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T might be able to ease cuts in service

But extra money won’t prevent hikes in fares

By Eric Moskowitz

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 15, 2012

Amid heightened tension with riders, Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey said his department may be able to shave perhaps 10 percent from the $160 million MBTA deficit - money that would likely be used first to alleviate a few of the proposed service cuts, not soften the dramatic fare increase slated for July 1. But Davey maintained that “everything is still on the table’’ and that riders would likely be unhappy with the final recommendation made to the MBTA board in two weeks. That plan

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