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Peering off the edge of the MBTA's fiscal cliff

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MBTA commuters leave Copley Station into the snow on Boylstion Street. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
MBTA commuters leave Copley Station into the snow on Boylstion Street. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Disappointing fare revenues, a pile of debt and the end of federal pandemic relief money have pushed the MBTA to the financial limit. How did we get here, and what happens next?

Radio Boston talks with Jarred Johnson, executive director of the advocacy group TransitMatters, Christian MilNeil, editor in chief of StreetsblogMASS, and Susanna Bohme, deputy director at Community Labor United.

This segment aired on January 31, 2024.

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