The Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania (ATA) in Johnsonburg, PA, which serves Clearfield County, introduced a new regional commuter bus service—the Clearfield-Centre Connector, linking Clearfield, Philipsburg, and State College—on Jan. 2.

The weekday service, operated by Fullington Trailways, provides two trips into State College each morning and four return trips each afternoon. It operated fare free through Jan. 18.

“Because the commuter service originates in ATA’s service area and terminates in CATA’s [Centre Area Transportation Authority, the transportation agency that serves State College], multiple parties and considerations had to be addressed,” said ATA Chief Executive Officer Michael Imbrogno. “In addition, Clearfield and Centre counties, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Transportation, two transportation planning organizations (Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organizatio and the North Central Pennsylvania Rural Planning Organization), multiple municipalities, Penn State, and a private transportation operator have been involved in the coordination and development of the service.”