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Opening of South Coast Rail
March 25, 2025 marked the opening of the South Coast Rail commuter line, bringing service to Southeastern Massachusetts for the first time in 65 years. Advisory Board staff had the great honor of riding the Fall River/New Bedford Commuter line from Boston to East...
Barr Foundation awards MBTA Advisory Board grant to support advocacy for transportation funding
Media Contact: Brian Kane, Executive Director bkane@mbtaadvisoryboard.gov 617-680-9144 March 12, 2025 Barr Foundation awards MBTA Advisory Board grant to support advocacy for transportation funding In January, the Barr Foundation awarded the MBTA Advisory Board a...
MBTA ADVISORY BOARD ON BEACON HILL
The Advisory Board is honored to meet with the Representatives and Senators leading the charge for increased MBTA funding and advancements in transportation equity, efficiency, and sustainability. The MBTA Advisory Board's education initiative is supported by a grant...
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Bostonians love to hate the T. By American standards, how does it compare? | THE BOSTON GLOBE
"Brian Kane, chief of the MBTA’s public oversight board, has spent much of his working life pointing out the T’s problems. As with many longtime Boston-area residents, his attitude toward the agency is often a tumultuous blend of dependence, fondness,...
MBTA votes to spend $253 million to repair commuter rail locomotives | THE BOSTON GLOBE
"The MBTA’s board of directors voted Thursday to spend roughly $253 million to overhaul 40 diesel commuter rail locomotives bought and deployed in the 2010s. The MBTA says the repairs are a normal and necessary step to keep its aging fleet functional and its...
The Download: Interim, or indefinite? No end in sight to Phil Eng’s double duty | COMMONWEALTH BEACON
“I expect that Phil will serve in both roles through the election. He’s the safest pair of hands in transportation,” said Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, which represents cities and towns that help fund the T. “I think from [the governor’s]...
MBTA announces major Green Line closure to replace 130-year-old infrastructure | Mass Live
“...For a planned shutdown, this is huge,” Brian Kane, the executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, said Tuesday when informed of the looming closure. “That’s the entire trunk [of the Green Line], basically. That’s major'...” By Will Katcher | 11/19/25 Read more...
Drawbridge, Green Line investments top narrower MBTA capital plan | COMMONWEALTH BEACON
"...To one watchdog, the new messaging is a realistic, “honest” approach that more clearly communicates the limits of the T’s capital budget. “For far too long, government entities have overpromised and underdelivered,” said Brian Kane, executive director of...
MBTA ridership took a nosedive during the pandemic. Will it ever fully recover? | THE BOSTON GLOBE
“...'No mode of transportation is 100 percent paid for by the user. Every trip is subsidized to a certain extent, even folks who drive their cars,' said Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, the agency’s public oversight body. 'What this lack of...