WRTA – Riders Action Council

More About Bus Stops

I'd like to talk a little more about bus stops.. While it is the WRTA that is responsible for the buses, that responsibility generally ends at the curb. When you are waiting for a bus, you stand on real estate owned either by the City, or a corporation that owns a shopping plaza. The road that the bus travels on is controlled either by the City or the State. The City is responsible for the maintenance of its own streets, but in many cases these streets are designed by MassDOT, which is fixated on getting more cars to move more [...]

The Zero Fare Project

Last week we had a meeting of the RAC, the first formal get together for half a year. The Zero Fare project has been everyone's main policy objective for well over a year, and its success has sustained ridership levels to a remarkable extent. Our focus has been there. While our system is now running fare free until July, riders have other concerns as well. I still ride the buses most days, and the overwhelming complaint of riders that I have talked to this winter is the same as ever: The curb is used as a dumping ground for all the [...]