Reimagining Public Transit in Worcester - Route 1114

Today we take a look at reimagining the WRTA's existing bus routes Route 11 - City Hall to The Fair Plaza via Vernon Hill and Greenwood St. and Route 14 - City Hall to Showcase Cinemas/Holden via Burncoat St.


Current Bus Routes 11 and 14 Reimagined and Overlaid (Blue) on the proposed AIRLINE BRT System (Red), Visitor Trolley (Green) and other Proposed Bus Routes (Purple)

 The proposed routes are quite similar to the existing routes, with a few exceptions. At the Summit, the reimagined route does not serve the Showcase Cinemas as it does presently. I am working on an outer ring bus loop that will connect to this line (and others) and provide service to the Showcase Cinemas.

Downtown Detail of Proposed Bus Route 1114 (Blue)

Downtown, the line travels along a proposed return to the historic ROW through Lincoln Square for Summer St. and Lincoln St. Presently, Route 14 does not serve Lincoln Square, instead running east of the square and under Belmont St./Route 9, connecting Lincoln St. to Summer St. via Goldsberry St. The current line does not continue along Summer St. to Union Station, however. At MLK Jr. Blvd./Central St., the route turns west towards Main St. and then heads towards City Hall. In the proposed revised routing, the line provides for a direct bus connection from Lincoln Square to Union Station via Summer St.