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

Agency is leaning toward cutting the service, which keeps trains and some buses running about 90 minutes later on early weekend mornings at a cost of $14 million per year, as it seeks to plug a budget gap of $242 million next year.

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January 20, 2016

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

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BOSTON — Eliminating late-night weekend T service might have a disproportionate effect on low-income and minority riders, a Massachussetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) official said Tuesday, Boston.com reported.

The MBTA is leaning toward cutting late-night service, which keeps trains and some buses running about 90 minutes later on early weekend mornings at a cost of $14 million per year, as it seeks to plug a budget gap of $242 million next year, the report said.

MBTA Assistant GM Charles Planck said that if the equity analysis — required by federal law — shows the change would have a greater impact on low-income or minority riders than other parts of the population, the T must consider — though it would not necessarily need to implement — lower-cost alternatives to the existing service before cutting it, according to Boston.com.

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Topics:budget issues late night service low-income riders Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA service cuts Paratransit Bus Rail Management

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