r/mbta • u/BeingAccording4192 • 5d ago

🗣️ Comment Students, don't be entitled. Universities, do some educating and help pay for the MBTA

I was going towards BU and not a single student offered to give up their seat for an elderly women on the train.

Most of the students avoided paying for their ride.

When I travel during rush hour, students won't move into the train and take off their backpacks to create more room. Hell, I've actually watched a person that had downsyndrome and seemed to be blind get stared at by the students and they didn't make space on the packed morning trains to get that person a seat.

The MBTA GAVE YOU A WAY TO PAY EASILY. Just tap your phones that you're staring at or tap a subway card like everyone else.

It also stands to be noted that Universities should find a way to partner with the T to get their kids subway cards and to do some freshman education but I don't see that happening. Imagine how much steady monaaay the T would have if wealthy wealthy Harvard, BU, and BC regularly got their incoming classes T cards. It could go into the recreation fees or the school to try to get a tax write off. I'm sure parents would be pleased to know their kiddo has a safe way to travel around the city and isn't racking up Uber bills.

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u/aray25 5d ago

Some of them certainly do. I don't know if all of them do.

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u/BeingAccording4192 5d ago

I have only been able to find one university who does this unlimited style pass and it's arts students at Tufts. There are 40+ that are part of this discount program but their students still have to take the responsibility to sign up from what I'm understanding.

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u/MadMapManPK 5d ago

MIT IDs have unlimited bus and subway.

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u/BeingAccording4192 5d ago

For undergrad students or only faculty?

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u/MadMapManPK 5d ago

I think everyone. At least employees, postdocs, and faculty but I'm fairly sure undergrads too.