Franklin Regional Transit Authority
FRTA buses at the agency's headquarters | |||
| Founded | 1978 | ||
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| Headquarters | John W. Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive Street, Suite 1, Greenfield, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Service area | Franklin County, Hampshire County, Worcester County | ||
| Service type | fixed-route bus service, demand response service, and paratransit service | ||
| Routes | 7 fixed routes | ||
| Hubs | John W. Olver Transit Center | ||
| Fleet | 8 buses, 32 vans | ||
| Annual ridership | 155,000 (annual; 2010) | ||
| Operator | Franklin Transit Management | ||
| Administrator | Tina M. Cote | ||
| Website | www.frta.org | ||
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The Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) is a regional transit authority which provides public transportation principally to Franklin County and the North Quabbin region, both in Massachusetts. The FRTA is based in the county seat of Greenfield, Massachusetts. It operates fixed-route bus service, on demand shuttles (microtransit) and paratransit service.
With a district of 1,121 square miles (2,900 km2), FRTA has the largest and most rural service area of the state's regional transit authorities.