MBTA approves low-income fare program, slashing prices for thousands of riders

The action makes it so anyone earning 200% or less of the federal poverty level could see their price for riding the T slashed in half by summer.

“It really goes to show that this is about equity, about access and about options for everyone in our community,” said Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt. MBTA officials have estimated the program could cost roughly $25 million in fiscal 2025, then rise to between $52 million and $62 million per year once fully implemented by fiscal 2029. Once demand ramps all the way up, the T projects about 62,000 train, bus and ferry riders will take advantage, plus 28,000 people who use the RIDE paratransit service.

Even if all that falls into place, the push for completely free transit fares is unlikely to lose steam.

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