The Boston City Council voted Thursday to subpoena MBTA general manager Phil Eng to testify in a council hearing about the proposed $164 million redesign of Blue Hill Avenue.
The escalating costs offer a glimpse into just how expensive it could be to keep trains moving under the MBTA's contact with its next commuter rail operator.
Residents and elected officials packed a community meeting on new plans for a Blue Hill Avenue redesign, many of them in resistance to the latest plan to reimagine the busy boulevard.
The new plan would dedicate more of the road to motor vehicle travel and parking between Grove Hall and Mattapan Square, effectively creating a more car-friendly design.
The proposed legislation points to the success of free bus pilots that federal lawmakers say made Massachusetts a “national leader in fare-free transit policy."
Massachusetts could soon allow traffic speed cameras to proliferate city roads and state highways after a decade of proposals failed to cross the finish line at the State House.