WRTA = W[orcester] R[ides] T[he] A[IRLINE]

There was some discussion last night at City Council regarding the idea of direct bus service between ORH and Union Station. The following is taken from  Worcester Magazine's City Council Live Blog (emphasis added):

'Germain says he’s been flying to Florida from ORH recently, and says people from other states are using it too. One guy told him it would be great to have shuttle service downtown from Union Station. He wants the Manager to have the WRTA coordinate with Direct Air to have direct bus service from Union Station to the airport. “That type of system is utilized throughout the country. You always had to jump on a bus to get from the parking lot to the airport, and sometimes that bus ride was longer than it takes to get from the Union Station to the Airport.”

J.O’Brien says this is a very thoughtful plan, and importantly connects all kinds of transportation. He says other shuttle ideas have included UMass.'

The Proposed AIRLINE BRT System (Red) and Stops (Yellow) for Worcester, MA

I could not agree with you more Councilors Germain and O'Brien! In fact, I blogged about the idea that travelers are already accustomed to riding a bus when traveling at airports on my Smurfs and Kool-Aid post a few weeks back in support of a direct ORH to Union Station bus link and the idea of a 1-seat ride from UMASS Memorial University Campus to ORH was discussed last November.

Keep promoting this idea Councilors.......