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‘Tis the Season to “Try Transit!”

Worcester, MA – The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) in partnership with the Commonwealth’s fourteen other Regional Transit Authorities announced this week that from November 25 through December 31, 2022 no fares or passes will be needed across the state for fixed route bus and paratransit services. The “Try Transit” initiative is possible, thanks in […]

Summit Campus Students Get on Board with WRTA Travel Training

Worcester, MA-Summit Campus students are taking advantage of a remarkable free service the WRTA offers to its ridership here in Worcester. The WRTA Travel Training program is designed to empower individuals with skills for independent living. Since the goals of these two Worcester based programs align, the partnership has yielded meaningful results. Building independent living […]

Via-WRTA Celebrates Two Years of Increased Ridership and More than 30,000 Rides throughout Shrewsbury and Westborough

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) celebrates tremendous ridership growth on the heels of its two year anniversary with global transportation technology company, Via. Initially funded through the MassDOT Discretionary Grant Program for RTAs , Via-WRTA launched in Westborough in September 2020, and expanded to Shrewsbury in April 2021. This project was the first Public-Private […]