Fiscal and Management Control Board

Service cuts to the MBTA’s weekend commuter rail schedule will take effect starting Saturday, according to public transit officials. The cuts, approved in a 3-2 vote by the Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) back in December, are aimed at trimming spending in the 2021 fiscal year and taking advantage of the significantly lower ridership numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic….

Hingham and Charlestown direct ferry service has been suspended, and there will be further limits on commuter rail lines.

The MBTA may seek to trim its spending on bus, train and ferry service by up to a quarter of a billion dollars over the next year-plus to help close a massive budget gap caused by a sharp plummet in ridership, according to projections that staff presented Monday. T officials and the Fiscal and Management Control Board that oversees the…

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and a possible looming budget gap, the MBTA may be considering service cuts.