Considering the system-wide financing problems facing the MBTA and the state’s poor track record of completing infrastructure projects on time and on budget, the inclusion of a Blue Line-Red Line Connection in the MBTA’s Focus 40 project list is evidence of misplaced priorities. The MBTA would be better served by prioritizing maintenance of existing capital, reforming its pension system, and keeping costs of current projects under control — for example, the current Green Line extension project. Read more at the Boston Globe.
