MBTA GM Will Greet Ferry Passengers in Hingham

South Shore ferry commuters will get their chance to speak with MBTA General Manager Jon Davis next Friday.

The GM of the MBTA,who earlier this month proposed the will be at the Hingham Shipyard on Friday, February 3 to greet commuters, State Senator Robert Hedlund’s Facebook Page “Save the MBTA Commuter Boats” reported.

According to the Facebook Page,  Davis will arrive at the commuter boat dock at 7:25 a.m., greet passengers at 7:30 a.m. and tour the Shipyard with legislators, Hingham officials and South Shore Chamber of Commerce Officials.

Earlier this month the MBTA announced an increase in parking and Charlie Card prices along with the elimination of their ferry service and some of their bus routes to eliminate a budget gap. Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Richard Davey said the scenarios were only designed to start a conversation and

Hingham Selectmen, Senator Hedlund (R-Weymouth), State Rep. Garrett Bradley (D-Hingham) and members of the SCC have all

“I am frustrated with the MBTA’s proposal, especially the elimination of the commuter boat subsidy… What I cannot understand is why we would first create the commuter line- which abjectly affected a better, cheaper, and already existing means of public transportation to the tune of $513 million taxpayer dollars- then eliminate the subsidy that supported the most cost effective alternative," Hedlund said about the proposals earlier this month.

Chamber president Peter Forman has even to Davis  explaining that dropping ferry service “would severely undermine a regional development strategy pattern on the South Shore…”

Any proposed changes to the MBTA’s rate and service structure will not go into effect until July 1.

Local residents can also address the MBTA at a public town meeting at the Hingham Town Hall on Feb 8 at 6 p.m.

Davis is scheduled to travel to Hull after his visit to Hingham next week.