In terms of getting a handle on "what's next" for T expansion projects, it's probably a good time to get
reacquainted with priorities identified in Go Boston 2030 since much of it was
developed when Finadaca was BTD Commissioner. Much of that plan was put together assuming there would be a federal infrastructure bill passed in 2017, which obvious didn't happen until more recently. With vastly more federal funding available now, Boston-oriented leaders like Fiandaca in place (especially given her connections to Walsh and construction supporters like the
GBBTU), and Wu in the Mayor's office, I can imagine the following projects resurfacing from the realm of ideas into projects with funding and staff allocated:
- Fairmount Indigo Line service upgrades (Page 179)
- Regional Rail transformation (lot of "Urban Rail" ideas in GOB2030 that sync up)
- Orange Line extension to at least Roslindale (Page 157)
- Green Line E Branch Extension to Hyde Square (Page 162)
I would add Red-Blue connector and potentially North-South Rail Link to this list even though they weren't included in GOB2030. I wouldn't be surprised if Red-Blue connector even evolved into a Blue Line extension to both Lynn and Riverside via LMA, which was a "big idea" included in
MassDOT's Focus40 plan (page 40-1), and is also being advocated for by other Walsh allies that Fiandaca would be connected with (like
David Sweeney at MASCO - formerly Walsh's CoS). I think these two paragraphs from that Globe op-ed from Sweeney that came out after the gubernatorial general election gives you a good take on what Healey administration's stance is gonna be: