Are you the OP? Do you have a citation for the MBTA (Boston) no longer collecting bus fares? Not a thing I'd heard but while I do (loosely) follow transit news, I am 36 years removed from the T's service area …
I'm also curious what proportion of the NY MTA's budget is covered by revenue from bus fares. It's low - virtually no transit systems come close to a 100% farebox recovery ratio… but that revenue has to come from *somewhere*.
@bluemoon
Are you the OP? Do you have a citation for the MBTA (Boston) no longer collecting bus fares? Not a thing I'd heard but while I do (loosely) follow transit news, I am 36 years removed from the T's service area …
I'm also curious what proportion of the NY MTA's budget is covered by revenue from bus fares. It's low - virtually no transit systems come close to a 100% farebox recovery ratio… but that revenue has to come from *somewhere*.