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NRTA reports 73% ridership jump since fare-free launch; on-demand pilot to run for off-season trips
Summary
NRTA says ridership rose 73% since going fare-free, from 190,000 to 328,000 year-to-date, and is launching an on‑demand pilot using electric vans with a nominal $4 fare outside the statewide fare-free program.
Gary Roberts, administrator of the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority, told the advisory board that since the NRTA went fare-free in April 2024 ridership has increased about 73 percent, rising from roughly 190,000 passengers in the previous fiscal year to about 328,000 year-to-date; the authority projects at least 420,000 riders by fiscal year-end.
Roberts said the fare-free policy is funded through Dec. 31 of the current year…
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