PRESS RELEASES
Statement of appointment of new MBTA Board of Directors
The MBTA Advisory Board congratulates the Baker/Polito Administration for its appointment of a new MBTA Board of Directors. “The appointment of 5 new Board of Directors today is a necessary first step towards addressing the MBTA’s numerous problems” said Executive...
MBTA Advisory Board Selects Quincy Mayor Koch as its Representative on Newly Formed MBTA Board of Directors
The MBTA Advisory Board, an independent oversight body comprised of mayors and select board chairs voted today to select Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch as its representative on the newly formed MBTA Board of Directors. The vote taken today was made possible by...
MBTA Advisory Board Announces New Executive Director
The MBTA Advisory Board, an independent agency overseeing MBTA finances and operations on behalf of cities and towns announced the appointment of Brian Kane as its new Executive Director. “I am grateful for the trust placed in me…
IN THE NEWS
A new MBTA bus facility in Quincy will be the first to service an electric fleet
A new MBTA bus maintenance facility in Quincy will be the first in the transit system to house an electric-battery-powered, zero-emissions vehicle fleet. The project at 599 Burgin Parkway is one officials touted on Monday as a product of $2.2 billion in federal...
Let the MBTA plan its own future
LAST JUNE, at its last meeting, a bold vision for the future MBTA was laid out by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB). The plan entitled “FMCB Productivity Report” leverages infrastructure investments to create a safer, more efficient, more modern,...
Mayor Michelle Wu pushes for free buses is spurring other cities and towns to act
Riders of the 23, 28, and 29 buses, which run through Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury, will not be charged any fares starting in March, a first step, Mayor Michelle Wu hopes, toward making the T free. After a two-month delay to work out the details, Boston and the...
MBTA silver line expansion study passes two months
March 25 marked the two-month milestone of the MBTA’s Silver Line Extension Alternatives Analysis Study. According to a statement from the T on Jan. 25, the study explores expanding the Silver Line to Everett with further extension to Somerville, Sullivan and Kendall...
Transit advocates hope stark report on MBTA finances delivers a wake-up call – The Boston Globe
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