Blue Hill Ave. revamp spurs Boston City Council to summon MBTA chief

Дата публикации: 22-10-2026 23:05:03

The debate over the future of Blue Hill Avenue in Boston keeps escalating, with city council this week taking the unusual step of formally summoning MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng over a controversial bus lane project.
The council voted Wednesday to summon Eng after he missed a hearing about the proposed redesign of the busy corridor through Dorchester and Mattapan.
At the heart of the dispute is a question of transportation equity, with some city leaders arguing that the predominantly Black communities along Blue Hill Avenue have been underserved for decades.
“We are asking for equity for the Black community,” said City Councilor Miniard Culpepper. “This is a very serious civil rights matter with regard to investments in some communities and disinvestments in others,” he added.
The $124 million redesign would create bus lanes down the center of Blue Hill Avenue, potentially saving riders up to 15 minutes during rush hour according to the MBTA. But Culpepper questions the safety of the plan and would rather see the Orange Line extended instead.
“Someone needs to convince me how it’s safe or safer,” he said.
Eng, however, said the project would improve safety and warned against losing federal funding if major changes were made to the plan.
“The community deserves something today,” Eng said. “The worst thing would be is to lose the federal dollars.”
Eng said he has been actively engaging with the community and that a scheduling conflict prevented him from attending last week’s council hearing on the matter.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration is also criticizing the City Council’s decision to summon Eng.
“The City does not believe that subpoenas are a constructive way to engage with close partners in government. We encourage the Council to find more productive ways to engage,” the mayor’s office said in a statement.

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Asked what would happen if Eng failed to comply with the summons, Culpepper had a direct response: “I’ll see him in court. I’ll see him in court.”
Culpepper said he believes the MBTA general manager will comply with the summons. A city council hearing is scheduled for Nov. 6, when Eng is expected to appear. If he does not appear, the council would have to vote on whether to pursue court action.

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