{"id":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Commuter Rail)","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"AVIATION-SURFACE","eco":"","issuer":"MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (approval Dec. 14, 2020); MBTA","authority":"M.G.L. c. 161A, § 3 and the FMCB\u0027s statutory control of MBTA service decisions","instrument":"MBTA \u0027Forging Ahead\u0027 Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules)","title":"Commuter Rail Schedule Changes Approved in December Take Effect January 23 (2021)","dateIssued":"2021-01-07","effective":"2021-01-23","end":"2021-07-03 (weekend service returned to all lines July 3, 2021); spring 2021 schedules Apr. 5, 2021 (Ex. 070)","startDate":"2021-01-23","endDate":"2021-07-03","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["Commuter Rail riders; employers in the Boston commuter-shed"],"clause":"\u0022The MBTA is reminding customers that, as of January 23, 2021, MBTA Commuter Rail schedules take effect which were approved in December 2020 by the MBTA\u0027s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB).\u0022 \u0022[E]ffective January 23, 2021, Commuter Rail weekend service will only run on select lines and weekday service will increase slightly.\u0022 \u0022Beginning January 23, 2021, Commuter Rail will only offer weekend service on the Newburyport/Rockport, Framingham/Worcester, Fairmount, Providence, and Middleborough Lines.\u0022","enforcement":"MBTA operating authority","functions":["WF workforce commuting capacity (weekend and off-peak service withdrawn)","TR","CB"],"notes":"The winter 2020-21 re-tightening on the transit side: COVID-19 ridership-driven service cuts adopted by a State board and in force in Q1-Q2 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mbta.com/news/2021-01-07/commuter-rail-schedule-changes-approved-december-take-effect-january-23","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210107171854/https://www.mbta.com/news/2021-01-07/commuter-rail-schedule-changes-approved-december-take-effect-january-23","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":203970,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE","url":"/library/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069","citation":"MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (approval Dec. 14, 2020); MBTA, MBTA \u0027Forging Ahead\u0027 Commuter Rail service reductions approved Dec. 14, 2020, effective Jan. 23, 2021 (weekend service eliminated on most lines; reduced weekday schedules) (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-069)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}