78% of Massachusetts residents support eliminating fares on public transit buses and just 16% oppose, according to a recent poll from MassINC.
The idea could resurface Thursday, when the House plans to debate a $10.4 billion infrastructure bond bill .Rep. Adrian Madaro, an East Boston Democrat, filed an amendment that would require the MBTA to launch a new program providing"free or discounted transit fares to qualifying riders on all modes of transportation" it operates. The state's Regional Transit Authority Council could also choose to steer money to each RTA to assist with free or discounted fares.
And on Tuesday, Senate President Karen Spilka told business leaders the issue could feature on her agenda, too. MBTA officials for years have been studying the potential costs and benefits of a low-income fare program, and the agency's previous oversight board voted to advance the idea before it dissolved.
MassINC's new poll of 1,002 residents conducted between June 8 and June 12 also found several other policies that representatives will consider as bond bill amendments are popular with their constituents.
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