Poll: Fix the MBTA with Fare Hikes, Cuts or Taxes?

The MBTA, facing a $161 million budget deficit, recently announced it would use a combination of to deal with the problem. The transportation authority has presented two scenarios. One relies more on fare hikes, and the other relies more on service cuts. Depending on what the MBTA decides, Somerville will either lose a handful of bus routes or its residents will need to pay substantially more to ride the T.

The MBTA hasn't made up its mind about what course of action to take. Some public transportation advocates have argued the T needs a different funding structure so it can afford to pay its bills. One idea batted around is the state should raise the gas tax and direct that revenue toward public transportation.

How do you think Massachusetts should fix the MBTA's money problem?