July 11, 2020
TRANSPORTATION

The new normal: Trains empty, masks on as MBTA ridership slowly rebounds

Joe DiFazio ,

The Patriot Ledger

The blow the coronavirus delivered to the MBTA may have long lasting financial impacts. By fiscal year 2022, the MBTA could have an operating budget deficit of more than $400 million, according to a new analysis released by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a business-backed group that has sounded alarm bells about the T before.