While I am happy to see some recognition that our MBTA needs investment, I would like to point out the magnitude and likelihood of the dollars we are talking about. Regrettably, we are many, many years away from a properly functioning and reliable MBTA and commuter rail in Lincoln.
According to the Boston Globe: "The MBTA needs a gobsmacking $24.5 billion to repair and replace its decrepit track, stations, trains, signals, and other assets, an agency analysis released Thursday shows, providing the long-awaited tally of how broken the transit system is." "The next most expensive is the commuter rail system, at about $8 billion, with the bulk of investment needed for stations, followed by the Green and Mattapan lines — which need $4.7 billion." [image: image.png] List to the article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/16/metro/cost-to-fix-mbta/ On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 10:55 AM DJCP <djcp0...@gmail.com> wrote: > After she was appointed permanent Transportation Secretary last week, > Monica Tibbits-Nutt directly stated on Radio Boston that the Commonwealth > would invest in communities that build around Commuter Rail stations. > > At about 7:10 in the segment linked here, Tiziana specifically asks about > HCA, and at 8:50 the Secretary says Mass. will put the money where "the > cities and towns do what needs to be done": > https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/11/13/monica-tibbits-nutt-massdot-sagamore-bourne-tobin-mbta-sumner > > At 5:20, the Secretary also talks about how the "inner core" needs to > invest in housing so we can invest more in connecting places like > Worcester. > > I think the whole segment is worth listening to, as she directly links > housing to transportation. > > Diana > Giles Rd > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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