Briefing: Worcester's Transportation Hub
April 2, 2012
Tomorrow, city and state officials will celebrate the groundbreaking for a new bus transfer facility adjacent to Union Station, which will replace a hub located several blocks away in front of City Hall. The three-story, 14,000-square-foot facility will house the Worcester Regional Transit Authority's offices and act as a hub for all WRTA buses.
Why does the WRTA want to move the current bus transfer hub?
In short, the WRTA and the city think it will be better for both bus riders and the city if intra-city buses flow through Union Station, which acts as a conduit for rail, taxi and intercity bus service from Greyhound and Peter Pan. Tim McGourthy, Worcester's chief development officer, said the hub will change WRTA's current status in the city as a transportation "side player."
"This location allows us to connect riders of commuter rail into direct access thru all points in the city," McGourthy said. Those connections from Union Station will become more important when promised expansions to MBTA rail service into and out of the city are realized.
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