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"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,...

"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...

“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]...

“...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...

"...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...

“...'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...