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'They have to approve the 25-year plan and they have to approve the budget. It doesn't make them a super-powerful organization.' -- Marc Draisen, executive director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. "They have to approve the 25-year plan and they have to approve the budget. It doesn't make them a super-powerful organization." -- Marc Draisen, executive director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. (Dominic Chavez/ Globe Staff/ File)
By Noah Bierman
Globe Staff / June 21, 2009

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Anyone who follows the MBTA knows it can be difficult to gather and sort through information about the agency that millions depend on for bus and train rides. (Full article: 814 words)

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