Rep. William Straus and Sen. Brendan Crighton each got a separate section of the report to detail what they believe should be 'future areas of focus.'
After studying the crisis at the MBTA for months, top lawmakers concluded the Legislature should rethink the Department of Public Utilities' role as the state agency responsible for overseeing MBTA safety and floated a few other ideas that do not yet appear to have much traction across both branches.
They both flagged the DPU's oversight of T safety, which the Federal Transit Administration dubbed insufficient, as an area primed for some kind of legislative action. He also flagged staffing as a major area of concern at the agency, though stopped short of proposing specific action lawmakers and Gov.-elect Maura Healey should take during the 2023-2024 session to help the T contend with hiring challenges and worker attrition."It is readily apparent that the MBTA needs more employees to deploy safe and reliable service.
The MBTA says repair work on the Orange Line is 96% complete days away from the end of the monthlong shutdown.
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