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File #: 208923    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 9/24/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/26/2019 Final action: 1/14/2021
Enactment date: 9/26/2019 Enactment #: 208923
Title: That the Director of SPCD or the Director of SomerStat develop an estimate of funding required to pay for or subsidize MBTA fares for residents of different income levels and ages.
Sponsors: Stephanie Hirsch, Katjana Ballantyne

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That the Director of SPCD or the Director of SomerStat develop an estimate of funding required to pay for or subsidize MBTA fares for residents of different income levels and ages.

 

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That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (Mobility) or the Director of SomerStat develop a ‘back-of-the-envelope’ estimate of city spending required to pay for or subsidize MBTA fares for Somerville residents of different income levels and ages, based on available census and ridership data, and based on knowledge of other institutional/MBTA partnership models.