Service Cuts
Menino urges new revenue for MBTA
Jan 31st
By Eric Moskowitz | Boston Globe | January 31, 2012
Mayor Thomas M. Menino urged the state to avoid steep MBTA fare increases and service cuts, calling in a letter received yesterday by top state leaders for a gas tax or other increased levy to aid the T. More >
The T is in trouble with a capital T
Jan 21st
LOOKING AT the MBTA’s latest proposals to raise fares and severely cut service, I am reminded of the old joke about the complaining restaurant patron: “The food is terrible — and such small portions!’’ It’s an insult that fares must be raised, though the T’s $161 million deficit can’t be denied, and fares have held steady since 2007. More >
