H.943 is the brainchild of state Rep. Tom Sannicandro of Ashland:
To ensure fair treatment of commuter rail passenger, the authority shall not have the power to collect fares on commuter rail trains that depart 20 or more minutes after their originally scheduled departure time, or from the passenger of any car of a commuter rail train that fails to provide reasonable temperature regulation.
The bill does not specify how the T would pay for the refunds. The T offered refunds for late trains until July 1, when it eliminated the program to save roughly $1 million a year.
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Boy, good thing there will
By Dan Seitz
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:27am
Boy, good thing there will barely be any commuter trains, huh?
Legislature is a waste of space
By Dani B.
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:46am
Can't this hack focus on something more important like doing something about the T's debt burden, that the legislature handed them, rather than trying to expand it? Seriously what planet does this guy live on?
his time would be better spent
By scollaysq
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:53am
working on that Rex Trailer for State Cowboy thing.
No, I'm not kidding.
And Ashland is a whole different planet.
That would be nice if they
By Mea
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 11:09am
That would be nice if they actually do that. I think I have only been stranded on the platform once over the year I've been commuting. However, a few more times the train was with out heat or lights. :) -Mea www.hertrainstories.blogspot.com
Dunkin Donuts gift cards would be better
By DaveA
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:27pm
What good is a refund of a single ride when most people are on on a monthly pass? They should give out $5 Dunkins Gift cards instead and charge Dunkins for the opportunity of that marketing. That is actually such a good idea I'm surprised it hasn't been done already. That would be a win for everyone.
The inventory control might be a challenge though as you can bet a pile of cards like that would be hard to keep secure. You could require online activation though...again...what a great marketing deal for Dunkins...such a thing should pay for itself and make riders happy.
Sign me up!
By Cutriss
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 1:42pm
You mean I can have my business associated with failures outside of my control?
And I can pay for that privilege?!? Lordy, where do I sign!
And if you do that, then the T no longer
By roadman
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 1:44pm
has any incentive to improve their service, which was the whole point of the original refund program in the first place.
But let's give Corporate America yet another excuse to force their
cheezy marketing messages onto a captive audience instead.