[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
**Use this email for all things occupy**





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     Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:08:48 -0800 (PST)
     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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