Error in printed schedule 12/31 - 01/04/13
January 4th, 2013 Dear passengers, Last night our dispatchers discovered a significant error in the printed version of our current schedule booklet for the Lafayette Road Trolley ...Read More -
Service Changes Beginning December 31st - 11/26/12
Beginning December 31st, 2012 , some service changes will be made to routes 2, 33, Trolley, the "FastTrans Commuter Connector", and the Clipper Connection express services. The majority of these ...Read More -
Hiring part-time bus operators - 10/19/12
COAST seeks friendly, experienced, and dedicated persons for Bus Operators. You must hold a current CDL-B (or A) with Passenger and Air-brake endorsements, as well as a valid DOT medical certifi...Read More -
USDOT Secretary LaHood on New COAST Services - 09/07/12
Here is a link to USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood's Fastlane blog post for September 7, 2012 about the good work COAST has been doing lately. http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/09/transit-improvements-in-...Read More -
Administrator Rogoff to Announce Service Expansions & New Funding - 09/04/12
Nation’s Top Transit Official To Announce Transit Service Expansions, Funding To Improve Access to Jobs, Transit in Greater Seacoast Area At 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 5 , Federal ...Read More -
Adjustments to Clipper 101 - 09/04/12
On Monday, September 10th, COAST will begin a slightly revised morning schedule for the Clipper Connection route 101. The route 101 serves Rochester and Dover, providing one trip to the Portsmouth Nav...Read More -
COASTAL ROUTE service expansion starts July 6th! - 06/25/12
Contact: Rad Nichols, Executive Director, COAST, 603-743-5777 Debora Bartley, Community Services Manager, Lamprey Health Care, 603-659-2424 Dover and Newmarket, NH: COAST and Lamprey...Read More -
Dover FastTrans Commuter Connector Service to be Piloted - 06/13/12
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Contact: Rad Nichols, Executive Director, COAST 603-743-5777 Dover, NH – After announcing service reductions for the Dover FastTrans service earlier...Read More -
Welcome, East Rochester! - 06/13/12
Residents of East Rochester may have noticed COAST bus stop signs pop up in front of their house or in their neighborhood recently. Not surprisingly, we've received a lot of comments about this new de...Read More -
Dover FastTrans Service Reductions - 05/31/12
Wednesday, May 30, 2011 Contact: Rad Nichols, Executive Director, COAST 603-743-5777 Dover, NH – When first envisioned the FastTrans set of public transit routes in the City of Dover ...Read More -
Improved schedules on route 2 and trolley - 05/29/12
Wednesday, May 30, 2011 Contact: Rad Nichols, Executive Director, COAST 603-743-5777 COAST is excited to announce plans to significantly improve schedules on two of its most heavily-utili...Read More -
North Bus expands to Farmington, increases frequency, expands coverage of rural areas - 05/02/12
North Bus expands to Farmington, increases frequency, expands coverage of rural areas Dover, NH – COAST is excited to announce that as the North Bus enters its second year of service to the ...Read More -
Public Notice of Proposed Service Changes - 04/23/12
The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation has announced that it is soliciting public comment on proposed service cuts and changes to the following bus routes and associated paratransit serv...Read More -
COAST launches Clipper Connection Commuter Routes - 03/07/12
On January 9th, 2012, COAST implemented the first phase of a new bus service aimed at commuters heading to the greater Portsmouth region. COAST's new Clipper Connection service is expected to be...Read More -
Expanded Bus Service Means More Options - 06/16/11
Additional trips on main routes to help people get around this summer Dover, NH – As gas prices remain high and warm weather brings increased traffic on Friday nights, the Cooperative Alli...Read More -
Record Setting Passenger Boardings - 06/10/11
Dover, NH – The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) announced that through May of this year, passenger boardings on the regional public transit system are once again on a recor...Read More -
COAST has begun new on-call stops at the Liberty Mutual campus - 10/01/10
COAST has begun new on-call stops at the Liberty Mutual campus in Dover for routes 33 and 35....Read More -
New On-Request Stops - 09/30/10
Effective Monday, October 11th, COAST will establish new on-request stops in Newington on Shattuck Way, served by Route 2. At this time, Route 2 will no longer serve Newington Wal-Mart. Read more deta...Read More -
New Bus Stop Signs - 09/30/10
New bus stop signs are being installed around the system. Learn more about them here !...Read More -
COAST announces the availability of Google Maps-based trip planning! - 09/23/10
The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) has officially announced that the organization has taken another step forward in making public transit services in the Seacoast easier than...Read More