MEDFORD, Mass. — Starting this fall, undergraduates at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University will get to ride the T for free.
The new pilot program between the MBTA and Tufts is the first of its kind offering a fare transit benefit for students.
During the two-year pilot, undergraduates at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts will have unlimited access to subway and local bus services, with their trips fully funded by Tufts.
Participating students will be automatically enrolled and will receive their University Passes on a CharlieCard.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Tufts University on the University Pass, and are grateful for their support in fully funding subway and local bus trips for hundreds of SMFA undergraduates this fall,” MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng said in a statement.
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