"This is not meant to be a revenue opportunity," Rachel Morse, the MBTA's senior director of transit policy, clarified during a meeting of the agency's board of directors. She noted any net revenue from the tickets will go to the state's Transportation Trust Fund, which helps to finance transportation-related projects statewide.
Manheimer's retirement follows 19 years as San Mateo's police chief, happening just days after the city decided to cancel its red-light camera program due to unfair ticketing.
It's not just speed increases, we're also seeing reductions in collisions. You're getting all those benefits right across the entire route of the bus, which makes our buses that much more faster, accessible and customer loading that much safer.