Stephanie Pollack

Boston’s mass transit system burdened by debt and increased ridership

August 15, 2013Global Politics

A flawed highway construction project has put the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority nearly $9 billion in debt. The costly project forced MBTA officials to answer two fundamental questions about their 100-year-old system: Who benefits from it and ultimately, who should pay for it?

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