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General manager: Rising gas price boosts MBTA ridership

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May 5, 2008

BOSTON—MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas (Gra-BOS'-kus) says rising gas prices have triggered increased ridership on the system's trains and buses.

The commuter system averaged 1.29 million weekday passengers in March, up from 1.22 million in the same month a year ago. January and February saw similar increases from 2007.

Gasoline is now exceeding $3.50 a gallon, with no sign of coming down. Fill ups exceeding $50 a tank are prompting commuters to look for alternatives.

Grabauskas says the T also is paying high fuel prices, so he's not sure if the increased ridership will help the cash-strapped authority. But he says he hopes the occasion convinces more people to ride the T.

The MBTA serves greater Boston with commuter rail trains, subway service and buses.

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