Jordan Rich is in for Dan tonight - Fares went up today on the MBTA. Now one-way trips on the Red, Blue, Orange or Green lines will cost 15 cents more. The monthly LinkPass, now $84.50, shoots up to $90, and a 7-Day LinkPass goes up a dollar and and a quarter. the legislature passed a law that allows the "T" to raise fares every 2 years with a cap of no more than 7% for each increase. This has many seeing red after the MBTA has suffered multiple derailments- ten since the beginning of the year, not to mention other service failures. Since taxes fund our public transportation, what can't the public stop the fare increases?
Jordan Rich is in for Dan tonight - Fares went up today on the MBTA. Now one-way trips on the Red, Blue, Orange or Green lines will cost 15 cents more. The monthly LinkPass, now $84.50, shoots up to $90, and a 7-Day LinkPass goes up a dollar and and a quarter. the legislature passed a law that allows the "T" to raise fares every 2 years with a cap of no more than 7% for each increase. This has many seeing red after the MBTA has suffered multiple derailments- ten since the beginning of the year, not to mention other service failures. Since taxes fund our public transportation, what can't the public stop the fare increases?
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