First-of-its-kind program funded by Governor Healey’s FY24 and FY25 budgets officially launches tomorrow
Boston — Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, and Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Chief Operating Officer Michael Cole joined community leaders, elected officials, advocates, and stakeholders at Malden Center Station on the Orange Line in Malden to celebrate the launch of expanded access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders, which begins tomorrow, September 4, 2024.
“We are thrilled to launch the Income-Eligible Reduced Fares Program, which will increase access to the T’s buses, subways, commuter rail, ferries and paratransit for riders across the state. We’re putting $720 back in the pockets of each daily rider who uses this program,” said Governor Maura Healey. “General Manager Eng and his team at the MBTA have been making great progress to improve safety and reliability across the system, and with the launch of this new program, we are making it more affordable for Massachusetts residents to ride the T as well. We’re grateful to the Legislature and advocates for their partnership to make this possible and encourage all eligible riders to sign up today.”
“If we want to encourage more residents to leave their cars behind and ride the T, we need to make sure it’s affordable. This new program is an important addition to the work that the T has been doing to improve operations across the system,” said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. “Congratulations to General Manager Eng and his team for their work to launch this transformative program.”
Read the full press release here.
