Posts by Nathaniel Rakich — Guest Contributor

Nathaniel Rakich, a Massachusetts native, writes about politics and baseball at his blog Baseballot. A veteran of Vice President Biden’s speechwriting office, Nathaniel has also written for The Atlantic, Grantland, and Let’s Go Travel Guides. He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he wrote his senior paper on transit expansion, and a current resident of Washington, DC.

Higher fares for late-night transit discourage ridership

TransitBy Nathaniel Rakich (Guest Contributor) December 11, 2013 14

Come spring, Boston’s transit system, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), will start offering late-night service on all subway and 15 major bus lines. Like Metro, MBTA may charge higher fares for it. Could this discourage transit use? Currently, the MBTA shuts down shortly after midnight seven days a week, leaving revelers and workers of unusual hours with… Keep reading…

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