Next Stop: Hard Transit Funding Choices
Massachusetts faces a huge question mark about how to fund the future of transportation in the commonwealth. Gov. Maura Healey gets first crack at laying out an answer next month.
Regional Transit Riders Deserve Their Fair Share
It is essential that this new source of revenue be used to strengthen transportation infrastructure, and RTAs are key in realizing a robust transit system that delivers for all residents.
Regional Transit Agencies Would Get Big Funding Boost from Senate Plan
The transit agencies that provide bus service to the hundreds of cities and towns across Massachusetts not covered by the MBTA would see a serious boost in funding under the state Senate’s plan to spend the first haul of funds from the new Millionaires Tax.
Poll: Most Residents Support Surtax Spending on RTAs
More than three-quarters of Massachusetts residents support boosting funding for the state’s 15 regional transit authorities, which provide local bus and paratransit services beyond the reach of the MBTA.
Senior Legislator: Upcoming Transpo Bill Could Be ‘Generational Gamechanger’
As the House zeroes in on a transportation financing proposal, one of House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s senior deputies said Tuesday that the bill could be a “generational gamechanger” for transportation across the state.
