Media Statement: Mayor Wu’s MBTA Board Appointment

BOSTON, September 25, 2023 —  Mayor Wu’s selection of Mary Skelton Roberts to serve on the MBTA Board of Directors is welcome news to those who have known Mary and her efforts to advance sustainable mobility in Metro Boston. In Mary, T riders will have a Board Member whose career has been steeped in improving transit and rail, particularly the bus transit system.

TransitMatters congratulates Mary on her appointment and offers thanks to Mayor Wu for her continued leadership in the larger effort to build a better, more reliable, and equitable multi-mobility network for all residents of Metro Boston. We stand ready to work with Mary and the entire MBTA Board to restore every component of the MBTA system to provide high-quality transit for the city and region.

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