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Administration seeks MBTA reserves, RTAs press for regional equity in fair-share surplus
Summary
The administration's supplemental proposal includes large one-time transportation allocations — notably reserves for federal matching and the MBTA — while regional lawmakers and transit advocates pressed for more direct, sustained investments for RTAs, chapter 90, microtransit, and transparency on securitization.
Committee members and transit advocates at the Ways and Means hearing pressed the administration on how House Bill 55’s transportation allocations would be divided between the MBTA, MassDOT programs and regional transit authorities.
Monica Tibbitsnutt, Secretary and CEO of MassDOT, described the administration’s transportation priorities included in the supplemental appropriation. Her list of targeted uses from the proposed surplus included a $400 million Federal Transit Administration reserve, $300 million to replenish the MBTA stabilization reserve, $67 million to continue the MBTA income-eligible fare program, $25 million for winter resilience assistance for municipalities, $25 million for regional transit authority (RTA) workforce initiatives, $17.5 million for MassDOT workforce and project delivery capacity, and $10 million for micro-transit and last-mile innovation grants.
“Whether you drive to work, ride the T, bike, or rely on safe roads and bridges, every one of us depends on transportation that is reliable, resilient, and well maintained,” Tibbitsnutt…
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