MassDOT and the MBTA thank the thousands of people who have attended the Fare and Service Public Meetings and let their voices be heard.
The T reports a total of 4,299 attendees and 1,254 speakers at meetings held through February 16, in addition to more than 4,600 submitted e-mail comments.
Ten additional public meetings are scheduled beginning Monday, February 27 through March 12.
The public is encouraged to participate.
Times and locations for upcoming meetings are as follows:
Monday, February 27, 6:00-8:00 PM, Winthrop DeLeo Senior Center, 35 Harvard Street
Tuesday, February 28, 6:00-8:00 PM, Somerville High School Auditorium, 81 Highland Avenue
Wednesday, February 29, 6:00-8:00 PM, Cambridge Citywide Senior Ctr, 806 Massachusetts Avenue
Thursday, March 1, 6:00-8:00 PM, Waltham Government Center Auditorium, 119 School Street
For a full list of future public meetings and information, please visit MBTA.com/join the discussion.
Have your voice heard by sending an email with your questions, comments, and ideas to fareproposal@mbta.com.
The MBTA’s public outreach process continues with the acceptance of public comment through March 12, 2012 electronically at mbta.com, by email at fareproposal@mbta.com, via mail to MBTA, Ten Park Plaza, Boston, Ma 02116, Attention: Fare Proposal Committee, and by phone at 617-222-3200/ TTY (617) 222-5146.
A final fare increase and service reduction recommendation will be made to the MBTA’s Board of Directors this spring and changes will be implemented on July 1, 2012.
I live in Winthrop. There is a meeting Mon Feb 27th proposing to eliminate bus service in the town. Why doesn't the mbta propose to take it over from the Paul revere service? We have to pay a separate fare because its not mbta the bus schedule is very erratic especially weekends. There is only one bus on Sunday that goes back and forth. If you must raise the fares do it but don't take away the only means of transportation that Winthrop has, that will force people who don't drive to take a taxi which many can't afford and Winthrop will lose most of its sparse business because many people will move to the next town that does have buses. I have worked in Boston close to 43 yrs of my life and have depended on the mbta. Don't let Winthrop become a ghost town. It will just die. Thank you
Posted by: Kat Greenstein | February 22, 2012 at 05:34 PM
Forgive me for being cynical, but if the MBTA really wants to thank the thousands of people who have voiced their opinions at the hearings, the agency should abandon all plans to raise fares and reduce service and stand with it's riders to demand more state funding.
It is completely absurd that the state should ask the 99%, who depend on public transportation, to pay more and make due with less.
Posted by: Daniel | February 17, 2012 at 08:18 AM