Lowell Regional Transit Authority

Lowell Regional Transit Authority

The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Greater Lowell area. This primarily includes the city of Lowell and the towns of Billerica, Dracut, Chelmsford, Tewksbury and Tyngsboro. The LRTA provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services within this area, although some fixed lines do extend beyond these towns.cite web | url = http://www.firsttransit.com/FirsttransitView.php?id=107 | title = Lowell Regional Transit Authority (Fixed Route) | publisher = First Transit | accessdate = 2008-05-07] cite web | url = http://www.lrta.com/para.html | publisher = Lowell Regional Transit Authority | title = LRTA Paratransit Services | accessdate = 2008-05-07]

The LRTA was created in September 1974 under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws. Since 2004, operation of the LRTA has been subcontracted to First Transit, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom based FirstGroup.cite web | url = http://www.firsttransit.com/FirsttransitView.php?id=107 | title = Lowell Regional Transit Authority (Fixed Route) | publisher = First Transit | accessdate = 2008-05-07] cite web | url = http://www.eot.state.ma.us/downloads/chap196/MBTAreport.pdf | title = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Regional Transit Authorities Coordination and Efficiencies Report | publisher = Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation | accessdate = 2008-05-06]

The area served by the LRTA is within the commuter rail service area of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). At the Gallagher Transit Terminal in Lowell, LRTA buses provide connection to each other, to trains on MBTA's Lowell Line, and to various intercity bus routes.cite web | url = http://www.firsttransit.com/FirsttransitView.php?id=107 | title = Lowell Regional Transit Authority (Fixed Route) | publisher = First Transit | accessdate = 2008-05-07] cite web | url = http://www.eot.state.ma.us/downloads/chap196/MBTAreport.pdf | title = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Regional Transit Authorities Coordination and Efficiencies Report | publisher = Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation | accessdate = 2008-05-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.lrta.com/ LRTA official website]


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