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edward l. glaeser

MBTA shouldn’t be on board with The Ride

By Edward L. Glaeser

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  March 13, 2012

Dust off your banjos, because “Charlie on the MTA,’’ the old song bemoaning Boston-area transit fares, is gaining new relevance . Facing a fearsome budget deficit of about $185 million for 2013, the cash-strapped MBTA is talking about raising fares and restricting routes. F reeing the agency from the ballooning costs of The Ride will be a big help. Disabled people need a reliable way to get around, but it’s not reasonable to push those costs on, say, bus riders in Somerville.

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