Zero Fare Worcester

We want to hear from Leicester riders like you! Join us for a Community Rider Forum at the Leicester Senior Center on 11/10! We’ll provide ice cream sundaes, and a chance to win in a raffle, in exchange for feedback on your experiences with transportation on @therta. RSVP ⬇️

We want to hear from Worcester riders like you! Join us for a Community Rider Forum at the @Worcester_PL! We’ll provide food and a chance to win in a raffle, in exchange for feedback on your experiences with transportation on @therta. RSVP here: bit.ly/RiderForum.

Join the @ZeroFareWRTA to celebrate the 5th year of @therta fare free bus service, continuing it's legacy as the longest running fare free regional transit system in the country and thank those who made it possible! RSVP at: forms.gle/Jws7RX2ge6s3Dj… #worcpoli #mapoli

As we celebrate #EarthDay, continuing fare-free bus service is a way to reduce carbon emissions on the roads, improving the health of the planet and our communities. We will continue to advocate for fare-fare transit to achieve climate resiliency for all in MA! #mapoli #worcpoli

NEW @masslivenews: Worcester's fare-free bus program has been extended for a sixth year: masslive.com/worcester/2025…

📢Did you hear? The WRTA Advisory Board voted to keep buses FARE-FREE for another year! ✅ Hop on, ride anywhere in the system, and leave your wallet at home — no fare needed through June 30, 2026. 🚌Thanks for riding with WRTA. Let’s keep moving forward together!

Thank you to the @theRTA for voting to extend free bus service through June 2026! Special thanks to advocates and riders for your continued advocacy; without you, the WRTA would not be the longest-running, fare-free regional transit system in the country! #mapoli #worcpoli

Today is #TransitDriverAppreciationDay! This is a friendly reminder to never take our public transit drivers for granted - they work around the clock to get us safely where we need to be. Take an extra moment to appreciate & thank @therta drivers for their service! #mapoli

Join the @ZeroFareWRTA for our first annual scavenger hunt! Why join? 🚌 The busses are free 🏙️ Explore the city and your community ... and win prizes! Please submit your entry to zerofarewrta@gmail.com. The event ends on December 30th at 11:59PM. Learn more 👇#worcpoli #mapoli

Join us on 12/4 for a Ride Along and Transit Family Fun Event at the @YMCAofCM at 4PM! This event will bring together community members featuring food, raffles, free swag, Monano-Art children’s entertainment, & activities for all ages! #worcpoli RSVP at: forms.gle/BgWpPdq5TuAk1m…

🎉 This morning, TransitMatters is celebrating the expansion of the MBTA's income-eligible reduced fare program! The program will apply to all modes 🚇🚆🚍🚊⛴️🚐

#ICYMI: Governor Healey signed $30 million for the RTA into law! Thank you @MassGovernor, @RonMariano, @RepMichlewitz, and @SenRodrigues for all of your incredible advocacy, and for ensuring that RTAS can continue to be fare free!

🎉🎉Did you know we're turning 5⃣0⃣ this year? Save the Date for our 50th Celebration at the Central Hub! September 26, 2024 at 2pm.

BIG NEWS: thanks to the determination of activists from @ZeroFareWRTA, @therta is the longest-running fare free regional transit system in America. I’m so proud to be wind at their back with federal funding as we celebrate four years of free fare. Now, let’s make it permanent!

Yesterday in #Worcester, Secretary Tibbits-Nutt joined Senator Markey and Congressman McGovern to celebrate 4 years of the fare free program of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority. Now the longest running fare free system in the country!

Today we joined other supporters to celebrate the recent decision to extend free fare for the WRTA for another year. WRTA is the longest-running free-fare public transit in America. Thank you to Anne Bureau and the @ZeroFareWRTA for advocating for this important initiative.

I was proud to visit Worcester this morning to celebrate four years of fare-free service on @therta. This is the future of public transit. Not just for Worcester, but for all of Massachusetts and our nation.

Boy, did we celebrate the history-making @ZeroFareWRTA which successfully advocated for the longest-running fare-free RTA in the COUNTRY. Free fares on @therta for 4yrs (5th yr recently approved thru June 2025). This is a movement of & for riders. This is #transportationequity.

🎊Join the Zero Fare Coalition to celebrate four years of fare-free service on the WRTA. Happening Thursday, April 25th, at 12pm. If you'd like to join the event, please check out the following flyer for additional details

🎉 If you haven't heard, it's incredible that WRTA is embarking on its fifth year of providing fare-free services. #WRTA #Freefare #fifthyear