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MBTA T cuts protested at State House

By Johanna Kaiser

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 24, 2012

A coalition of more than 20 community groups and organizations that oppose fare hikes and service cuts proposed by the MBTA took to the steps of the State House to call on legislators to bail out the T, then joined more than 200 others at a rowdy public hearing. The MBTA has released two proposals aimed at reducing a projected operating deficit of $161 million and $5.2 billion in debt, $3.6 billion of which was inherited from the state for projects that include the Big Dig.

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