Restructuring GATRA’s Saturday Service

It’s still unclear to me whether the 11 deserves to exist or not. Still, just for kicks, I decided to see what would happen if it didn’t. Today we’re going to look at a GATRA Saturday schedule where the 12 and 24 completely replace the 11 along the...
GATRA: 11 (South Attleboro Connector)

GATRA: 11 (South Attleboro Connector)

There are a lot of places where crosstown routes make sense. In Boston, for example, the 66 takes a very radial route around the city, but it still gets extremely busy because it runs through an urban area. People want to get between places without having to go...
GATRA: 12 (Attleboro/North Attleboro)

GATRA: 12 (Attleboro/North Attleboro)

Here’s an alternate way of getting from the Emerald Square Mall to Attleboro. The 12 is theoretically more direct than the 10, but it suffers from “deviation syndrome” up near Emerald Square, and it ends up taking forever just like the 10. Oh...
GATRA: 10 (Attleboro/North Attleboro)

GATRA: 10 (Attleboro/North Attleboro)

Okay, maybe this one won’t be so bad. The numbered GATRA routes are typically more well-established and get more riders than some of their…other routes. What’s more, the 10 is basically the premiere Attleboro route, so maybe it’ll be good!...
RIPTA: 51 (Charles Street)

RIPTA: 51 (Charles Street)

Ahh, here we go! This was the route my friend Nathan and I used to get back from CCRI, and it definitely seems superior to the 73. The 51 is a straight shot, with the trunk route remaining almost entirely on Charles Street down to Providence. The bus coming from...