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Gov. Healey Announces $30 Million For Fare-Free RTA Service

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Mass. Senate Proposes Fare-Free Buses for Regional Transit Authorities Statewide (But Not the T)

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Worcester RTA Board Votes to Extend Fare-Free Buses Through 2025

Worcester Is Poised to Renew Fare-Free Transit Policy for One More Year

Poll Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Worcester’s Fare-Free Buses

New Year, No Fares: Beacon Hill Bankrolls Dozens of Free Bus Routes Statewide

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Worcester’s Buses Will Remain Fare-Free Through 2024

Running Low On Pandemic Relief Funds, Fare-Free Buses Need Gov. Healey’s Help

Riders check out a newly-rebranded Merrimack Valley Transit bus, with colorful red, blue, and orange stripes wrapped around this bus, next to a fall-themed park with haybales, mums, and pumpkins in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In the background are several triple-decker apartment buildings. Courtesy of Merrimack Valley Transit.

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