Bottom line: Morrisville Smart Shuttle is yet another free resource provided by the town for its residents. It is a good ride experience overall. It is done by app, and is pretty good system at the present time. I enjoyed my recent first experience on the shuttle.
The Deets:
Recently in having a day off, I decided to try out the new Morrisville Smart Shuttle to get to one of the local restaurants here in town. This service is free for the use of the Morrisville residents, a definite plus! The hours of operation per their website FAQs are Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 8am-8pm, and Sun 8am-7pm (see screen capture pic). There are designated "nodes" or shuttle stops that you can pick up the the shuttle and then go to one of the other "nodes" distributed in the town at various locations. The stops are shown on the shuttle's website. The shuttle is requested by a specific app that can be downloaded to phone/mobile device (again from the town's shuttle webpage, look for it on Yelp business page here). Not sure how this system will work when ridership picks up but works pretty well now, in that you put in your present location/starting "node" and your destination "node" and then the app will show how long it will take until the shuttle arrives at the "node"/stop for you and where it is currently...much like Lyft/Uber/etc. The shuttle bus itself is nice, new, clean and well marked. There is plenty of seating with a large designated area of seating especially for seniors and riders with disabilities. The driver was personable and did a great job, and knowing that a shuttle bus like this may not be the most smooth-as-velvet ride (you do feel the bumps, etc.), it was a good ride overall. It worked well both going to the restaurant location at the shopping center and back to my nearest home "node" as well. I liked this new mode of free public transportation provided by the Town of Morrisville, and it is yet another way that the town is providing for its residents. I am a fan! read more