and telephone-and-ride services. In December 1980 NECTD's single route was split into two using funds donated by the Putnam Chamber of Commerce. These two routes would be short lived however, with the district reverting back to a single route in August 1981. As of February 1981 NECTD still lacked any designated bus stops along its fixed routes. In response to criticism that lacking designated stops dissuaded riders, Plainfield representative Georgette Chenail responded that "bus drivers are alert and watch for riders along the route". Despite Chenail's assurances, NECTD's board did consider bus stop designation to be needed. On February 13, 1982 a ceremony was held in Brooklyn to commemorate the arrival and implementation of Steyr City Buses into the NECTD fleet. In June 1986 NECTD's dial-a-ride services (formerly referred to as "telephone-and-ride") were merged with those of the Quinebaug Valley Senior Citizens Center. Routes and fares August 1980-December 1980 Upon the creation of NECTD a single fixed route was implemented which served different locations on different days: A local loop in Danielson, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Service between Danielson and Thompson, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Service to Plainfield from Danielson, Tuesdays and Thursdays Alongside its fixed route, telephone-and-ride service was available in the eight participating municipalities. Service to Putnam along the Danielson-Thompson route was added on November 28, 1980 after the town was re-integrated into NECTD. From August 11 (the day service began) to August 29, all service was provided free of charge. December 1980-1981 Following a donation from the Putnam Chamber of Commerce in December 1980, NECTD's single route was split into two: Thompson-Putnam Killingly-Plainfield-East Brooklyn In February 1981 a program designating free fares once a month was introduced, intended to increase ridership. Fares during this period were $0.50 locally and $1.00 between towns. 1981-1990 On August 1, 1981 NECTD's two routes were consolidated into a single route from Thompson to Plainfield: Thompson-Plainfield (commonly referred to as the Regional Route), Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In February 1989 service was altered to begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 6:36 p.m. 2016-2020 Aside from the renaming off all weekday routes in 2016, there were little changes to the routes for a number of years: Blue Line (Northern Loop until 2016): served Putnam, weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Green Line (Southern Loop until 2016): served Killingly-Brooklyn, weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to