# CT Transit New Haven

CT New Haven is the second largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 24 routes in 19 towns within the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck River Valley areas, with connections to other CT Transit routes in Waterbury and Meriden, as well as connections to systems in Milford and Bridgeport at the Connecticut Post Mall.
Since 1979, the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit have been operated by First Transit. Service is operated seven days a week on 24 routes.

## Routes
### Regular routes

All routes below originate from the New Haven Green. Through service is provided between routes with the same letter. In October 2017, CTtransit New Haven transitioned their routes from letters to numbers, and are now identified as routes 201-299.
| Route | Route name | Terminus | Neighborhoods/towns served | Notes |
| USS | Union Station Shuttle | Union Station | USS: Union Station Free Shuttle | Downtown New Haven This is a free shuttle connecting Union Station with the New Haven Green and the Temple Street Garage, and a surface lot at the former Coliseum site. |
| 201 | Madison | 201 (S1): Madison via US 1 | New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison | Connects to Route 204 (formerly Route F) at Branford Green. Connects to 9-Town Transit at the Scranton Gazebo in Madison. No service on Sunday. |
| 204 | East Haven | 204 (F3): Branford Green 204 (F4): Walmart (Branford) 204M (F2): Momauguin | Wooster Square, Annex, East Haven, Branford | Connects to Route 201 (formerly Route S) at Branford Green. Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E (formerly Route GF). Provides through-route service to Route 254 (West Chapel St) or Route 255 (Ansonia/Seymour). |
| 206 | East Chapel St | 206 (G2): Tweed NH Airport-Lighthouse Rd 206E (GF): Tweed NH Airport-East Haven Center 206F (G): Ferry St | Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights, Annex, East Shore | Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E (formerly Route GF). Provides through-route service to Route 237 (Shelton Ave). Provides service to Tweed New Haven Airport |
| 212 | Grand Ave | 212 (D): Ferry St 212B (D3): Bella Vista 212F (D12): Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven)-Foxon Rd 212F (DL): Bella Vista-Foxon Rd-North Branford 212U (D13): Bella Vista-Walmart-Universal Dr 212U (D14): Universal Dr-North Haven Center 212UX (C4): UNIVERSAL DR via I-91 212W (D4): Bella Vista-Walmart (New Haven) | Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights | Route 212F to North Branford operates weekdays only. Provides through-route service to Route 238 (Dixwell Ave). |
| 213 | North Branford | 213X (L1): North Branford Center via Maple & Carol 213X (L2): North Branford Center via Foxon Rd | Quinnipiac Meadows, East Haven (Foxon), North Branford | Weekday service only |
| 215 | North Haven/Meriden | 215 (C3): North Haven Center via Grand Ave 215X (C3X): North Haven Center via I-91 215M (C1): Meriden TC via Grand Ave 215MX (C1X): Meriden TC via I-91 215W (C2): Wallingford via Grand Ave 215WX (C2X): Wallingford via I-91 215X: Amazon | Fair Haven Heights, Quinnipiac Meadows, North Haven, Wallingford, Meriden | Route 215M connects to the new CTrail Hartford Line, Route 919 Express to Hartford, Meriden Routes 561, 563, 564, 565 & 566, and the M-Link to Middletown at the Meriden Transit Center. Routes 215M & 215W connect to Wallingford Routes 291 & 292 at Wallingford Green. Service to Universal Dr. in North Haven is operated by Route 212U. |
| 223 | Lombard St | 223 (Q1): Clinton Park 223W (Q3): Walmart (New Haven) | East Rock, Fair Haven | Provides through-route service to Route 246 (Edgewood Ave). |
| 224 | State St | 224 (M5): State & Ridge 224D (M3): Devine St 224N (M4): Northside | East Rock, Hamden, North Haven | Route 224D Connects to the 950-Hartford Express at the Devine Prk & Ride. Provides through-route service to Route 268 (Washington Ave). |
| 228 | Whitney Ave | 228 (J) Davis St 228C (J1): Centerville 228C (J2): Centerville via Hamden Hills & Hamden Plaza 228C (J3): Centerville-Cheshire 228H (J8): Hamden Plaza via Skiff St | East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden, Cheshire | Route 228C also provides part-time service to Quinnipiac University. Provides through-route service to Route 271 (Kimberly Ave). |
| 229 | Waterbury | 229 (J4) Waterbury via Whitney Ave 229X (J4X): Waterbury via I-91 | East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden, Cheshire, Waterbury | Connects to the CTtransit Waterbury routes and Route 925 (or 928) express to Hartford at the Exchange Place on West Main St. Provides through-route service to Routes 271 (Kimberly Ave) or 272 (Union Ave). |
| 234 | Winchester Ave | 234 (O4): Millrock Rd 234P (O5): Davenport Apts 234P (O7): Davenport Apts-Putnam Place | Prospect Hill, Newhallville, Hamden | Possibly getting combined with another route in October 2017. Provides through-route service to Route 261 (Boston Post Rd). |
| 237 | Shelton Ave | 237 (G1): Marlboro St 237P (G3): Marlboro St-Putnam Place 237P (G4): Marlboro St-Pine Rock 237B: Marlboro St-Brookside | Dixwell, Newhallville | Route 237P (formerly Route G4) route replaced the old O6 route to Pine Rock Ave on January 6, 2013. Provides through-route service to Route 206 (East Chapel St). |
| 238 | Dixwell Ave | 238 (D5): Hamden Plaza 238C (D6): Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville 238C (D7): Hamden Plaza-Centerville 238C (D8): Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville via Circular Av 238C(D9): Hamden Plaza-Centerville via Circular Av 238P (D10): Putnam Place | Dixwell, Newhallville, Hamden | No service to Centerville on Saturday, limited service to Centerville on Sunday. Provides through-route service to Route 212 (Grand Ave). |
| 241 | Goffe St | 241 (Z1): West Hills 246A (FQZ): EDGEWOOD AVE-Amity Rd/West Hills via West Chapel St (weeknights and all day Sunday) | Dixwell, Beaver Hills, West Rock, Amity | Provides through-route service to Route 274 (Sargent Dr). |
| 243 | Whalley Ave | 243A (B2): Amity Rd-Amity Shopping Ctr 243A (B3): Amity Rd-JCC 243A (B3): Amity Road-JCC-Seymour 243B (B1): SCSU-Brookside | Westville, West Rock, Amity, Woodbridge | AM trips to Seymour continue to New Haven via Route 255 (formerly route F). PM trips operate via Route 255 to Seymour, then continue to New Haven via Route 243. Provides through-route service to Route 265 (Congress Ave). |
| 246 | Edgewood Ave | 246 (Q2): Fountain St 246A (Q4): Amity Rd 246A (FQZ): Amity Rd/West Hills via West Chapel St (weeknights and all day Sunday) | Dwight, Edgewood, Westville, Amity | Provides through-route service to Route 223 (Lombard St). Provides service to the Yale Bowl and Yale University athletic fields. |
| 254 | West Chapel St | 254 (F5): Ella Grasso Blvd 246A (FQZ): EDGEWOOD AVE-Amity Rd/West Hills via West Chapel St | Dwight, West River | Provides through-route service to Route 204 (East Haven). |
| 255 | Ansonia-Seymour | 255 (F6): Ansonia-Seymour via West Chapel St & Derby RR Station | Dwight, West River, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour | Connects with Routes 15 & 23 to Bridgeport at the Derby RR Station (Metro North). Provides through-route service to Route 204 (East Haven). |
| 261 261x | Boston Post Rd | 261 (O2): Westfield CT Post 261X (55X, formerly PMF): CT Post Mall via I-95 | The Hill, West River, West Haven, Orange, Milford | Connects to the Coastal Link through Greater Bridgeport Transit, Milford Transit District, and Norwalk Transit District, as well as Milford Transit District local route 4. |
| 265 | Congress Ave | 265 (B): West Haven Center 265B (B4): Bull Hill Ln/Sawmill Rd 265B (BO): Bull Hill Ln/Sawmill Rd via Boston Post Rd 265B (BJO): Bull Hill Ln via Boston Post Rd & Union Station 265R (B5): Oyster River 265R (B6): Oyster River via Railroad Ave 265S (B7): Savin Rock | The Hill, West Haven Center | Provides through-route service to Route 243 (Whalley Ave). |
| 268 | Washington Ave | 268 (M1): New Haven Career Campus 268C (M2): Veterans Hosp-Coleman & Greta 268B (M7): Veterans Hosp-Bull Hill Ln 268C (ZM): Long Wharf-Veterans Hosp-Coleman & Greta via Sargent Dr | The Hill, West Haven | Provides through-route service to Route 224 (State St). |
| 271 | Kimberly Ave | 271 (J): Ella Grasso Blvd 271M (J7): Milford Green 271M (J7): Milford Green-CT Post Mall 271R (J6): Oyster River (Sunday only) 271S (J5): Savin Rock | The Hill, City Point, West Haven, Woodmont, Milford | Serves New Haven Union Station Route 271M connects to Route 261, the Milford Transit District routes, and the Coastal Link at CT Post Mall. Provides through-route service to Route 228 (Whitney Ave) or Route 229 (Waterbury). Also connects to the New Haven Line. for Metro-North Railroad, and Shore Line East. at Downtown Milford, Connecticut |
| 272 | Union Ave | 272 (J): Union Station 268B (BJO): CONGRESS AVE-Bull Hill Ln via Boston Post Rd & Union Station | | Provides through-route service to ROute 228 (Whitney Ave) or Route 229 (Waterbury). |
| 274 | Sargent Dr | 274 (Z2): Long Wharf 274C (Z3): City Point 268C (ZM): WASHINGTON AVE-Long Wharf-Veterans Hosp-Coleman & Greta | Long Wharf | Provides through-route service to Route 241 (Goffe St). |
| 278 | New Haven Connector Downtown Loop | Union Station | Downtown New Haven | Service coordinates with Amtrak, Shore Line East, Hartford Line, and MetroNorth Trains. Weekday service only |
| 950 | Hartford Express | 950 (20 [née 42]): Hartford Express | New Haven, North Haven, Middletown, Wethersfield, Hartford | Serves New Haven Union Station Serves the Devine Park & Ride in North Haven, the Country Club Park & Ride in Middletown, and the Wolcott Hill Park & Ride in Wethersfield. Serves Hartford Union Station. Operated by Arrow Line Acquisition/ Peter Pan Bus Lines. |

## Operation

In downtown New Haven, Connecticut pedestrians board public buses on all sides of the green -the "Central Park" of New Haven. New Haven's buses are late to stops over fifty percent of the time.
State Public Transit Administrator Dennis Solensky suggested this structure of routing, which he calls hub and spoke, funneling all people downtown. The use of the spoke-hub distribution paradigm results in buses sitting in traffic in the heart of the city, which may delay scheduled stops.
Bus service guidelines in Connecticut suggest there be no more than four stops per mile on any given route. However, CT Transit's General Transit Feed Specification shows that only two of the twenty-five routes have on average less than four stops per mile with the highest being eleven. Bus ridership in New Haven has fallen drastically hurting an already struggling transportation budget. Economic returns from bus routes have ranged from sixty-four percent to two percent of the cost to maintain.
There are no plans to amend this issue even after the addition of GPS monitoring on all buses revealed how bad the situation truly is. Fifty five percent of stops are reached exceeding five minutes past the scheduled time.