Alert: Join us for the March for Opportuni(T)!
March 29
| Opening Rally 3:15pm Park Street Station |
Closing Rally 5:00pm State House |
The MBTA has two proposals for fare increases and service cuts to cover its 2012 deficit. Both proposals attack youth, students, seniors, disabled and families. We demand the MBTA stop the fare increase and service cuts! Instead, we need a more affordable T. Create the Youth Pass now! We didn’t create the MBTA’s Big Dig Debt or the failed funding system. We shouldn’t have to pay for it either! The Governor and Legislators need to step up and fund the T!
Join the Youth Affordabili(T) Coalition
Welcome to the new web site for Youth Way on the MBTA!
Youth Way on the MBTA is a campaign for youth transit justice, launched in June 2007. We have a right to public transit we can afford, quality service, safety and respect on the MBTA.
We demand:
- A new Youth Pass for youth ages 12-21 that costs $10 a month, has no restrictions, and is available in stations.
- More frequent buses, including double service on key routes during the peak times for youth riders.
- Respect from transit police.
Release of the Youth Pass Report!
On Friday, June 10th, the Youth Way on the MBTA campaign released our report based on three years of youth-led research and advocacy. “Opportuni(T): Youth riders, the affordability crisis, and the Youth Pass solution” is now available here!
Youth Way Action Week: June 7 to June 10.Thank you to everybody who took action to create the Youth Pass now! We held creative actions on June 7th and 8th, and we collected postcards in support of the Youth Pass. Action Week ended with the Youth Riders Banquet on June 10, where we shared our report with MBTA decision-makers and asked them to work with us to join make the MBTA affordable, high quality, and welcoming to youth!