The MBTA’s failure to provide late night service opens the door for services like Uber to roll out $5 flat fares starting this weekend.
Angry with the MBTA for ending late night service on the weekends? Uber has stepped up to the plate and will be offering $5 flat fares for trips along the MBTA subway lines on its uberPool service starting March 19th and running through April 9th. The following is from the Uber Newsroom earlier this month.
The end of late night service on the T will have an impact on thousands of people who will be seeking an alternative safe ride home during early hours. In an effort to continue connecting Bostonians to the people, places, and businesses they love, we will be offering $5 uberPOOL rides along T subway lines during late night hours for four weekends starting on March 19th.
Watch for updates here.
BosGuy 
I’ve posted before that I’m opposed to Uber skirting the regulations for either taxi or black car service.
Uber Pool is different.
It is delivered in an UberX class of vehicle.
At least the T busses and trains are adequately insured.
UberX is still not subject to any safety regulations.
And on the pool factor not only does one roll the dice with the vehicle, operator – but then you add on additional passengers you do not know – where they are being picked up, dropped off, etc.
And the $5 fare is in such a limited service area that BosGuy if you go to your local and do not want to can it sidewalk navigate you’ll never get $5. The $5 is based on pool prices. Pool requires three paying parties. So the base is really $15.
No one pays $5
And after that Uber tacks on per rider/trip fees of up to $9 a ride ($27 a drive) — G-d forbid the car uses a toll. Every individual rider gets charged full round-trip tolls x3 for uber the driver only gets base tolls.
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