Word: mbta
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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...
...series of forums held in the 78 cities and towns served by the transit system--popularly known as the `T'--the MBTA is seeking public comment on its plan to raise the price of a subway ride from 60 to 75 cents. If approved, the increase would be the first since...
...MBTA spokesperson Peter Dimond said that the MBTA might restrict token sales if the increase is approved. Announcements of fare hikes in other cities have prompted concerns that passengers would hoard tokens. But Dimond said that the MBTA is not concerned about the possibility of passengers rushing to buy tokens at the present 60-cent price...
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...