You will be able to share a ride with strangers through Door County Connect beginning on Friday.
This week, the Door County Transportation Department announced that it was doing away with the rule that passengers in Door County Connect taxis had to be from the same household group. Door County Connect buses also had a decreased rider capacity to respond to the ongoing pandemic. Transportation Manager Pam Busch said she decided to remove the shared-ride limitation due to the decrease in COVID-19 cases and the increase in demand for their services.
The service saw its ridership dip below 40,000 in 2021 after being above 47,000 before the pandemic. Ridership has slowly risen over the last several months.
Masks will still be required for drivers and riders until April 18th, when the Federal Transit Administration mandate expires. The FTA extended the previous mandate to that day last month.
