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Fares and Finances

MBTA Fare Increases

The MBTA’s governing board is considering a fare increase that will average 6.3% for T riders, effective July 1, 2019.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerMarch 7, 2019March 14, 2019Posted inFares and Finances77 Comments on MBTA Fare Increases

MBTA Service Cuts

The MBTA has proposed to cut services to balance its budget. While I do not endorse any of the cuts, I do feel we need to let the MBTA board work through the hard choices it has to make.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerMarch 17, 2017March 27, 2017Posted inFares and Finances136 Comments on MBTA Service Cuts

The Challenges Faced by the MBTA

To run Greater Boston, we need trains and buses that run reliably. To get there, we are going to have to make some hard choices. Given limited resources and more or less fixed costs, we need to do a better job setting priorities within our transportation budget.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerFebruary 22, 2015March 1, 2015Posted inFares and Finances145 Comments on The Challenges Faced by the MBTA

Proposed MBTA Fare Increases

Today, I attended a briefing on the MBTA’s proposed fare increase with Transportation Secretary Rich Davey and MBTA Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Davis.  The MBTA is considering increasing fares in …

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Posted byAndrew BettinelliApril 14, 2014June 30, 2014Posted inFares and Finances10 Comments on Proposed MBTA Fare Increases

2nd Suffolk & Middlesex MBTA Route Performance Indicators

All of the above data was culled from the MBTA’s Route Performance Indicators.  You can view see a set of statistics for all bus routes here.  The ridership counts are …

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Posted byAndrew BettinelliApril 1, 2014July 11, 2014Posted in70/70A Watertown Cambridge Bus, 71 Watertown Bus, 73 Waverley Bus, Fares and Finances

The MBTA in the 2013-4 legislative session

My top priority in the first leg of the 2013-14 session will be strengthening the MBTA. The maintenance backlog and service challenges of the MBTA have drawn wide attention. But …

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Posted byWill BrownsbergerDecember 14, 2013June 30, 2014Posted inFares and Finances, Statewide Transportation Funding3 Comments on The MBTA in the 2013-4 legislative session

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