BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced regional transit across the 15 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts surpassed 26.5 million rides in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), steadily progressing toward pre-Covid levels.

 

The total rides for FY23 were just over 22.5 million.

 

This figure includes both fixed route and on-demand rides across the 15 RTAs. The increase in total rides is in part attributed to fare free service on fixed routes. For FY25, the Administration secured $30 million to continue funding fare free service, building off of two years of successful pilot, fare free programs.

 

In addition to fare free funding, the RTAs received record funding in the FY24 and FY25 budgets to allow for expanded service hours, weekend service, and increased frequency on existing routes. These service enhancements, combined with fare free services, have continued to push RTA ridership closer and closer to pre-pandemic levels.

 

"Regional Transit Authorities play a critical role in our communities and our economy, helping people get to work, school, appointments and stores," said Governor Maura Healey. "Our administration is proud to be delivering record funding to RTAs, which has helped them make service more affordable, accessible and reliable."