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The T may get millions from Congress. Will service still be cut?
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated December 27, 2020, 4:41 p.m.
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Reduced service could be difficult to restore promptly because of complexities involved in scheduling so many different routes, which usually takes place months in advance, transit advocates have argued.Lane Turner/Globe Staff/file
The new federal coronavirus relief bill includes $14 billion to help transit systems fill huge gaps in fare revenue, a lifeline to agencies planning service cuts because of the financial crisis brought on by the pandemic.
But donât expect to see that money at work at the MBTA just yet.
MBTA weighs service cuts against an unknowable future
At the heart of the service cut debate is a murky outlook on transit ridership in a post-pandemic world
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated December 13, 2020, 5:59 p.m.
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An almost empty Park Street station in December, nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
The MBTAâs oversight board will consider a package of service cuts at its final meeting of the year Monday, though the scale of the reductions was unclear as officials scrambled to finalize the proposal into the weekend.
After months of reduced ridership and fare revenue