The LRTA will continue to cooperate with national bus lines such as Vermont Transit and Peter Pan, as well as a few more. As far as future projects are concerned, there are plans for a regional daycare center which can accommodate 110 children. How to fund the project, Kennedy said, is still being investigated. He was nonetheless confident of finding the funding. Small buses provide transportation for the over-60 population in the LRTA s participating towns.
Seniors can call for rides two days in advance or join pre-scheduled trips.
The Roadrunner service runs about 30 vehicles and makes 110,000 trips annually. Eight of the vehicles are operated independently by the Councils on Aging in the participating towns, with the LRTA renting the buses and providing the maintenance. Each participating town also gains a seat on the LRTA s Advisory Board. There is the possibility of future public transportation on the former Devens military base. Kennedy said there has been one recent conversation with the Gillette Company which operates a facility there, as well as officials at Hanscom Air Force base.