Meaghan O'Brien

This 2025 update of the Comprehensive Regional Transit Plan (CRTP) for Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) serves as a roadmap for the region's transit priorities and improvements through 2030. The plan outlines a framework for advancing strategic service adjustments, capital improvements, and policy initiatives, aiming to enhance mobility for residents. Key goals include exploring opportunities for interconnectivity, sustaining a safety-centered culture, enhancing mobility services, promoting awareness of LRTA services, and coordinating with Commonwealth partners to advance LRTA goals. Recommendations are derived from operational data, stakeholder feedback, industry standards, and policy objectives.

This 5-year Comprehensive Regional Transit Plan Update for the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) outlines a strategic vision for the next five years, building on previous planning efforts. The plan focuses on providing an agency and service overview, identifying essential markets and service gaps, evaluating performance indicators, and offering recommendations for a data-driven decision-making framework. Key areas of focus include adapting to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, enhancing data-driven evaluation, expanding public transparency, and considering additional performance measures to ensure continued success and responsiveness to an uncertain future.