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UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 2:43 pm ET Replies(37) The MBTA s equity analysis found the GLX will provide a disparate benefit to non-minority riders and a disproportionate benefit to non-low-income riders. (Jenna Fisher/Patch) SOMERVILLE, MA The Green Line Extension will be a boon to residents of Somerville and Medford, but some populations will enjoy the benefits of the project more than others. And after decades in limbo, those may not be the people the extension was originally intended to reach. Over the 20+ years that GLX has been a discussion point in Boston, it s fair to say that the neighborhoods encompassing GLX have changed, Lynsey Heffernan, the MBTA s director of policy and strategic planning, said Monday. ....
During a meeting Monday afternoon, MBTA officials presented the results of an equity analysis finding that the forthcoming Green Line service into Somerville and Medford will disproportionately benefit higher-income, white riders. “Everybody’s getting more service, but some individuals are getting slightly more service than others,” said Lynsey Heffernan, the T’s director of policy and strategic planning. Since the MBTA received $1 billion in federal funds for the Green Line Extension, the agency was required to conduct an equity analysis under the Civil Rights Act to assess if the project would result have a racially discriminatory impact, or put a disproportionate burden on low-income riders. ....
By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service May 13, 2021 Chris Lisinski, State House News Service Offering all MBTA bus trips free of fares could carry a price tag of hundreds of millions of dollars, driven by both increased operating costs and foregone revenue, T officials said on Monday. As the transit agency weighs new low-income fare options and pushes toward an overhaul of how riders pay to take trips, MBTA staff outlined impacts that they believe could stem from eliminating fares on buses. Several elected officials, including Boston Mayor Kim Janey, have called for the T to make buses free to riders. ....