As was announced by Governor Maura Healey in Greenfield this afternoon, Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will receive $699,733 in grant funding for system wide fare free service from January 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025. This funding was provided in the FY 2025 budget signed by Governor Healey in July. Working together, 13 Massachusetts Regional Transit Authorities submitted a joint application to disburse the $30 million made available in the state budget based on ridership within their service areas.
Customers riding the BRTA fixed route bus and/or the complementary ADA paratransit service will be fare free from January through September 2025. BRTA was already awarded funding to provide free rides for the 2024 Holiday season.