Politics & Government
MBTA Holding Rate Hike Hearing in Framingham Tuesday
The MBTA is proposing to increase fares by 5 percent on July 1, 2014.
The MBTA is holding public workshops across the Commonwealth on its proposed fare hike. The MBTA is proposing to increase fares by 5 percent on July 1, 2014.
There will be a public workshop in Framingham on Tuesday, April 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Blumer Room of the Memorial Building.
The public hearing will be an opportunity to offer recorded comments, although written comments may be submitted through April 30 at fareproposal@mbta.com.
The fare increase is projected to raise MBTA fare revenue by approximately 4 percent and result in less than a 1 percent reduction in ridership.
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Comments at all meetings will be considered by the MBTA and the MassDOT board of directors, according to a press release.In 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was created to unify the state’s various transportation agencies. MassDOT now includes the Highway Division, the MBTA and Rail Transit Division, the Aeronautics Division, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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