[Street] MBTA fare and Service Changes
Daniel Mc
danielm at occupyboston.org
Tue Jan 10 17:24:28 EST 2012
Hi All,
Wanted to send this along so we have a better understanding of what
the MBTA itself will be doing in the coming weeks.
It would be great to have a presence at the public hearings that they
hold and also to better educate ourselves on exactly what is being
done. Some info below.
Best,
--
Daniel.
Occupy Boston Outreach Committee
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From: Michael Ochoa <maochoa99 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Michael Ochoa <maochoa99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: MBTA fare and Service Changes
To: "danielm at occupyboston.org" <danielm at occupyboston.org>
The T will conduct over 20 public hearings on fare hike proposals.
Proposed fares based on type of pass (Type;proposed;current;%change)
Local Bus $55.00 $40.00 37.5%
LinkPass $80.00 $59.00 35.6%
Senior/TAP LinkPass $40.00 $20.00 100.0%
Student LinkPass $40.00 $20.00 100.0%
1-Day LinkPass $12.00 $9.00 33.3%
7-Day LinkPass $20.00 $15.00 33.3%
Inner Express $127.00 $89.00 42.7%
Proposal 2:Local Bus $2.00 $1.50 33.3%
Rapid Transit $3.00 $2.00 50.0%
Inner Express Bus $4.50 $3.50 28.6%
Outer Express Bus N/A $5.00 N/A
Public Meetings in Greater Boston:
January 17, Tuesday Newton 5:30-7:30 PM Newton City Hall 1000
Commonwealth Avenue
January 18, Wednesday Chelsea 6:00-8:00 PM Public Library, Auditorium
569 Broadway
January 19, Thursday Boston (Roxbury) 6:00-8:00 PM Roxbury Community
College Auditorium
1234 Columbus Avenue
January 23, Monday Boston 1:00-3:00 PM
4:30-6:30 PM Transportation Building, Floor 2 Conference Rooms 2, 3 10
Park Plaza
January 31, Tuesday Boston (Mattapan) 6:00-8:00 PM Mildred Avenue
Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue
February 1, Wednesday Jamaica Plain 6:00-8:00 PM Hennigan Community
Center, Cafeteria
200 Heath Street
February 2, Thursday Boston (Dorchester) 1:00-3:00 PM and
6:00-8:00 PM Dorchester House Multi-Service Center 1353 Dorchester Avenue
February 7, Tuesday Lynn 6:00-8:00 PM City Council Chambers 3 City
Hall Square
February 8, Wednesday Boston (West End) 4:30-6:30 PM Shriners Hospital
Auditorium 51 Blossom Street
February 13, Monday Boston (South Station area) 6:00-8:00 PM Boston
Public Library Boston Room
700 Boylston Street
February 15, Wednesday Quincy 6:00-8:00 PM Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington Street
February 16, Thursday Malden 6:00-8:00 PM City Council Chambers 200
Pleasant Street
February 28, Tuesday Somerville 6:00-8:00 PM High School Auditorium
81 Highland Avenue
February 29, Wednesday Cambridge 6:00-8:00 PM Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Avenue
March 1, Thursday Waltham 6:00-8:00 PM Government Center Auditorium
119 School Street
Causes according to MBTA:The Authority’s operating costs for energy,
fuel, and health care have continued to rise, and costs for THE RIDE
service have
grown by nearly 400% over the last decade. While THE RIDE’s operating
costs have increased over the past 10 years, the
primary cost increase has been due to exponential growth in ridership
on that service.
2. The T is financially burdened with principal and interest payments
on $5.2 billion in debt that consume nearly 30% of its annual
operating budget.
3. Since 2000, the T’s primary source of funding (a 20% share of
statewide sales tax receipts) has not produced the steadily
increasing revenue stream originally projected.
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