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AeuiGame t1_ja8ptyd wrote

Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2

Bigger hole, but bigger improvement on the city. Getting cars off the road helps actively the cities budget. Infrastructure shouldn't generate revenue.

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Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_ja8q8qy wrote

yeah sure, but it wouldnt be a bigger improvement if you have to cut 30% to match the new revenue. We could do it if we increased the MBTA sales tax from 1% to 2%, but i highly doubt that would ever happen, and a reduction in service (like to 20-25 minutes between trains) would be a disaster given that trains now are already 15 minutes apart and packed to the gills (or at least the orange line is at sullivan)

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