Boston.com, January 19, 2016: Cutting late-night T service could impact minority, low-income riders
“Eliminating late-night weekend T service might have a disproportionate effect on low-income and minority riders, a transit official said Tuesday. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is required by the federal law to run an “equity analysis” to see whether any planned service changes would have a greater impact on low-income or minority riders than other parts of the population. The MBTA’s governing board has indicated it is leaning toward cutting late-night service, which costs $14 million per year, as it seeks to plug a budget gap of $242 million next year.”