Traffic & Transit
State May Give Big Boost To GoSudbury! Ride Program
There's a line item in the state fiscal 2024 budget for Sudbury's subsidized taxi and rideshare program.
SUDBURY, MA — A town-sponsored taxi and rideshare program may soon get a needed cash infusion from the state.
The state fiscal 2024 budget, which emerged from a joint House and Senate conference committee Sunday night, includes a $125,000 line item for the GoSudbury! ride program.
The town had to put restrictions on the program early in 2023 due to a funding shortfall. Town Meeting in May approved $150,000 for the program to continue in the 2024 fiscal year, which began on July 1.
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The program provides free yellow cab rides within 25 miles of town, plus Uber rides with co-pays starting at $3 for trips under five miles. In May, the town began offering non-emergency medical rides via Annex Transit, which handles medical rides that cab companies can't.
Go Sudbury! has been in operation since 2020 using a combination of state and town-appropriated funds. Although Sudbury is part of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority service area, no fixed bus routes pass through Sudbury. MWRTA does offer other services in Sudbury, including a door-to-door van service for certain residents.
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