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...public corporation that runs Greater Boston’s T—far more often than usual. I don’t imagine that it’s my appearance that leads so many Bostonians to suspect this employment. But as someone in favor of the MBTA??s recently announced fare hikes, I might as well be wearing a T patch on the side of my button-down blue shirt...
...what could have been expected. Groups and publications including The Phoenix and the T Riders’ Union have accused the MBTA of everything from price gouging to “transit racism.” To these knee-jerk protesters, I must either be crazy or on the MBTA??s payroll to support the MBTA??s new fare structure...
...neither (I hope). A close examination of the MBTA??s proposed changes reveals a reasonable and well-justified fare increase that actually serves the public interest. Far from an example of racist disregard for low-income riders, the MBTA??s new fare structure will in fact benefit those who truly depend on the system by taxing occasional riders and streamlining multimodal transit. On the whole, the Authority’s revised system of charges represents both a thoughtful and a progressive model for public transit pricing in a mid-sized city...
Rapid transit rates will increase to $1.70 from $1.25 and bus fares will jump to $1.25 from 90 cents. The hikes are expected to raise the MBTA??s fare revenue by 25 percent...
MBTA General Manager Daniel A. Grabauskas told The Associated Press that fare hikes are the only way to eliminate the MBTA??s $35 million budget deficit...