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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3431 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3632 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote commuter rail ridership. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/17/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/30/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/4/2025Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol2/5/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/12/2025Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester3/5/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3431 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3632 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3632) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to commuter rail service fares. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act to promote commuter rail ridership. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2amended by inserting after Section 52 the following new section:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 Section 53. Commuter rail service fares |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 Section 1. The General Manager of the Metropolitan Boston Transit Agency (“MBTA”) |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5shall create fare structure for the MBTA commuter rail designed to increase ridership among |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6residents of transit-oriented areas, including but not limited to the consideration of the following |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7fare structure: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 A $10 all-inclusive weekday fare comparable to the existing $10 weekend and holiday |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9fare; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 One-way fares not to surpass three times the regular subway fare; 2 of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 Monthly passes priced for hybrid workers, for example those who commute three days |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12per week rather than five days per week; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13 Discounts for purchasing multiple rides, for example a 10- or 12-pack; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14 Reducing the number of commuter rail zones and simplifying overall fare pricing; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15 Off-setting ticket price reductions with increased parking rates. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16 Section 2. Within 12 months of enactment, the General Manager of the MBTA shall |
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| 44 | 44 | | 17submit recommendations for these and other possibilities to the Governor and the Legislature, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 18along with estimates for the impact on ridership. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 19 Section 3. Within 24 months of enactment, the General Manager of the MBTA shall |
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| 47 | 47 | | 20execute pilot programs to test the implementation and impact on commuter rail ridership based |
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| 48 | 48 | | 21on the recommendations in section 1. |
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