Welcome – Riders Action Council

Welcome our new Zero Fare Coalition Coordinator!

This week, the Zero Fare Coalition welcomed a new coordinator, Worcester native Mike Baker! Baker is a long time WRTA rider who commutes on transit and relies on buses, but as a current PhD student at UMass Boston in Public Policy, he is uniquely qualified to look for policy and design solutions. His background is in accessible design and he serves as a board member for EPIC, an organization that supports disabled youth. “Zero Fare is a start, but I also want to fight for improved and enhanced transit accessibility in Worcester” Baker’s PhD research has focused on the geographies [...]

By Noah Rowan|2021-09-22T20:30:08+00:00September 9, 2021|RideAlong! Blog, Welcome, Zero Fare|Comments Off

Our new blog: RideAlong!

Week 1 (August 30th) Welcome to RideAlong! As Worcester’s bus advocacy movement has grown, so has the demand for WRTA specific news. Beginning this September, the Worcester Rider’s Action Council has partnered with the Zero Fare WRTA Coalition to produce a weekly blog: RideAlong! RideAlong! is your one-stop-shop for Zero Fare and RAC news developments; we will be covering everything from the daily operations of the WRTA to fare-less transportation projects across the country. Here you’ll find links to meetings, interviews with advocates, summaries of legislative work and much more. Posts will be published weekly on Wednesday evenings, so mark [...]

By Noah Rowan|2021-09-22T20:30:22+00:00September 1, 2021|RideAlong! Blog, Welcome|Comments Off

Riding with the RAC

Our public transit system has been steadily losing ridership for many years. None of the authorities in charge of the system have been able to change this fact. Complaints and petitions from riders and advocates have had little effect. Therefore, we the riders must build our own network of influence in order to save our buses. Right now, all policy decisions concerning public transit are made from the top down. We will be building from the bottom up. We can do this by joining together and identifying problems and solutions from the viewpoint of the everyday riders. We will [...]

By admin|2021-01-21T01:53:05+00:00January 19, 2021|Welcome|0 Comments