by BK | Jul 29, 2026 | Newsroom
“…In all, the fare reductions the T is pursuing now mount a course-correction to fare increases the agency pursued last decade that “went too far,” said Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA advisory board. The T hiked fares four times between 2012...
by BK | Jul 20, 2026 | Newsroom
“…Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA advisory board, said the T faced an especially difficult task for the World Cup, when it was “expected to deliver an unknown amount of product at a fixed cost.” “Overall,” he said, “the performance of the T was...
by BK | Jul 15, 2026 | Newsroom
“…“It’s a great service,” said Brian Kane, the executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, an independent body representing communities served by the T. He pointed to the number of cars that nearly 2,300 riders would have driven over the two bridges...
by BK | Jul 8, 2026 | Newsroom
“…Kane said the authority’s borrowing has become more standardized and more disciplined in the lastdecade. The MBTA has used financing instruments — like swaps and derivatives — in the past, Kanesaid, but it’s mostly moved away from those...
by BK | Jun 12, 2026 | Newsroom
“…’Today’s investments are a direct response to years of deferred maintenance and staffing shortages—conditions that worsened under an austerity-driven approach extending from 2016 to 2022,” the MBTA Advisory Board wrote in its endorsement of the...
by BK | Jun 10, 2026 | Newsroom
“…City and state officials indicated that money used for the MBTA’s reduced fare program would cover the plan to temporarily extend the program for bus routes 23, 28, and 29, which go through Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury. Wu’s office said in a...
