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MBTA Proposes More Tweaks to Long-Delayed ‘Fare Transformation’ Initiative

Cubic, the vendor that's supposed to deliver the T's new fare system, is having trouble with similar systems in California and New York.

May 23, 2024

Billion-Dollar State Tax Cut Includes Expanded Deductions for Bike and Transit Expenses

The new law, which is effective retroactively to January 1, 2023, will let taxpayers deduct a much broader range of transportation expenses.

October 4, 2023

Poll: Free Fares Could Rival Reliable Service For Attracting New Riders To the T

57 percent of the poll's respondents said that making the T free to ride would make them more likely to use transit; 37 percent said that fare-free service would make them "much more likely" to ride.

September 21, 2023