February 13, 2025

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GATRA turns down state money for free bus fares in Taunton. Here’s why

GATRA turns down state money for free bus fares in Taunton. Here’s why

TAUNTON — There are 15 regional transportation authorities in Massachusetts that provide bus services to cities and towns outside of Boston, and 13 of them — including the RTA that serves Brockton and the RTA that serves New Bedford and Fall River — got grants from the state to provide free transportation services year round.

The RTA that serves Taunton — the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority, better known as GATRA — did not apply for state funds to provide free bus fares year round, a spokesperson for GATRA told the Gazette. (The other RTA that did not apply for the state funds was the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority). In total, the State provided $30 million to the 13 RTAs, and none of that money went to GATRA.

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