Mbta Fare Increase 2025 Boston. MBTA hits pause on modernizing fares Axios Boston The MBTA Advisory Board, a group that represents municipalities that contribute financially to the transit agency… Although no fare increases or service cuts are proposed, aggregate passenger counts are still far below pre-COVID levels.
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The MBTA Advisory Board, a group that represents municipalities that contribute financially to the transit agency… The MBTA is hosting a series of public meetings to get input on proposed fare changes in 2024, including a new program that would reduce fares for low-income riders.
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Although no fare increases or service cuts are proposed, aggregate passenger counts are still far below pre-COVID levels. Under a proposed change order to the MBTA's contract with Cubic, the private-sector contractor for the new fare system, the T could start accepting tapped fare payments from phones and credit cards later this summer, and a new CharlieCard would debut in the spring of 2025. Cities and towns that help fund the MBTA are concerned it will be "impossible" to restore pre-pandemic service levels and that the agency might need to hike fares given the growing shadow of a budget shortfall that officials so far have failed to address
MBTA proposes lower fares for riders NBC Boston. By fiscal year 2025, the gap grows to $450 million and by fiscal year 2026 it reaches $500 million, requiring substantial fare increases or service cuts and layoffs, according to the report. Its structural and cyclical deficit remains, and its long-term prospects the same as usual: unstable
MBTA board approves new fare evasion regulations and a revised bus map to increase service. IG Shapiro urged the MBTA to use contract terms that underscore the importance of fare collection as a fundamental obligation of the operator, not a passenger amenity, and use easy to measure and clearly defined performance standards for fare collection with meaningful penalties for non-performance in the new commuter rail operator contract. The MBTA is hosting a series of public meetings to get input on proposed fare changes in 2024, including a new program that would reduce fares for low-income riders.