THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 13, 2024 Page 3 Healey-Driscoll administration celebrates MBTA’s new IncomeEligible Reduced Fare Program Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma DENT A L 373 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 (617) 898 3384 ranashahidental@gmail.com Dental Restorations Crowns Sealants Fluoride Treatments Bonding GRAND OPENING Gar ima Rana, D.M.D Yen Vo, D.M.D (Courtesy photo) G overnor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) President/CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler and Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Chief Operating Officer Michael Cole joined community leaders, elected offi cials, advocates and stakeholders at Malden Center Station on the Orange Line in Malden to celebrate the launch of expanded access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders, which began on September 4, 2024. “We are thrilled to launch the Income-Eligible Reduced Fares Program, which will increase access to the T’s buses, subways, commuter rail, ferries and paratransit for riders across the state. We’re putting $720 back in the pockets of each daily rider who uses this program,” said Governor Healey. “General Manager Eng and his team at the MBTA have been making great progress to improve safety and reliability across the system, and with the launch of this new program, we are making it more affordable for Massachusetts residents to ride the T as well. We’re grateful to the Legislature and advocates for their partnership to make this possible and encourage all eligible riders to sign up today.” “If we want to encourage more residents to leave their cars behind and ride the T, we need to make sure it’s aff ordable. This new program is an important addition to the work that the T has been doing to improve operations across the system,” said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. A meaningful improvement for fare equity, the new program provides riders who are aged 18PROGRAM| SEE PAGE 11 Extractions Invisalign Cleanings Root Canals Emergency Care
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