Martin County Public Transit

{{Short description|Public transit system of Martin County, Florida, US}}

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| founded = 2013

| headquarters = Stuart, Florida

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| service_area = Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties, Florida

| service_type = bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 5

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Martin County Public Transit, known popularly as MARTY, is the provider of public transportation for Martin County, Florida. The system consists of five fixed bus routes, and includes connecting services with Palm Tran to the neighboring city of West Palm Beach and with the Treasure Coast Connector to Port St. Lucie.https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/transit-ride-guide-pdf MARTY Public Transit Ride Guide

MARTY has operated since 2013. The system also operates paratransit services, as well as a veterans transportation program.https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/veterans-transportation-program-application Martin County Veterans Transportation Program

In 2023, the Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization began studying an expansion of MARTY bus service to Jensen Beach and Palm City, citing positive public feedback and increased demand for transit access in these communities.{{cite news |url=https://www.wptv.com/lifestyle/travel/martin-county-looks-to-expand-public-transit-amid-ridership-increase |title=Martin County looks to expand public transit amid ridership increase |last=Hussey |first=Kate |date=December 7, 2023 |newspaper=WPTV-TV |access-date=August 3, 2024}}

Routes

In total, there are five routes that serve the county.{{cite web |url=https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/martin-county-transit-overall-map |title=Overall Route Map |publisher=Martin County Public Transit |date=January 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}

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1

|Port Salerno
US 1 & Cove Rd. East

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|Port St. Lucie
Walmart

|US 1

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2

|Indiantown
Community Dr. & Salerno Rd.

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|Stuart
Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital

|SW Warfield Blvd.

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3

|Stuart
Kiwanis P-N-R (Downtown)

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|Stuart
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital

|SE Ocean Blvd., SE Dixie Hwy.

|Circular Loop

4

|Stuart
Walmart

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|Hobe Sound
A1A & Adonis St.

|US 1

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20X

|Stuart
Indian River State College

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|West Palm Beach
The Gardens Mall, VA Medical Center

|US 1, I-95

|Connection for Palm Tran & Tri-Rail

References

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