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Connect351 – Photo Gallery
Last week, the Advisory Board's staff attended the Massachusetts Municipal Association's annual conference, Connect351, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The conference was a...
Advisory Board attends Governor’s Transportation & Infrastructure Funding Announcement
Executive Director Brian Kane joined fellow Transportation Funding Task Force members for Governor Healey's Transportation & Infrastructure Funding announcement at Worcester’s Union Station....
Always Broke: Governing and Funding Transportation in and around Boston 1918-2024
November 19, 2024 By: Brian Kane, Executive Director Since 1918, 26 Massachusetts governors, 25 secretaries of transportation, 30general managers, and hundreds of other trustees, directors,...
MBTA ADVISORY BOARD ON THE ROAD
Advisory Board staff are traveling throughout the service district to meet with local leaders to discuss municipal transit needs and state transportation funding. The Advisory Board is very grateful...
Rep. Auchincloss announces bipartisan employee benefits bill for commuters
Representative Auchincloss (MA-04) was joined by local leaders in Brookline at the Coolidge Corner T station yesterday to announce legislation to provide tax credits for employers that offer transit...
Governor Healey, MBTA Officials launch income-eligible reduced fare program at Malden Center Sation
Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and MBTA GM Eng joined Mayor Gary Christenson at the Malden Center Station today to announce the launch of the MBTA's income-eligible reduced fare...
WATCH: “The MBTA’s Fiscal Cliff and the Future of Public Transit”
Executive Director Brian Kane spoke at "The MBTA’s Fiscal Cliff & The Future of Public Transit", a virtual webinar hosted by Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Other panelists included...
“The MBTA’s Fiscal Cliff and the Future of Public Transit,” a discussion hosted by MAPC
MBTA Advisory Board members are invited to register and join a virtual forum next Tuesday, July 9 at 10AM for “The MBTA’s Fiscal Cliff and the Future of Public Transit", hosted by the Metropolitan...
The Advisory Board welcomes Hanna Switlekowski
The MBTA Advisory Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Hanna Switlekowski, MPA as their Deputy Director. Hanna brings many years of legislative experience from the House and Senate, having...
MBTA Fare Oversight Report 2024: Low-Income Program and Budget Concerns
The MBTA proposes introducing a low-income fare program, replacing change tickets with CharlieCards, and extending the $10 weekend commuter rail pass to long weekends and holidays. The low-income...