Commuter Rail ridership up - way up - last month, MBTA says
The MBTA said ridership levels last month surpassed 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
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The MBTA said ridership levels last month surpassed 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
The new estimate is nearly two and a half times more expensive than the last capital needs assessment.
In another new development with big implications for riders, the MBTA’s push to trade near-term headaches for long-term improvements will soon be put to the test on an unprecedented scale. Reduced train speeds associated with safety concerns have plagued riders with sluggish travel for months, and MBTA officials on Nov. 9 announced they now plan to shut down segments of all
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MBTA officials put an eye-poppingly high new price on infrastructure needs across the system Thursday, estimating that it would cost nearly $25 billion to fix everything that is not in a state of good repair.