Tag: Night Owl

Cutting late-night T service could impact minority, low-income riders

Boston Globe | By Adam Vaccaro | 01.19.16 Eliminating late-night weekend T service might have a disproportionate effect on low-income and minority riders, a transit official said Tuesday. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is required by the federal law to run an “equity analysis” to see whether any planned service changes would have a greater impact …

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Late Owl Night Service on the Chopping Block

Boston Globe | By Nicole Dungca | November 19, 2015 Late-night MBTA service could soon be eliminated, as agency officials deem their experiment with extended hours unsuccessful and expensive to subsidize. As the fiscal control board that oversees MBTA finances looks for ways to dig out of a deficit, several board members appear ready to …

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