Riders want to know: <i>Can we trust the T?</i><br/><br/>Trains and buses run late or never show. A crumbling infrastructure has led to equipment failures that threaten riders' safety. Many riders have simply given up and joined the snarl of car traffic. After one year on the job, Phillip Eng is working on multiple fronts to get the trust restored. But is he on track?<br/><br/>GBH News Transportation reporter Bob Seay welcomes MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, State Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Jarred Johnson of Transit Matters, on stage to ask what it will take to bring reliable transit service back and if the state can afford the needed changes.<br/><br/>Bring your transit questions and join the discussion during our Q&A session and after the talk for a community gathering with local transit-focused organizations.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey outlined her "Literacy Launch" initiative in her State of the Commonwealth address, also outlining a proposal to invest in.
The sticker shock is setting in after the MBTA announced it needs $24.5 billion to fix the system. The question now is how Massachusetts is going to pay for it..
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For Suffolk University senior Julia Coolidge, her daily commute on the Green line is anything but predictable. From long wait times to traffic accidents, she said the consistency of the MBTA leaves much to be desired. “I think it mostly depends on the weather, the day and the time,” said Coolidge, who takes the Boston.