Bostonist: MBTA Fare Hike Hits Your Local HR Department, Later Your Wallet

Al Trent

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:06:15 -0500

Perhaps the litter will be reduced when the plastic cards are issued, but that sure as hell doesn't seem to be the case down in NYC. You see the MTA "Metrocards" strewn all about the place near the subway stations. Wonder if there'll be an uproar if and/or when that starts to happen here. Secondly, like cbc (#3), I also don't appreciate being forced to pay for potential use of the bus part of the "system" if I don't think I'll ever use it. If I thought I would, I would have voluntarily bought the combo pass in the first place.

cbc

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:53:01 -0500

This linkpass thing is crap. Some of us only use the subway and have no need for a combo pass. Why do we have to pay more money for a feature that we will not use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jon

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:35:33 -0500

What's worth while to note about the fare increase/LinkPass is that the MBTA is starting to see their system as a whole. The link pass combines the bus and subway system (while they will still offer a bus only option) so you will be able to take both train and bus - and you can transfer from one to the other using a charliecarliecard for the price of a subway fare.