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MBTA outlines ridership gains, microtransit expansion and funding needs for Rosemount
Summary
Luther Weidner of MBTA updated the Rosemount City Council on ridership trends, growth of on‑demand Connect service, electric bus demos, and the agency's push for a clearer regional sales‑tax allocation to expand service to Rosemount.
Luther Weidner, executive director of MBTA, briefed the Rosemount City Council on March 4 on recent ridership trends, microtransit growth and funding uncertainty affecting future service to Rosemount.
The update centered on ridership metrics from 2023 to 2024, the expansion of MBTA's Connect on‑demand service, a recent electric‑bus pilot that MBTA moved into revenue service, and the agency's legislative push for a statutory allocation of regional motor‑vehicle sales tax to transit providers. "Our goal as an organization is our wait time to be about 20 minutes or less," Weidner said, describing current Connect average wait times of about 26 minutes and average daily bookings of roughly 434.
Why it matters: MBTA serves Rosemount on several fixed routes…
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