Traffic & Transportation in Hanover
Hanover's transportation picture combines a genuinely walkable college-town core with car-dependence for most trips beyond it, alongside a real, fare-free regional transit option.
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Learn moreA genuinely walkable downtown core
Hanover's downtown, adjacent to the Dartmouth campus, offers a real, genuinely walkable college-town core with shops, restaurants, and campus destinations within easy walking distance.
Advance Transit: fare-free Upper Valley bus service
Advance Transit provides real, current fare-free bus service across the Upper Valley, including Hanover, with routes connecting to Lebanon and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Car-dependent beyond the core
Notwithstanding the walkable downtown and Advance Transit option, Hanover runs genuinely car-dependent for most trips beyond the immediate campus/downtown area.
Key takeaways
- Hanover's downtown core, near Dartmouth's campus, is genuinely walkable.
- Advance Transit offers real, current fare-free bus service connecting Hanover to Lebanon and DHMC.
- Hanover runs genuinely car-dependent for most trips beyond the walkable core.
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