Riders and workers are the lifeblood of the system. We need safe, equitable and accessible public transportation.
Riders and workers are the lifeblood of the system. We need safe, equitable and accessible public transportation.
Massachusetts needs equitable, affordable, safe and reliable transit. But COVID-19 has exacerbated the vulnerabilities of our transit systems that existed even before the pandemic.
The transit crisis disproportionately burdens communities of color and low-income families, who already have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We need a discounted fare for low-income riders. Even before the pandemic, many riders were struggling to afford bus and train fares. Structural racism and economic exploitation have created deep inequalities in Massachusetts as elsewhere, leaving working families and communities of color struggling to make ends meet. COVID-19 has thrown even more of us into economic insecurity. Harmful trends including growing income inequality, automation, gigification, and gaps in the social safety net disproportionately impact communities of color and working families who rely on public transit.
Massachusetts needs ongoing, sustainable revenue to operate, maintain and improve our public transit systems. The MBTA and the Commonwealth’s 15 Regional Transit Authorities face financial challenges that can be fixed by new, progressive sources of revenue.
The Massachusetts legislature should enact new progressive revenue options to fund transit, like raising the tax rates on unearned income and corporate income.
Public Transit Public Good is a partnership of transit workers and riders throughout Massachusetts fighting for the future of public transit. PTPG is convened by Community Labor United.
Public Transit Public Good is a partnership of transit workers and riders throughout Massachusetts. PTPG is convened by community Labor United.
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BOSTON – In response to the recent Safety Management Inspection final report released by the Federal Transit Administration, workers and riders of the Public Transit
Public Transit Public Good coalition lays out principles to fix troubled public transit system, maintain local control View the policy statement here. BOSTON — Transit
BOSTON — In response to the recent decision by Massachusetts state legislators to exclude a low-income fare from the Transportation Bond Bill, MBTA riders and
