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Unfare? Transit Advocates Question Costly MBTA Study To Determine New Fare Structures

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted September 14, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Under lame-duck Baker, agencies “still not asking questions like ones we might ask—they're making an assumption that fares will continue to be a large portion of revenue.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Charlie Baker, MBTA, news, news to us, transit, transportation

Opinion: Trouble with a Capital T

Written by PAT JEHLEN Posted September 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Sen. Pat Jehlen and Reps. Mike Connolly, Paul Donato, and Steve Ultrino on a trip to see how the Orange Line shuttle would work. Photo courtesy of Sen. Pat Jehlen.

"The Fair Share Amendment is our best chance to raise more revenue and say that safety, public transit, education, and our future are worth paying for."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: analysis, background, crisis, Gov Charlie Baker, legislature, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, Politics, public transportation, Sen. Pat Jehlen, SOMERVILLE, transit

One Effort To Help Improve Public Transportation In Mass Bolstered

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 15, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Education and youth advocacy organizations endorse Question 1 to improve transportation and public education”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: MBTA, news, news to us, transit

Opinion: It’s Time for Massachusetts to Get Real About Investing in Public Transportation

Written by CARLENE PAVLOS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T

Transit justice advocates in Worcester demand fair funding for RTAs. Credit: Andrea Freeman.

Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T Tagged With: budget, climate, equity, global warming, government, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, policy, Politics, public, Regional Transit Authorities, RTA, transit, transportation

STATE WIRE: TRANSIT COALITION SAYS MBTA RIDERS NEED LOW-INCOME FARE OPTION

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted February 28, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“MBTA bus fares have increased by more than 200% since 1991. The Transit is Essential Coalition formed during the pandemic to ensure full MBTA service was restored following cuts.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: MBTA, michelle wu, transit

TRANSIT ROUNDUP: WU WALKS THE WALK ON TRAIN, PLUS LICENSES FOR ALL

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 22, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T

“The House passage of the Work and Family Mobility Act moves all state residents toward greater road safety, improved security, better public health and a more vibrant economy.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, The T Tagged With: Beacon Hill, City Hall, MBTA, michelle wu, news, the T, transit

SHOULD THE T BE FREE?

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted July 27, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

And other public transportation quagmires, from the MBTA to DC

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: fare, MBTA, transit, transportation

STRANDED: MBTA CUTS, PLUS CABBIES CALL IT QUITS FROM CAMBRIDGE TO CALI

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted November 17, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Transportation as we know it is going to be changing."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, MBTA, Pandemic Democracy Project, transit, transportation, Uber

MARKETING FIRM WITH POLITICAL TIES IS PAID MILLIONS TO “HUMANIZE” MBTA

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A consulting firm led by the son of Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2018 reelection campaign chairman is getting $5.5 million to “humanize the brand” of the MBTA as it embarks on a massive capital projects plan—and deals with bad publicity on a near-daily basis.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, blue line, Charlie Baker, condembta, delays, Governor Baker, marketing, MBTA, money, orange line, privatization, red line, T, transit

READER INPUT: WHAT’S WRONG WITH BOSTON?

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 26, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

We were happy to receive several dozen responses—many of which echoed each other, one of which was a poem, and some of which hit on subjects that we don’t think or write about enough around here.

Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: #ArtsMatter, #mapoli, Art, arts, Cambridge, Housing, MBTA, Music, SOMERVILLE, transit, What's Wrong With Boston, WWWB

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