The Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently awarded four grants totaling $4.4 million through the Microtransit and Last-Mile Transit Grant Program.
The program funds microtransit and on-demand shared-ride services that help fill gaps in traditional public transportation. It prioritizes projects in communities where fixed-route service doesn’t reach every neighborhood or destination.
“These investments give cities, towns and Regional Transit Authorities the flexibility to build services that work for their residents, whether that means connecting someone to a train station, a job, a college campus or a medical appointment,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said.
The awardees are:
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority was awarded $177,763 to pilot a microtransit service connecting community college campuses with health care and employment centers.
The city of Salem was awarded $1 million to continue funding the Salem Skipper microtransit service.
The city of Woburn was awarded $1 million to pilot a new regional microtransit service in partnership with the cities of Burlington, Wakefield and Reading.
Fourteen Regional Transit Authorities of Massachusetts were awarded $2,222,237 through a joint application to support and expand microtransit services.
The state’s fiscal year 2026 supplemental budget included $4.4 million in Fair Share funding that was used to fund the Microtransit and Last-Mile Transit Grant Program.