Transit Can’t Cut its Way Out of Budget Deficit
By looking for ways to cut public transit in response to the COVID-19 recession, state leaders could be handicapping efforts to help the state recover once the virus has been tamed.
By looking for ways to cut public transit in response to the COVID-19 recession, state leaders could be handicapping efforts to help the state recover once the virus has been tamed.
A serious conversation is starting about how the MBTA might adapt if ridership remains low for the extended future. And the business community and riders have an opportunity to establish new and better goals for public transit in the process.