Transportation
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Advancing low-income fares beyond Boston
Since 2017, the FMCB has been pushing hard on the agency to provide discounts to low-income riders. In one of their final votes, they choose to instruct agency staff to prepare scenarios for a pilot program. On the one hand, this last-ditch effort makes sense. However, from the Gateway City perspective, the board’s actions are disappointing and a bit perplexing.
June 25, 2021
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Regional Transit Authorities Win Funding Victory in House Budget
The Gateway Cities Journal
May 5, 2021
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Are free buses closer than they appear?
Free buses may be the bold idea Massachusetts needs to rebuild a culture of public transportation as we emerge from the pandemic in 2021.
March 18, 2021
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How MBTA cuts would cripple cities like Chelsea
Cuts to the MBTA service would disproportionately impact minority, lower-income, and Gateway City communities.
November 19, 2020
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Gateway Cities can’t afford cuts to MBTA service
By the time we emerge from the pandemic and turn the economy back on, we will be winding down the transportation networks central to an equitable recovery. But an affordable, accessible, and reliable public transit is especially vital to Gateway City revitalization.
November 16, 2020
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Regional Ballot Initiatives and the promise of local autonomy
A major transit bill with provisions for RBIs would give voters the ability to raise their own transportation funds and invest in their own communities.
August 26, 2020
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Moving Forward with Mobility: What will the post-COVID future of transportation hold?
In response to the pandemic, the MBTA allowed for back-door boarding on buses, making rides effectively free. But is that the right plan? Two guests stop by the Gateways Podcast to continue the transportation conversation — Jarred Johnson, director of TransitMatters and Brenna Robeson, lead coordinator at Zero Fare WRTA Coalition.
July 16, 2020
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From Transactional to Transformative
The Case for Equity in Gateway City Transit-Oriented Development
May 18, 2020