Executive Director Brian Kane joined fellow Transportation Funding Task Force members for Governor Healey’s Transportation & Infrastructure Funding announcement at Worcester’s Union Station.
Earlier this week, I joined other members of the Transportation Funding Task Force at Worcester’s Union Station to support Governor Healey and her administration as she announced a new transportation and infrastructure funding strategy. This plan, which heeds the recommendations outlined in the Task Force’s report, proposes $8 billion in transportation investment over the next decade.
It has been an honor to represent the Advisory Board on this Task Force alongside thirty esteemed colleagues who represented a range of sectors, regions, and interests. The Advisory Board is dedicated to pursuing comprehensive and long-term investment in the MBTA, and this plan lays the groundwork for many projects that are deeply important to our membership. Retirement of the T’s legacy debt, stabilization of the T’s operating budget, and an increase for Chapter 90 funding are a few key aspects of this plan that I am confident will bring significant improvements to the future of the system and our infrastructure. I am grateful to the administration and to my fellow task force members for all of their hard work over the last year.
— Brian Kane
The Transportation Funding Task Force’s report can be accessed here.