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This Transit Authority is Apologizing for a Horrible Winter With a Day of Freebies

This Transit Authority is Apologizing for a Horrible Winter With a Day of Freebies

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MBTA Offers Hope For Faster Recovery; Baker Blasts Keolis — Passengers wait as MBTA commuter rail train pulls into the North Beverly station in Beverly, Mass. Feb. 17, 2015, running on a special storm schedule because of the snow.John Blanding—Boston Globe/Getty Images

April 24, 2015 9:10 AM EDT

After a record-breaking snowy winter, Boston is apologizing for months of terrible commutes with a free Friday on public transit.

In addition to free rides on the T, businesses around the city are offering discounts and freebies on Friday to anyone with a CharlieCard, the pass to use Massachusetts transit, the Boston Globe reports. Riders can get a free doughnut at Dunkin’ Donuts or a coffee from Alltown or Cumberland farms. Discounts are available at the Museum of Fine Arts, the Franklin Park Zoo the New England Aquarium and others. The measure will reportedly cost the Department of Transportation $5 million.

[Boston Globe]

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