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Copley Square rally against T cuts

By adamg - 2/13/12 - 7:46 am

Starts at 4:30 p.m. today, followed by one of the MBTA's don't-blame-us meetings at the BPL.

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Menino, conservationists decry combination of fare increases and service cuts

By adamg - 1/31/12 - 7:59 am

The Globe reports the mayor wants the legislature to raise the gas tax or find some other way to help out the debt-ridden MBTA, rather than letting its riders founder.

The Conservation Law Foundation, meanwhile, is decrying the state's current position that riders can choose steep fare hikes or massive service cuts:

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State considering even higher fares at rush hour to save MBTA services

By adamg - 1/27/12 - 9:35 am

The Metro reports Transportation Secretary Rich Davey is looking at some new possible options for preserving existing T services, including charging higher fares during rush hour.

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Anger at the T

By adamg - 1/24/12 - 8:12 am

WBUR reports on packed hearings yesterday on the state's plans to cut service and raise fares on the MBTA:

There appears little support on Beacon Hill for a funding alternative to the fare hikes and service cuts.

Don't look to Deval Patrick for any leadership on the issue: His state of the state address didn't mention the T crisis once, unless you count a glancing reference to our "crumbling infrastructure."