Financing Transit: The Boston Experience

Operational and economic administrational experiences of a transit system are described. The history of the present Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is presented, and its operating expenses, which are the source of the major problems, are discussed in detail. A brief discussion of statutory issues and proposed legislation conclude the paper.

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• Authors:
  • Cudahy, Brian J
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 4-7
• Monograph Title: Price-subsidy issues in urban transportation
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 476
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Finance; Policy; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054689
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022614
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 24 1981 12:00AM