Commuters upset by expected MBTA fare hikes

(NECN: Kenneth Craig, Worcester, Mass.) - If you think using public transportation will help you avoid paying extra think again. The cost of traveling by MBTA's commuter trains and buses is going up, way up with a major hike expected this fall. Five days a week, nine months a year Teri Leary depends on the Worcester MBTA Commuter Rail line for a ride into Boston. And if T officials have their way, she and other commuters are going to have to start shelling out even more to ride. The MBTA is proposing fare hikes of up to 15 to 20 percent starting in the fall. read more

NECN | June 5, 2009

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