The MBTA’s Out-of-Control Bus Maintenance Costs

This policy paper compares the MBTA’s bus maintenance costs to those of other bus transit agencies and considers the causes of the T’s inordinately high bus maintenance spending. Considering that the MBTA spent a whopping $832 million on bus maintenance between 2000 and 2011, any significant improvement in cost-effectiveness in this area is certain to translate into large savings.

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