Safety is not the priority at the T, according to a report released today.
"The MBTA’s intense focus on tightening its budget while speeding the pace of capital projects has been 'detrimental' to the operations of the agency, and it’s helped foster a culture where safety is not the priority, a panel of experts found," report Matt Stout and Adam Vaccaro.
The report was commissioned in response to a June derailment of a Red Line train as it entered the JFK/UMass station in Dorcester. The report "found a safety department that it described as 'debilitated,' critical inspections that are not being performed, and departments that rarely, if ever, communicate with one another."
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker held a press conference to respond to the report's findings, promising actions to improve safety at the transit agency.
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