Westport Press Releases


Press Releases


Transit Public Meeting

PRESS RELEASE: March 6, 2024


The Westport and Norwalk Transit Districts invite Westport residents to participate in a special Public Meeting, on Tuesday March 12th at 7:00pm in the Auditorium at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport CT 06880.


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Free Holiday Rides

PRESS RELEASE: December 21, 2023


As a holiday gift to the Town and its residents, the Westport Transit District will again provide free rides to users of its Wheels2U shuttle service between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.


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Help Restore Funding for Wheels 2U Westport

PRESS RELEASE: April 12, 2023


Westport is in danger of losing the Wheels2U shuttle yet again.


In what has become an annual rite of Spring, the Board of Finance voted at its March meeting to eliminate all funding for Wheels2U, the Westport Transit District’s door-to-train station on-demand commuter shuttle. This will effectively shut down the service as of June 30, 2023.


We need your help to keep the shuttle alive! 


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Haiku Contest Winners Announced

PRESS RELEASE: April 2, 2023


The results are in! Wheels2UWestport’s Haiku Contest has concluded, and this year's distinguished judges — Diane Meyer Lowman, Westport’s Poet Laureate Emeritus, and Peter Gold, Westport Transit District Director — have chosen the winners. 


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Haiku Poetry Contest Announced

PRESS RELEASE: March 16, 2023


Wheels2U Westport, the Westport Transit District’s on-demand, group ride, door to train platform shuttle service, is launching its second annual poetry contest to help promote the use of its Wheels2U commuter shuttle.


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Free Fare Fridays: FEB 17 & 24, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: February 15, 2023


In honor of Presidents Day, Wheels2U Westport, Westport’s on-demand, group ride, door to train platform shuttle service, will be free on Friday, February 17 and again on Friday, February 24. Peter Gold, Director of the Westport Transit District said “On those two Fridays all rides on Wheels2U to and from the Westport and Greens Farms train stations will be free. The normal $2 fare will not be charged.”


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Ride the Bus; Get Free Coffee!


PRESS RELEASE: January 10, 2023


To celebrate Martin Luther King Day, the Westport Transit District and Steam Coffee Tea are teaming up to offer riders free coffee. Just ride Wheels2U in the morning on Friday, January 13 or Tuesday, January 17, show your proof of completed ride at Steam between 6 AM and 10:30 AM that morning, and receive a free regular coffee. (There is no Wheels2U service on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 16).


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