Low-income MBTA riders will get a taxpayer-funded discount on bus, subway and commuter rail fares under a proposal approved by the public transit agency s governing board Thursday.
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Low-income MBTA riders will get a taxpayer-funded discount on bus, subway and commuter rail fares under a proposal approved by the public transit agency s governing board Thursday.
After a long grassroots push for better and more affordable public transportation, the MBTA will offer systemwide fare discounts for low-income riders as early as this summer, pending final approval from the agency’s board. MBTA and state officials outlined plans for the discount service at a briefing on Monday. By using Charlie Cards, eligible riders would get discounts of
T officials sat largely silent as the voicemails, which were played at the start of the board meeting as part of public comment, expressed the deepening helplessness some riders feel as they recount how their daily commute was ruined again by dysfunction.