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Although fares will jump substantially when the new fare structure is introduced in 2007, a ride on the T will still cost less than one on most other cities’ mass transit systems. Even after these increases, MBTA fares––currently among the lowest in the country—will still be at or below fare levels in other major and mid-sized cities including New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, and Pittsburgh...
Moreover, the MBTA will essentially reward those who actually depend on the system by taxing those who are only occasional riders. Regular riders will be able to obtain and register reusable plastic CharlieCards at select retail locations, which will enable them to receive free transfers and lower fares. Occasional riders—such as tourists and most Harvard students—will have to purchase disposable paper CharlieTickets at subway and bus stations and will have to pay surcharges and an additional transfer fee. In other words, the MBTA fares are designed for working people who truly rely...
...little more than an inconvenience. But those with a social conscience should shelve their self-interested frustration—or misplaced altruism—and support a fare structure that will make the T both economically viable and fairer, even if they don’t work for the MBTA...
...Massachussetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachussetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) are not generally known for their prudence. The half-baked Silver Line “bus rapid transit” project for Roxbury and the unending mess that is the Big Dig spring to mind, to name a just a couple of poor decisions. True to form, the recent decisions by the MBTA to raise public transportation fares and by the MTA to eliminate all turnpike tolls beyond Route 128 will prove to be a terrible tandem, encouraging people to hop off the T and back into their cars...
Meanwhile, as the MTA gives money away, the MBTA will be reaching even deeper into the pockets of its faithful riders. Given the large number of students living and traveling in and around Boston, it is unclear exactly who the MBTA thinks is in a position to help solve its financial problems by paying increased fares. Here’s a hint: It’s not students. We have even less money than they do, and it is unfair to expect us and other Boston-area residents to pick up the tab for poorly conceived expansion projects that were...