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The T is spending millions to make Green Line platforms taller and more accessible. Problem is, it’ll soon have to do it again. | THE BOSTON GLOBE
Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA advisory board, said it’s worthwhile for the agency to pursue the platform upgrades on the Green Line, because its branches may not run entirely on Type 10 cars for years. “You can argue that it’s not great to redo in a...
‘Future-proof’ or ‘a strategic mistake’? Inside the MBTA’s effort to electrify its commuter rail system | COMMONWEALTH BEACON
“...'It’s a little bit untested in the United States, and that gives me great pause, great concern,” said Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, which represents cities and towns who help fund the T. “It’s also going to take a lot longer to...
MBTA’s $2.4 Million Fare Enforcement Team Issued 117 Warnings, Zero Fines During Its First 11 Months | STREETSBLOG MASS
"...Brian Kane, a Green Line regular who happens to head the T’s public oversight body, couldn’t recall seeing fare checkers on his commutes. The Green Line, which originated as a streetcar system, “was always designed to have a conductor collecting fares and someone...
MBTA extending some summer discounts through November, plans to offer free fares for older adults | THE BOSTON GLOBE
"...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 and 2019..."...
The World Cup showed what the MBTA can do (and what it still can’t) | THE BOSTON GLOBE
"...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 not...
MBTA’s Cape Cod train sets July Fourth weekend record, with big jump over last year | MASS TRANSIT
"...“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 onto Cape Cod...