NH Commuter Rail

Boston.com reports that “riders flock to the T in record numbers”.

In a world of $4-a-gallon gasoline prices, grocery bills that break the family piggy bank, a seemingly endless home foreclosure crisis, and rising anxiety about the unsettled state of the US economy, there is at least one winner: the MBTA.

In fiscal 2008, according to numbers to be released today by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, nearly 375 million people took public transportation, 21 million more riders than the state agency had in fiscal 2007, a 6 percent leap and the highest ridership total in the agency’s 44-year history.

The rise in usage of public transportation is becoming increasingly evident. Let’s hope the restoration of Commuter Rail service to New Hampshire happens as quickly as possible. Head here to read the rest of the story.

-Brian Dohert