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Mountain Line officials met with members of the City Council to discuss their successes and goals moving forward, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.

Gas shortage prompts free fares on FRED Transit buses FRED Transit buses are running without fares for the next few days in the light of the gasoline shortage. The transit system that serves Fredericksburg and Stafford County writes: FRED will be FARE FREE from Friday, May 14th – Wednesday, May 19th. Due to the current fuel shortage in the region, FRED will be fare-free for all community members during the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline to assist citizens with access to essential workplaces. FRED will support the public by providing access to transportation options that reduce ...

WRTA board votes to extend fare suspension through June Updated Feb 18, 2021; The Worcester Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board voted Thursday morning to extend the suspension of fare collection through June. The motion passed 8-0, with an abstention coming from WRTA Advisory Board chairperson William J. Lehtola. As it stands, fares will resume on July 1. The discussion Thursday morning centered around the allocation of the $37.2M the WRTA received in COVID relief funds from the CARES Act. Advocates for a fare-free system, many from the Zero-Fare WRTA coalition, have been promoting usi...

Rep. Jim McGovern to join WRTA Advisory Board meeting Thursday to discuss extension of fare suspension, allocation of $37.2M in CARES Act money Updated Feb 17, 2021; Congressman Jim McGovern will join the Worcester Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board meeting Thursday morning to speak on ways the board can use the $37.2M it received in funding through the CARES Act to extend the WRTA’s suspension of fare collection. In its meeting Thursday, the WRTA Advisory Board will consider a re-instatement of fare collection after suspending fares early in the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to he...