LRTA FRSA Public Survey

The Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) is currently conducting a Fixed-Route Service Analysis study to improve bus routes in Greater Lowell. Our team has developed proposed changes to LRTA’s fixed-route bus system based on public input, detailed data analysis, and input from LRTA staff and bus drivers.

These recommendations will make LRTA’s bus routes faster, more reliable, and easier to understand.

Now, we want to hear from you! This survey describes proposed changes to each route in LRTA’s fixed-route bus network. This anonymous survey will take about five minutes to complete, and longer if you’d like to comment on many routes.

Change the survey language by clicking 'English' above.
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Proposed Changes Overview

LRTA’s proposed changes to the bus network balance the agency’s limited resources (buses, bus drivers, and operating funds) with providing the best service to the most riders. Overall, the proposed changes would make major improvements to the system for riders, including:

Faster and more direct service.
Improved weekday frequency on five routes.
Improved weekday span of service on 11 routes.
Two new year-round routes, including a connection to Nashua, NH, and a new route in Wilmington.

Routes that currently provide school trippers for Lowell High School, Collegiate Charter School, and Innovation Academy Charter School would continue to offer this service.

The map below shows where proposed service would operate with blue lines, shows where new service is proposed with green lines, and shows where service is proposed to be discontinued with red lines. Service is proposed to be discontinued in places where there is little or no ridership.

LRTA's Proposed Network

Draft Recommended Routes

The table below shows the proposed changes to each route’s span of service (when it operates) and frequency (how often the bus arrives). In general, service is proposed to be improved where there is an opportunity to serve more riders and reduced where there is limited or no ridership.

Change Table

LRTA is looking for your feedback on these routes. We will likely not implement these changes exactly as proposed, as we hope to hear what you like and dislike about the proposed changes, and then adjust the proposal to reflect your feedback and our resource availability.