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A New Way Forward: Getting The Green Line Back On Track - Reimagining The Green Line Extension
8-31-16Since last fall, when the MBTA announced that the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project was over budget by as much as $1 billion, the future of the project has been uncertain, at best.
Tags: Green Line, MBTA, Transit, FundingThe End Of An Era: Riding Off Into The Sunset - Davis Says Good Bye After More Than 20 Years With The MBTA
8-31-16Late last month, I attended the retirement party of Jon Davis. Jon is retiring as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). His retirement party was a testimony to Jon’s hard work over more than 20 years at the MBTA.
Tags: MBTA, TransitHow Much Fare Is Fair? Debate Over MBTA Fares Redux: Preserving Equity While Preserving The System
8-31-16I last wrote on the subject of MBTA fare hikes and fair equity on June 14, 2015. The following month, the fiscal year 2016 state budget was signed into law. In so doing, the Legislature left in place the fare increase limitations established in 2013.
Tags: MBTA, fares, Transportation, Mobility, TransitReaching For Compromise On The Rails: Equity Versus Financial Solvency: How Much Fare Is Fair? - Debate Over MBTA Fares Continues
6-25-15Reaching For Compromise On The Rails
Equity Versus Financial Solvency: How Much Fare Is Fair?
Debate Over MBTA Fares Continues
By William F. Lyons Jr. Special To Banker & Tradesman
Tags: MBTA, fares, mode shift, operating costs, EquityFixing the MBTA. More Reform & More Revenue: A Transit Agency at a Crossroads
5-19-15Fixing the MBTA
More Reform and More Revenue
A Transit Agency at a Crossroads
By William F. Lyons Jr.
Tags: Transit, MBTA, reform, Revenue, Governor, PanelA New Approach Wanted: Dynamic Leader To Drive Change At The MBTA - Lack Of Leadership Leads To Poor Performance
3-19-15Wanted: Dynamic Leader To Drive Change At The MBTA
Lack Of Leadership Leads To Poor Performance
By William F. Lyons, Special To Banker & Tradesman
Tags: leadership, MBTA, Poor Performance, ManagementFunding for Transit: Past, Present, and Future. What it Means for the MBTA
8-1-13Funding for Transit: Past, Present, and Future. What it Means for the MBTA
The New England Chronicle, A Publication of the New England Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
August 2013
Tags: MBTA, Transit, Funding, history, future