Worcester City Council bucks city manager, open to mediation on foreclosures
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — The City Council decided Tuesday night not to follow the city manager’s recommendation against adopting a mandatory foreclosure...
View ArticleWRTA glitches still vex riders
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — Under electronic signs that flashed real-time updates of when each bus was due, at least six people at the Worcester Regional...
View ArticleWRTA and other Massachusetts Transit Authorities on Google Maps
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 27, 2013 Contact Information: Stephen O’Neil, Administrator, Worcester Regional Transit Authority, (508) 453-3403 BOSTON _ The Worcester Regional Transit...
View ArticleWorcester Millennials First Generation To Drive Less Than Their Parents
Full and original article posted on GoLocal Millennials are driving less than previous generations, recent research says, leading the tide of a sharp decline in driving nationwide. According to the...
View ArticleWRTA reports fewer missed trips, late buses since latest schedule changes
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — The number of missed trips and buses running late has dropped significantly since the Worcester Regional Transit Authority began...
View ArticleCar-Free Week highlights ways to ditch the car
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette It’s Car-Free Week in Massachusetts, and if you haven’t gone a day without using a car yet, you still have until Sunday, World Car-Free Day,...
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WRTA seeks land for $60 million fleet maintenance center
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — The Worcester Regional Transit Authority is moving to acquire property on Quinsigamond Avenue for its new $60 million vehicle...
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Does WRTA need bus ‘Garage Mahal?’
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette When the Union Station municipal parking garage was built in 2007 it was dubbed “Garage Mahal” because of its then-exorbitant $21.5 million...
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Bus service to, from Worcester to begin in December
Full and original article posted on The Landmark Beginning Dec. 1, residents have another option of getting to Worcester. Bus service provided by the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) will...
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At least Canal’ers like The RTA
UNION STATION—You would think that “Charlie on the MTA” as immortalized in song by The Kingston Trio had it easy compared to such disenchanted users of The RTA here as Tricia Perry of Worcester who in...
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WRTA Solar Monitoring System
The WRTA is pleased to announce that the Solar Panel Monitoring System is now available for public viewing. To date, since being implemented in late July, the Solar Panels have generated over 12...
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WRTA performance still lags
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — As the city’s bus service chips away at its poor on-time-performance rate, it is expanding service into four more towns in the...
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November Schedule Changes
WRTA Customer Bulletin Summary of Fixed-Route Service Changes for November 9, 2013 The Following Routes will have schedule changes during weekday afternoons: 2, 3, 6, 7, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, &...
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In Worcester, Patrick Touts Public Investments
Full and original article posted on Worcester Business Journal Online STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday resumed his effort to publicize public investments in the wake of this year’s...
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Local businesses ensure a happy Halloween for kids in need
Full and original article posted on Community Advocate Region – When Barbara Clifford, president of the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce, learned about the number of families living in temporary...
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WRTA gearing up for Northbridge bus routes
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette NORTHBRIDGE — Worcester Regional Transit Authority buses will be rolling through town starting next month. The WRTA will have two routes into...
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Westborough to get public shuttle service
Full and original article posted on Community Advocate Westborough – The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) has tentative plans to start offering two routes of shuttle service in the town of...
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Schedule For New Westborough Bus Service Available
Full and original article posted on Westborough Patch The service starts next Monday, Dec. 2. The schedule for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority’s new weekday Westborough bus service is out....
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New Community Shuttle Service in Grafton, Northbridge, Paxton and Westborough
In December 2013, the WRTA will begin flexible fixed-route shuttle service in the towns of Grafton, Northbridge, Paxton and Westborough. These new services will provide transit service that has not...
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DOT says ice on roads formed quickly, crews couldn’t keep up
Full and original article posted on Telegram & Gazette MORE THAN 60 CARS, 3 TRACTOR-TRAILERS WORCESTER – Donna Ellis saw commotion ahead on Interstate 290 westbound. She didn’t know what was in...
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