Thursday, April 9, 2015
The Special Panel’s Report on the MBTA
Yesterday Governor Baker and the special panel he appointed to
investigate the state of the MBTA and commuter rail system released a report on
the beleaguered agency. Contained within
the report are key findings such as an unsustainable operating budget, chronic
capital underinvestment, lack of accountability, and absenteeism.
Also noted within the report are several recommendations made by the
committee. Those recommendations
include:
·
Capital planning;
·
Capturing revenue opportunities;
·
Installing new fiscal and management oversight
including a fiscal control board;
·
Becoming more customer service oriented; and
·
Updating system routes.
The special panel’s report has provided a tremendous amount of
information, and now it is time for the Governor and the Legislature to work
together in securing the public’s trust by delivering a first class transit
system that everyone can rely on.
Posted below is the special panel’s report on the MBTA that was released.
