State funding free public transportation across Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Budget Funds Free Transit Programs - Planetizen

The transportation budget allocates at least $15 million to new and existing fare-free bus transit programs.

Transportation for Massachusetts and Smart Growth America are launching a statewide program to equip elected officials from across the country to effectively ...

Increased State Funding Yields New Bus Routes Across the ...

Expanded state funding for regional transit authorities (RTAs) will finance several inter-regional bus routes later this year thanks to ...

Transportation - Mass. Budget and Policy Center

The federal and state governments act as partners to ensure high-quality education and transportation. In response to the COVID pandemic, ...

MA: Low-income T riders to get break on fares - Mass Transit

The MBTA approved an amendment proposed by state Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt to extend the low-income discount to rides outside ...

Sen. Markey and Rep. Pressley Announce Reintroduction of Fare ...

Establishing a $25 billion competitive grant program over five years to support state and local efforts to implement fare-free public ...

Massachusetts State Senate proposes free bus fares in their budget

BOSTON - When it comes to public transportation the conversations at the state house often revolve around the Boston area, but this year the ...

Pressley, Markey Applaud Extension of Boston Fare-Free Bus ...

That's why we authored the Freedom to Move Act, which would provide federal funding to support state and local efforts to establish fare-free ...

Fare debate: Make buses free to all - CommonWealth Beacon

Locally in Massachusetts, the regional transit authorities in Worcester and Merrimack Valley had also begun experimenting with fare-free service ...

Transportation Initiatives - Transportation for Massachusetts

T4MA is currently asking for the same amount of funding in this year's budget so RTAs can continue to build on the expansion of service, free fare programs, and ...

The Dollars & Sense of Free Buses - Mass. Budget and Policy Center

More narrowly, bus fares represent a bit under 10 percent of operating expenses. Eliminating fares on RTA bus routes in 2019 would have saved ...

Cape Ann Transportation Authority

This initiative is made possible by funding through the Massachusetts State Legislature administered as grants by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation ...

Regional transit agencies to get $30M for free bus rides | Boston

BOSTON — Regional transit authorities are getting a windfall of state funding to provide free bus rides for passengers ... grants to help mass ...

Transportation Services | Acton, MA - Official Website

Cross-Acton Transit (“CAT bus”). Monday - Friday 8-4, Any ... Due to the transportation department's limited funding, the Town cannot provide free shuttling.

About FTA - Federal Transit Administration

Since 1964, FTA has partnered with state and local governments to create and enhance public transportation systems, investing more than $20 billion annually to ...

Boston's fare-free bus pilot program sets the stage for transit equity ...

For those questioning whether Boston has the funding for making transit free, Thompson argued that the state of public transit in Massachusetts ...

Mayors are wielding free transit to draw people back downtown. It's ...

Offering free rides on public transit gives state and local ... There's debate among Massachusetts Democrats about whether public transit should ...

Massachusetts Delegation Celebrates More Than $550 Million in ...

“I fought hard with our Massachusetts delegation in Congress to secure over $550 million in federal funding to support our Bay State transit ...

8 City of Beverly Shuttle - Cape Ann Transportation Authority

This initiative is made possible by funding through the Massachusetts State Legislature administered as grants by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation ...

It's time for Colorado to get serious about funding public transit

In that case, it'd collect an additional $160 million per year from the state government to support its operations (a 25% increase in its ...