MBTA Cuts Threaten More than 800 Jobs and Would Have Outsized Impact on Black Workers, Communities Hard-hit by COVID-19
Since August, when the MBTA projected a $308 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2021 (since revised upward to $584 million), the Authority has advanced a controversial plan to balance the budget.1 Relying in largest part on shifting capital funds into the operating budget, the plan also includes deep service and programmatic and departmental cuts.
On November 9, the MBTA released its detailed plan for service cuts to address anticipated revenue shortfall in Fiscal Year 2022.
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Since August, when the MBTA projected a $308 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2021 (since revised upward to $584 million), the Authority has advanced a controversial plan to balance the budget.1 Relying in largest part on shifting capital funds into the operating budget, the plan also includes deep service and programmatic and departmental cuts.
On November 9, the MBTA released its detailed plan for service cuts to address anticipated revenue shortfall in Fiscal Year 2022.
