BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials are planning service cuts that could reach $225 million and impact the entire transit system.
Details presented to the agency’s governing board Monday indicate service could be cut on all modes of transportation, The Boston Globe reported.
The suggested reductions reflect a drop in revenue stemming from a reduced ridership on the commuter rail, subway and some busses in addition to federal assistance that is posed to expire next summer.
Transit officials say they want to preserve busier routes where riders depend on transit services, such as routes for communities of color, low-income neighborhoods, and routes where fewer people own cars. This would include all subway lines, the Mattapan trolley, the Charlestown ferry, the Fairmount commuter line and nearly two-thirds of bus service.
Other areas of the transit system could see reductions and potentially the elimination of service. The agency plans to finalize its plans in December and implement them in the following spring or summer.
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