Worcester, MA – All public transit riders in the Worcester area get a major upgrade to their digital experience as WRTA and Transit announce their new partnership.
The Transit app helps users easily navigate public transit in more than 1,000 cities worldwide with multi-modal trip planning, nearby departure times, and interactive features that make commuting more engaging.
The partnership makes Transit the recommended app for WRTA riders through a Worcester-wide Royale sponsorship. With Royale, riders gain access to unlimited departure schedules, additional trip planning options, custom app themes and icons, and more. WRTA can also communicate with riders through the app, keeping them informed of important changes and events as they happen.
“Through our partnership with Transit Royale, riders can enjoy real-time updates and trip-planning tools designed to enhance every ride. We are thrilled to be able to offer this premiere service to the members of our community.” said WRTA Administrator, Josh Rickman.
“Our mission has always been to help people get around without their own car,” said Sam Vermette, CEO of Transit. “Every month we help 8 million people around the world navigate their cities by bus, train, foot, bike, and more, and that wouldn’t be possible without our agency partners. We’re proud to be working hand-in-hand with WRTA to unlock the best app experience for their riders.”
Transit and WRTA are also improving the rider experience through:
Service disruptions: Planned detours, service changes and disruptions in WRTA’s real-time feed will appear for riders on the map and influence the trip planner results in Transit.
Through this partnership, WRTA and Transit will continue working in tandem to make public transit more reliable and easy to use in Worcester. For more information about Transit Royale and WRTA’s services, visit: therta.com/transit.
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The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) is a regional transit system that services the City of Worcester and the surrounding 36 communities in the Central Massachusetts area with a bus fleet that includes diesel-electric hybrid buses, and clean-diesel buses. The second largest regional transit authority in Massachusetts, the WRTA offers reliable, comfortable, and safe transportation for traveling to work, shopping, school, medical appointments, and leisure activities. The WRTA also provides paratransit service for the elderly and disabled, as well as a variety of special services for those groups in the entire service area. In 2025, WRTA provided 5 million passenger trips throughout its system. All fixed routes and paratransit services are free through June 2026.
About Transit:
Transit is the app that makes life better without a car in more than 1000 cities worldwide. Millions of public transit riders rely on its accurate real-time updates, intuitive step-by-step navigation, and helpful crowdsourcing features. The app gives riders powerful tools to speak up for better car-free transportation and helps transit agencies bring together fare payment, on-demand transit, bikeshare, scooters, carshare, taxis, and more. Transit is based in Montréal, Québec. Learn more at www.transitapp.com.
Media Contact for WRTA
Jamie Winters
Director of Marketing & Communications
Phone: 508.4533459
Email: jwinters@therta.com
Media Contact for Transit
Dallas Delaney
Product Marketing Manager
Transit
media@transit.app
+1 617-440-4690 (call or text)