Next Steps Announced for MBTA Late Night Pilot Program

Documents:

Interim Review of the MBTA Late-night Service Pilot Program 02-11-2015 PDF
Interim Review of the MBTA Late-night Service Pilot Program 02-05-2015 PDF | PPT

BOSTON – MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager and MassDOT Rail & Transit Administrator Dr. Beverly Scott announced that the MBTA Late Night Pilot Program will be extended through June 19, 2015 in order to allow time for public input before making a final determination regarding the future of late-night service.

At the MassDOT Board meeting on February 11, 2015, an interim review report with additional data will be released. In order to allow for ample public feedback, customer and stakeholder input will be solicited during a public comment period ending March 11, 2015. Details will be forthcoming at the February board meeting and on mbta.com. The final recommendation will be included in the FY16 budget presented at April 15 MassDOT Board meeting.

“We owe the public all of the information we have and the chance to provide input on ways we could keep or modify late night service,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack. “I am committed to using both hard data and public input as we establish spending priorities for the T.”

“I am pleased that we were able to extend our weekend service hours through this pilot program,” said MBTA GM Scott. “Now we can take a hard look at the data collected over the course of the pilot, and take the time needed to chart out the next best steps. Continuing the pilot program through June gives us ample time to make decisions about the future of Late Night service.”

The MBTA Late Night Pilot Program was started last year beginning the night of Friday, March 28, 2014. Since then, the MBTA has run service 90 minutes longer on all subway and Key Bus Routes on Friday and Saturday nights. Ridership from the start of the program through January of 2015 has been approximately 1.1 million boardings.

Contact: MassDOT Press Office 857-368-8500