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Four panelists concerned with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) discussed methods of dealing with the MBTA's rising operating costs and increasing deficit last night at the Kennedy School of Government Forum...
Earlier this fall the town of Brookline had threatened to sue the MBTA if Foster channeled too much settlement money into general operating expenses. Town Counsel David L. Turner agreed not to file suit until the settlement was concluded...
...James H. Quinn, president of the North Cambridge Planning Team, said yesterday that public pressure forced the MBTA to act quickly to get the Green Line moving faster...
...think the MBTA was going to do anything until the heat started coming," he said. "I think they were going to chalk that (repairs and extra maintenance) up to just another loss...
Quinn added that protests in Cambridge over excessive spending for Red Line construction encouraged other communities to speak about costs. He said the advisory board may eventually set monthly or quarterly budgets so the MBTA improves its accountability to the public...