Dear All,
Please see the following from Senator Will Brownsberger regarding service cuts to the MBTA.A description of the proposed elimination of the #55 bus here: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/2020-11-09-forging-ahead-bus-the-ride.pdf
Upcoming meetings include:
Upcoming System-Wide Meetings
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Hearing: System-Wide Service
NOVEMBER 19, 2020, 6:00 PM
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Hearing: System-Wide Service
Virtual, Boston, MA
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Meeting: System-Wide Service
DECEMBER 2, 2020, 6:00 PM
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Meeting: System-Wide Service
Virtual, Boston, MA
Upcoming Regional Meetings
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Meeting: Boston and Milton (Region 3)
NOVEMBER 14, 2020, 1:00 PM
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Meeting: Boston and Milton (Region 3)
Virtual, Boston, MA
Forging Ahead Virtual Public Meeting: Inner Core (Region 4)
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With overall ridership down 75% from pre-COVID-19 levels, the MBTA is considering a package of service cuts. Subway service may see frequency reductions of 20%. Some bus service may be reduced or eliminated. The 55 and 43 would both be eliminated under the initial proposal. The MBTA has scheduled a series of zoom hearings over the next couple of weeks. Learn more about the proposed changes and the hearing schedule here. Scroll down on that page to see a map of service changes and the coming hearing schedule. Some cuts are inevitable, given the scale of ridership loss, but I will be following the conversation closely with concern, especially for the loss of the 55 and 43.
Fenway Civic Association 