All doors on Silver Line buses will open for boarding, and fares will be waived to speed airport-to-downtown transfers.
(BILL GREENE/GLOBE STAFF)
MBTA to give free rides from airport
No Silver Line fare in test to cut Logan’s congestion
All doors on Silver Line buses will open for boarding, and fares will be waived to speed airport-to-downtown transfers.
(BILL GREENE/GLOBE STAFF)
Massport will pay the fare for passengers leaving Logan Airport on the MBTA’s Silver Line starting Wednesday, a move believed to make Logan the nation’s first major airport to provide free public transportation for travelers heading to a city center. The 90-day pilot program comes as airport officials try to manage record passenger numbers at Logan and encourage continued growth while contending with congested curbsides at terminals and parking garages bursting at the seams.
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