Mass transit advocates chastised MBTA service cuts that are scheduled to take effect on Sunday despite about $1.1 billion the T has received in federal aid and another roughly $850 million it is expected to receive under the American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law this past week.
Mass transit advocates chastised the MBTA over service cuts that are scheduled to take effect on Sunday despite about $1.1 billion the T has received in federal aid and another roughly $850 million it is expected to receive under the American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law this past week. Service frequency is being reduced by 20% on the Red, Orange and Green Lines, and by up to 5% on the Blue Line. Bus routes with high ridership serving “transit-critical communities” will not change, the T said. But other routes will operate with less frequency, depending on the time of day, and some bus routes will be suspended altogether, or be consolidated or have routing or trip changes. Julia Wallerce, Boston program manager at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, called the cuts, which are estimated to save about $21 million, “deeply disappointing and concerning… at a time when our frontline and transit-dependent people need the T the most” as workplaces begin to reopen.
