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11/1/2003
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The MBTA's recent proposal to raise fares by 18-33 percent, the second fare increase in three years, prompted public outcry with several hundred people turning out to public hearings and thousands more contacting the MBTA to protest the looming fare increase. |
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10/16/2007
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
(MBTA) faces an uncertain financial future
over the next five years. With debt service payments increasing, along with other costs, the MBTA will face sizeable budget gaps forcing the Authority to choose among unhealthy options to close these structural deficits. These options primarily include: further dramatic fare increases, service reductions, or more
borrowing. |
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03/20/2008
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Meeting America’s 21st Century Transportation
Challenges with Modern Public Transit.
America’s automobile-centered transportation system was a key component of the nation’s economic prosperity during the 20th century. But our transportation system is increasingly out of step with the challenges of the 21st century. Rising fuel prices, growing traffic congestion, and the need to address critical challenges such as global warming and America’s addiction to imported oil all point toward the need for a new transportation future. |
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03/10/2005
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Greater Boston's Night Owl service is endangered. Budget cuts and systematic under-funding of public transportation have put the Night Owl on the chopping block this spring. This report compares Greater Boston's nighttime public transportation service with that of other similar transportation systems across the country and finds that, out of eleven comparable systems, Boston is one of only two that do not offer some form of nighttime service on weeknights. And cutting current weekend Night Owl service would make Boston one of only two comparable cities that fail to provide nighttime weekend service. Of the two cities, Boston, MA and Atlanta, GA, Boston's service shuts down earlier. |
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