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Meanwhile, the MBTA is also making an effort toincrease security for subway riders, Dimond said.A new warning system, designed to tell passengerswhen a train is about to come, is in the planningstages, Dimond said. The system will allowpassengers to wait in the lighted area near thetoken booth at night, rather than on the platform...
...This is just a proposal," said Dimond. "Until things are solidified, we don't expect that people will do anything like that...
Currently, 30 percent of the MBTA's $5.75 million annual budget is funded by rider fares With the increase, that figure would increase to 33 percent, Dimond said...
...Dimond said that the vast number of recent improvements and expan- sions in the subway system justified theincrease. Since 1981, the MBTA has spent $2.5billion modernizing its equipment and repairingtracks. In addition, ridership has increased 20percent to its current level of 650,000 passengersdaily...
...cent subway fare would still be thecheapest in the nation, Dimond said...