GATRA: 9 (Weir/Route 138)

GATRA: 9 (Weir/Route 138)

Oh thank God, it’s a normal bus route. You don’t have to call in to ride it. It uses a proper bus. The 9 is just a normal short, stupid, pointless bus route. HALLELUJAH! We headed out onto Oak Street from the Bloom Terminal, but we soon turned onto...
GATRA: Downtown Middleborough Shuttle

GATRA: Downtown Middleborough Shuttle

I think we’ve done it: we’ve hit peak GATRA. This route, the Downtown Middleborough Shuttle, seems to do absolutely everything wrong. For example, it only serves Middleborough Station four times per day: 11:05, 12:50, 3:05, and 4:45. They time with...
203 (Narragansett Flex)

203 (Narragansett Flex)

So…why is there a Flex service down here, exactly? Within the 203’s Flex Zone, we have two fixed routes that run daily service and cover most of the zone. Plus, RIPTA has extensive paratransit service throughout the zone that uses the same reservation...