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MBTA Fare Proposal public hearing

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be holding a meeting on February 27 at 6:30 p.m.

The hearing site is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact the MBTA at 617-222-3200, TTY 617-222- 5146. Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting. Where more extensive accommodations are needed – such as sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation – attendees are asked to submit their requests at least ten (10) business days before the meeting.

To learn more and in case of inclement weather, meeting cancellation announcements will be posted at mbta.com/fareproposal.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    MBTA riders are invited to comment on a proposed fare increase that the Fiscal and Management Control Board is scheduled to consider in March after a month-long public comment period (see mbta.com/fare-proposal-2019 for details about public meetings). Under the draft proposal, fares would increase an average of 6.3 percent, with bus fares increasing by $0.10, subway fares by $0.15, a monthly LinkPass by $5.50 and a weekly LinkPass by $1.25. The proposed increases are below the 7 percent rate the MBTA is allowed to assess no more than once every two years. Revenues from the rate increase will help the MBTA to keep pace with inflation and support customer service enhancements that are part of the Authority’s comprehensive $8 billion modernization and improvement plan. If approved, the new fare schedule would take effect July 1, 2019.

    Comments about the MBTA Fare Proposal will be accepted through Thursday, February 28, 2019.  They can be submitted several ways.

    Comments can be mailed to:

    MBTA
    10 Park Plaza
    Boston, MA 02116
    Attention: Fare Proposal Committee

    Comments can be submitted using the MBTA website  mbta.com/fare-proposal-2019

    Comments can be emailed to fares@mbta.com, or by phone at 617-222-3200, TTY 617-222-5146.

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