two very minor #rta updates:
- small schedule changes on the #mwrta, including shifts in the 495 connector schedule. none seem significant enough to address its on time performance, but i guess better than nothing
- #gatra is finally going fare free! fixed routes only as is typical https://www.gatra.org/fare-free-fixed-route-and-ada-service-starts-october-1-2025/

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two big #rta things today:
#gatra belatedly announcing the beginning of its "gateway link" route connecting fall river, taunton, and brockton. it's funny that it's starting a couple months after scr but it does serve taunton proper, so it has that over scr. hourly local service with a two hour run time, in addition to bihourly express service from fall river to brockton (a gatra route that doesn't serve gatra territory...). i will be interested to see how its on time performance is...

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- #gatra regional route from fall river to brockton via taunton
- great barrington #tritownconnector expansion to sheffield as well as longer service hours
- a new #lexpress bus, why not
- #marlborough town shuttle to the cr
- electric on demand vehicles for the #vta
- #mvrta extends 14 the create a second lawrence-haverhill route, but on the south side of the river
- as well as a new express 11 from lawrence to newburyport via methuen and haverhill

#gatra suspends all fixed route service on sundays.... https://www.gatra.org/gatra-suspending-sunday-fixed-route-service-until-further-notice/

#gatra added full sunday service (matching saturday frequencies), and it went well, at first. but now...
- march 17th: no fixed route service in attleboro/taunton (https://www.gatra.org/no-gatra-fixed-route-bus-service-sunday-march-17-2024/)
- march 24th: no attleboro/taunton fixed routes, plymouth fixed routes, or gatra go service (https://www.gatra.org/sunday-service-reduction-dial-a-ride-ada-service-in-taunton-attleboro-only-on-sunday-march-24-2024/)
- march 31st: no service PERIOD, including paratransit/dial-a-ride (https://www.gatra.org/no-gatra-service-sunday-march-31-2024/)

the first two explicitly have to do labor issues, not sure about the last one

also, as the trend has been for the #mwrta, #srta, and #gatra, for the selected routes, Sunday service is identical to Saturday service, although the first two run the same exact routes on both weekend days, while gatra runs just a little less, in contrast to mart's drastically smaller selection.

#gatra is apparently expanding their sunday service to *all routes*, instead of the select few added in october. i'm going to assume that the medway shuttle, for example, won't run, but their press release certainly makes it seem so. schedules will be the same as saturday schedules, which is always good to see

also, they still have not updated their #gtfs nor their website (which is built off their gtfs) to recognize the sunday service added in october...

https://www.gatra.org/press-release-gatra-implementing-sunday-service-this-february/

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