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  • MWRTA Expands On-Demand MicroTransit Service to Framingham and Natick on Weekends

    MWRTA Expands On-Demand MicroTransit Service to Framingham and Natick on Weekends

    Illustration of an MWTRA “Catch Connect” on-demand MicroTransit service vehicle.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Today the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority, (MWRTA) expanded its app based, “Catch Connect” MicroTransit service to operate on Saturdays and Sundays in areas within Downtown Framingham and Natick, and the Golden Triangle shopping area, (Natick Mall, Shoppers World, Walmart, and other nearby locations).

    According to the American Public Transit Association “Transit agencies are implementing MicroTransit solutions that improve the rider’s experience by operating small-scale, on-demand public transit that can offer fixed routes and schedules, as well as flexible routes and on-demand scheduling.”

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  • MWRTA Now Accepts Charlie Card

    MWRTA Now Accepts Charlie Card

    MBTA Charlie Card now accepted on MWRTA buses.
    MBTA Charlie Card now accepted on MWRTA buses!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The MWRTA, (Metrowest Regional Transit Authority), is Framingham’s local bus service.

    Riders may now pay fares for fixed route trips on the MWRTA bus system using the same Charlie Card used on MBTA busses and trains!

    Former “LIFT”, (Local Framingham Inter-Transit), bus routes are now part of the MWRTA as are several other area transportation systems including the former Natick Neighborhood Bus and other routes have added taking riders into Ashland, Holliston, Marlborough, Southborough, Hopkinton and (more…)