Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that the city will continue paying the MBTA to keep the 23, 28 and 29 bus routes — which run through Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury — free through March 2026.
Riders board the 23 Ruggles bus at Ashmont Station, one of the three bus routes that offer fare-free service in Boston. This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,two years. The original two-year pilot program was set to expire at the end of this month.
But think of the savings! During the pilot, Wu’s office says more than 12 million trips were taken on the three free routes, which saw. While half the riders didn’t actually save money since they had a MBTA pass or paid a fare elsewhere, the pilot did save a total of $6 million for the other half of riders — an average of $35 a month per rider.about working together to make the MBTA’s 1 bus free, too. However, those talks appear to have fizzled.
The rules are much tighter in the North End, where patios will only be allowed on private property or sidewalks where there’s stillfor pedestrians. City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, who represents the North End, explained the neighborhood is “uniquely dense,” with over 100 restaurants and many narrow sidewalks in one square mile. “At the end of the day, it comes down to our infrastructure,” Coletta told WBUR’s Fausto Menard.
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