look the equity that goes with such a fare change and the impact it would have. Secretary Davey added that if a pilot done then there is a strong likelihood that it will be implemented. There is no other college or university in the metropolitan Boston area that has shown any interest, there is no way the Authority will have a fully-paid university pass program for colleges and universities in Boston in 60 days. The Board asked for analysis of what the plan would look like, what the profits and opportunities are and what the cost could be, at the next Board meeting. The Board discussed the issue with fare leakage and the Authority acknowledged it is an ongoing battle that they are always working on. They also asked to Authority to come back to them after they have done a means test with the results. On motion duly made and seconded; with Director Blue opposed it was; VOTED: That the Board hereby approves the MBTA’s FY2015 Fare Proposal as set forth in Tab B. The next item presented was the presentation on the Knowledge Corridor Passenger Rail Project presented by Ed Hunter, Assistant General Manager of Design and Construction and Jody Ray, Director of Rail. Mr. Hunter noted this project is a collaborative of MBTA and MassDOT Rail. The Knowledge Corridor involves the intercity passenger rail service, and is set up to reduce overall travel times by 25 minutes, improve on-time performance and increase ridership. The
look the equity that goes with such a fare change and the impact it would have. Secretary Davey added that if a pilot done then there is a strong likelihood that it will be implemented. There is no other college or university in the metropolitan Boston area that has shown any interest, there is no way the Authority will have a fully-paid university pass program for colleges and universities in Boston in 60 days. The Board asked for analysis of what the plan would look like, what the profits and opportunities are and what the cost could be, at the next Board meeting. The Board discussed the issue with fare leakage and the Authority acknowledged it is an ongoing battle that they are always working on. They also asked to Authority to come back to them after they have done a means test with the results. On motion duly made and seconded; with Director Blue opposed it was; VOTED: That the Board hereby approves the MBTA’s FY2015 Fare Proposal as set forth in Tab B. The next item presented was the presentation on the Knowledge Corridor Passenger Rail Project presented by Ed Hunter, Assistant General Manager of Design and Construction and Jody Ray, Director of Rail. Mr. Hunter noted this project is a collaborative of MBTA and MassDOT Rail. The Knowledge Corridor involves the intercity passenger rail service, and is set up to reduce overall travel times by 25 minutes, improve on-time performance and increase ridership. The