IN FROM THE COLD

Abstract

Wind River Transit Authority is headquartered in Riverton, Wyoming, and serves all of Fremont County, a county that stretches across more than 9,000 square miles and has a population of only 35,000. The dispersed population creates great distances for transit trips in this part of the country where winters often are severe. The article looks at how Wind River Transit was able to fill one dire need: through assistance from the Community Transportation Development Fund, a permanent home was built to house, maintain and launch vehicles and to establish the transit its place in the community.