"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)
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Lawmakers' plan seems to shrink public's role in overseeing T
"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)
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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