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====Buses==== [[Dutchess County Public Transit]] operates public bus service in and near Beacon on weekdays, Saturdays, and runs with limited schedules on Sunday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/MassTransit/19226.htm|title=LOOP Bus Schedules|work=Division of Mass Transit|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|date=2012-03-26|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312143428/http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/MassTransit/19226.htm|archive-date=2013-03-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> One line (Route A) travels from downtown Beacon northeast on [[New York State Route 52|NY 52]] to [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]] and north on [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route 9]] (US 9) through [[Wappingers Falls, New York|Wappingers Falls]] to [[South Hills Mall]], [[Poughkeepsie Galleria]] and downtown [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=26|title=Schedule: Route A Northbound - Beacon to Poughkeepskie|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715185835/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=26|url-status=live}}</ref> Another line (Route B) travels from Beacon north to Poughkeepsie along NY 9D and US 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=25|title=Schedule: Route B Northbound - Beacon to Poughkeepskie|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715071435/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=25|url-status=live}}.</ref> A third line (Route F) travels northeast from Beacon through Fishkill to [[Hopewell Junction, New York|Hopewell Junction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=54|title=Schedule: Route F Eastbound - Beacon to Hopewell Jct|work=Map your LOOP Route|publisher=Duchess County, NY, Government|year=2012|access-date=2012-06-01|archive-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716023547/http://www.dutchessny.gov/loopbus/PrintSchedule.aspx?RouteID=54|url-status=live}}. Finally one more line (Route G) runs solely within Beacon with the one exception of returning to Poughkeepsie at the end of the day.</ref> =====''Beacon Free Loop''===== Beacon also provides the [https://beaconny.gov/index.php/2019/08/07/beacon-free-loop-new-schedule/ Beacon FREE Loop], a free bus service that runs Monday-Saturday, 6am-9pm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Transportation |url=https://beaconny.gov/index.php/departments/public-transportation/ |website=City of Beacon |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415161336/https://beaconny.gov/index.php/departments/public-transportation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bus makes stops at the Beacon Metro-North Station, Dia:Beacon, Main Street, the Mt. Beacon parking lot, and other points along its route. The Free Loop was created in collaboration with [[Beacon Arts]], [[Dutchess County Public Transit]], [[North Road Communications]] and the City of Beacon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free Loop Bus Conducting Survey|url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/04/07/free-loop-bus-conducting-survey/|website=The Highlands Current|date=April 7, 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416002745/https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/04/07/free-loop-bus-conducting-survey/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018 Dutchess County rebranded the Beacon G Route that was started in 2013 as the Beacon Free Loop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simms |first=Jeff |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Beacon Loop Bus Seeks Riders |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/02/10/beacon-loop-bus-seeks-riders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328095551/https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/02/10/beacon-loop-bus-seeks-riders/ |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=The Highlands Current}}</ref>
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