MA: Transit Systems Across Mass. Say They Need More State Aid

While the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority receives massive attention from Beacon Hill and the public, the providers of public transit in Worcester and Springfield say they are being starved by years of financial neglect.

Transportation officials and local advocates say that underfunding of the regional transit authorities is affecting riders, resulting in cuts in bus service in the state’s second- and third-largest cities.

Service reductions in both regions could be averted, officials said, if the state provides more money in the fiscal year that starts July 1.

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