Capuano pushes for change in transit funding

Dedham Transcript: “Capuano, Jackson join labor in push for transit funding change”
Joined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano highlighted a proposal he’s cosponsoring that would permit public transportation systems in urban regions with more than 200,000 residents to use federal dollars for operating costs.
Unfortunately, he also said, “It doesn’t make sense to build a shiny new Green Line extension if the rest of the Green Line falls apart.”