Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
Editing by Alexander Williard
Animation led by Max Moser
Sound by Graham Haerther
Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster

Select visuals courtesy the Boston Globe

References
[1] transitapp.com/apta
[2] massdottracker.com/wp/divisions/mbta/mbta-budget-capital-performance/#:~:text=This%20measures%20how%20much%20of,in%20FY19%20before%20the%20pandemic
[3] cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/FY24%20Itemized%20Budget.pdf
[4] https://news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/born_broke.pdf
[5] mbta.com/leadership/mbta-board-directors
[6] transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2022-08/FTA-Safety-Management-Inspection-Report-for-MBTA-and-DPU_0.pdf