BOSTON (AP) — Massport will continue offering free rides on Silver Line buses through the end of September.
The collaboration between Massport and the MBTA runs between Logan International Airport and Boston’s South Station terminal, a key hub for commuter rail and the MBTA’s Red Line.
The agencies began the pilot program on June 6. It was scheduled to end on Sept. 3, but officials said Thursday that it would be extended through the end of the month to collect more data and determine whether the free program has improved service and helped ridership to grow faster than normal.
Massport said preliminary observations show the buses have spent on average about 20 seconds less at each stop at the airport since the free rides began.
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