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As of recent, there’s plenty of reason to celebrate with the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation. For apparently, the news came out that there had been beyond $550 million in funding that came through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) programs within the 2023 fiscal year. Of course, it’s all thanks to the BIL or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Such FTA funds in Massachusetts were able to increase by 40% since the fiscal year of 2021. Such delegation includes the likes of Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Bill Keating (MA-09) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

It’s the common opinion that families and visitors are in their right to have access to safe public transit. All in the name of promoting a better future for the Commonwealth that in itself can be powered by carbon-free transit. Senator Warren herself has gone on record stating how there will be a stronger transit system thanks to a secured $550 million in federal funding.

There’s the likelihood that this half-billion-dollar investment will be historic for the common commuter as they will reap the benefits of a clean and green future that belongs to the common Boston family.

The MBTA will be great for Massachusetts residents who otherwise won’t have any option but to have to undergo gridlock traffic.

There becomes an opportunity to invest in the 21st century’s public transit system. All it involves is changing the T towards a regional rail system with new projects like the North-South Rail Link. The federal funding will be able to power the economy into the route of connecting plenty of other people towards jobs and housing opportunities. As a result, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is impacting many local communities with Massachusetts colleagues supporting the historic legislation.

The MBTA and the regional transit authorities allow for a lifeline of thousands of residents in the Commonwealth, while the FTA investment can ensure transit riders are able to make it on the way to school, work and beyond.

Such a historic legislation will do wonders for the state of transit in the State of Massachusetts. As a result, this will assist the general public in fighting for equitable public transit projects. All for the benefit of the East-West rail, which allows for economic connectors of communities in the second district all over the Bay State transit agencies.

I think it’s just nice that the state is using beyond $550 million U.S. dollars in Federal Funding for funding of public transit all while making the pre-existing infrastructure much stronger in itself. It’s in this way that the future will be more livable for Commonwealth and carbon-free transit. All while the transit makes sure the federal government keeps developing the public transit network into what the Commonwealth requires.

If it weren’t for the BIL, there may not have been a financial catalyst that could upgrade the long-expiring public transit layout from being relatively expired.