April 25, 2024 |MBTA, News, Transportation

MBTA Invites Public Comment on the Proposed Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2029

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The proposed Fiscal Years 2025-2029 MBTA Capital Investment Plan includes all planned capital investments over the next five years.

The MBTA today released the proposed Fiscal Years 2025-2029 MBTA Capital Investment Plan (FY25-29 MBTA CIP) for public comment, marking the beginning of a 21-day public comment period. 

“The MBTA’s five-year CIP is the framework that guides how the T plans critical investments in the system, and public feedback is invaluable to us as we prioritize and deliver critical work for the public we serve. We understand our responsibility to make wise investments as we rebuild our system, providing improved, reliable, and safe service today while we also plan and strategically deliver capital projects that will serve the needs of future generations. I thank the Board of Directors for their thoughtful review, and I am excited about the future as we continue rebuilding our infrastructure into one that we all can be proud of.”

MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng

The CIP is the five-year financial plan that funds all the MBTA’s capital projects. Capital projects are investments or activities related to acquiring, renewing, constructing, improving, or maintaining a capital asset, including project planning and design. The CIP is updated annually to ensure that the MBTA continues to: 

• Focus on the MBTA’s key investment objectives, including safety, reliability, modernization, accessibility, sustainability, and resilience.
• Address our most critical asset needs as we strive to bring the system to a State of Good Repair, and 
• Prioritize projects that keep the agency on a path to better safety, service, and sustainability.

The MBTA’s mission, affirmed by the Agency’s 2023 Strategic Plan, is to serve the public by providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. Accordingly, the proposed FY25-29 MBTA CIP includes over 630 unique capital projects to modernize, improve, and increase the safety and reliability of the MBTA transit network.

The proposed CIP is now available on mbta.com/CIP. The CIP document includes an overview of the Authority’s capital planning process, summaries of investment programs, and the full list of capital projects in the proposed five-year CIP. The CIP also forecasts anticipated funding levels in future years, where the MBTA may be challenged to ensure that it stays on course to achieve its capital investment targets.

The MBTA encourages members of the public to provide input on the proposed FY25-29 CIP before May 16, 2024.

The MBTA will host one in-person public meeting and one virtual public meeting to provide an overview of the proposed FY25-29 CIP and invite attendees to share their feedback:

• In person: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:30 PM at the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, 2^nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116. More information is available at mbta.com/events.
• Virtual: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 6:30 PM, via Zoom. More information is available at mbta.com/events.

Meeting registration links, presentation materials, and recordings are available on mbta.com/CIP andmbta.com/events.

Members of the public who are unable to attend a public meeting are invited to provide comments by:

• Completing the online CIP comment form.
• Sending an email to cipengagement@mbta.com.
• Mailing a letter to MBTA Capital Investment Plan c/o MBTA General Manager, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3830, Boston, MA 02116.

Public input is essential to the MBTA’s capital planning effort, and rider input is appreciated. All comments will be reviewed and considered by MBTA staff and summary responses will be shared after the release of the final CIP in June 2024. 

For more information, visit mbta.com/CIP or connect with the T on X (the site formerly known as Twitter) @MBTAand @MBTA_CR, Facebook /TheMBTA, Instagram @theMBTA, Threads @thembta, or TikTok @thembta. 

The above press release was submitted to us by the MBTA.