Tuesday, May 13, 2025
TARR IN THE NEWS 5.9.25
TARR IN THE NEWS | 5.9.25
'Senate leaves MBTA housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill'
By Chris Lisinski of SHNS | Daily News of Newburyport
Excerpt below:
"The Senate bill would direct $370 million toward the MBTA, a sizable investment but less than half as much as the House proposed in its version. Sen. Paul Feeney, a Foxborough Democrat, noted that he does not have subway service in his district but that the commuter rail "runs right through the heart of it."
"It's quite literally the engine that fuels economic activity for many, certainly throughout my district, and I know we all share that," Feeney said. "We need it to be running efficiently and effectively, not limping and in flames."
Senators rejected an amendment from Minority Leader Bruce Tarr that would have required the MBTA to, within the next year, craft and submit a "comprehensive plan" to achieve a state of good repair, then update the roadmap annually for at least five years.
The T in 2023 estimated it would cost $24.5 billion to fix all of its assets that at the time were not in a state of good repair."
Link to full article: https://www.gloucestertimes.com/.../article_e430d16a-c32c...
