MBTA.net: MBTA Service District
- Anything I say below might be wrong. Check this page at the MBTA Advisory Board website for the most up-to-date information. Thanks.
- These lists are taken from Chapter 161A of MA law, Section 1 - Definitions.
- the 14 cities and towns or of the 51 cities and towns or of the other served communities" are mentioned 7 times in Section 7A, 3 times in Section 9, 1 time in Section 7.')">"the 14 cities and towns or of the 51 cities and towns or of the other served communities" are mentioned 7 times in Section 7A, 3 times in Section 9, 1 time in Section 7.
- A map of the 175 cities and towns is here (PDF) Note that the "110" is wrong. It's 97 in this map (78+97=175) not like below (14+51+110=175) 14 original municipalities in the MTA, 78 starting in 1964 with the MBTA (only 65 w/ full voting rights[?]) , and now, with the 2000 legislation change, 175 total.)
- 1964 - 14 cities and towns: From mbta.com
FOR MBTA Information for a town, click the town's name, then when the page loads, click TRANSPORTATION.
"Fourteen cities and towns", the cities and towns of
"Fifty-one cities and towns", the cities and towns of
(Note: The 13 municipalities below marked with * also seem to be part of the original "78" cities and towns, but have less legislative power: Ashland, Duxbury, Hanover, Marshfield, Millis, North Reading, Norwell, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland.)
"Other served communities", the cities and towns of
and such other municipalities as may be added in accordance with section 6 or in accordance with any special act to the area constituting the authority.