Boston.com

Boston and Cambridge eyeing MBTA’s 1 bus for fare-free route

The 1 bus, which runs from Harvard Square in Cambridge to Nubian Square in Roxbury, is among the MBTA’s most popular routes. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday that the city is in talks with ...
The Boston Globe

Boston made some of its busiest MBTA bus routes fare-free. Why hasn’t Cambridge?

For many in Cambridge who looked on with envy as Boston made three of its busiest bus routes fare-free, the 1 bus has seemed like a logical next stop. The route, one of the MBTA’s most popular, serves ...
The Harvard Crimson

Fare-Free Route 1 Bus Proposal Unlikely Until Fiscal Year 2026, City Official Says

A proposal to make the Route 1 bus fare free championed by Cambridge city councilors is likely off the table until fiscal year 2026, a city official said in a Wednesday memo. The Cambridge City ...
The Harvard Crimson

Cambridge City Council Takes Next Step in Pilot Program to Make MBTA Bus Route 1 Fare-Free

The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order on Monday asking City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 to work with the MBTA and the City of Boston to implement a fare-free Route 1 bus program.
WBUR

Boston and Cambridge are planning to make the MBTA's route 1 bus fare-free

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. I promise this isn’t becoming solely an MBTA ...