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<p>Brian Kane is Executive Director of the <a href="https://mbtaadvisoryboard.org/">MBTA Advisory Board</a>, a quasi-state body providing budget oversight of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on behalf of 178 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. He is also the volunteer Chair of the Brookline, Massachusetts Transportation Board. Established in 1974, by statute this board manages parking, traffic, and multi-modal transportation in New England’s largest town by population. Previously, Kane worked in both operations and budget management at the MBTA.</p>


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Brian Kane

A crowded train hall filled with people, many of whom are carrying luggage. A large electronic sign hanging from the high ceiling displays upcoming train departures.

Housing

Guest Column: South Station Is Not An Adequate Emergency Shelter

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Christian MilNeil

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MBTA

Fares, Frozen: South Station’s New Fare Gates Are Already Out of Service

The hall of a bus terminal with polished stone floors and a wood-paneled drop ceiling. In the foreground at right, several passengers wait near the door to a platform where two buses are boarding passengers.

Transit

MBTA Opens New Intercity Bus Concourse at South Station

A rendering of the MBTA's proposed new South Side Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility, a large grey-and-white warehouse building. The MBTA's T logo is located on the corner of the building above an entrance doorway.

South Station

Guest Column: South Station Is Not An Adequate Emergency Shelter

Fares, Frozen: South Station’s New Fare Gates Are Already Out of Service

MBTA Opens New Intercity Bus Concourse at South Station

MBTA Is On A Shopping Spree for Commuter Train Parking

More Transit-Oriented Parking Is Coming To South Station

TransitMatters Report Asks State to Cancel South Station Expansion

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