Welcome to People’s Caravan
T4MA has designed a 4-part learning series to help new organizers, members of the community, and those interested in transportation work so that they can gain new knowledge and collaborate on how best to get decision-makers to advance transportation justice.
How are RTAs funded in MA?
Alexis Walls, Massachusetts Public Health Alliance
T4MA People’s Caravan Series Pt. 2, December 12, 2024
Map of MA’s 15 Regional Transit Authorities
55% of people in Massachusetts live in an RTA service area
Who uses transit in Massachusetts?
RTAs connect 250+ communities to opportunities that shape quality of life.
RTA Operating Funding Challenges
RTAs implement an improvement to service
Cuts / insufficient increase in RTA state funding
RTAs unable to sustain service improvement
Snapshot: FY25 Operating Budget
In FY25, Fair Share revenue made up ~41% of the RTAs standard operating budget
State grants provide additional revenue for specific RTA programs.
Moving the needle
Join T4MA, MPHA + friends: RTA Advocates Coalition
Stay in touch with MPHA
Joan Griswold,
Director of Community Programs,
Hilltown Community Development Corporation (Hilltown CDC)
The Hilltowns
Photo credit: Mass.GOV
The Hilltown CDC
Becket | Blandford | Chester | Chesterfield | Cummington | Goshen | Hinsdale | Huntington | Middlefield | Montgomery | Peru | Plainfield | Russell | Washington | Westhampton | Williamsburg | Windsor | Worthington
Hilltown’s Unique Needs
Hilltown Micro-Transit Service
Hilltown Micro-Transit Service
Next People’s Caravan - 2025