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The FY25-29 MBTA CIP includes over 640 unique capital projects to modernize, expand, and increase the safety and reliability of the MBTA transit network with a programmed spend of $9.6 billion over the next five fiscal years, including $843 million in new funding.
The Boston People's Reparations Commission has demanded the city invest $15 billion in reparations to begin to remedy 'generations of systemic oppression' of black Bostonians.
A couple hundred members of Boston's African American community shared their thoughts about what the city should be financially responsible for.
Cambridge city councilors and transit activists have been pushing for years to make the popular 1 bus fare-free, just as Boston has done on three of its busiest bus routes. But officials say it's not on the table for at least another year.
Despite efforts to root out this form of discrimination in recent years, the goal remains elusive.