As part of its ongoing push to reduce crime on transit systems, the U.S. Department of Transportation is turning its focus again on Boston demanding answers from the MBTA. Specifically, the federal agency wants to know how the T is keeping riders safe and what money is being spent to ensure that.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy sent a letter, shared by NBC10 Boston, to the T’s general manager Phil Eng dated Sept. 18 demanding a response within two weeks.
The letter states that the T must provide “information about all MBTA fiscal year 2025 budgeted and fiscal year 2026 planned funds allocated to reduce crime, the homeless population, and fare evasion on the transit system, including a comparison to prior year funding for such expenses.”
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The letter further states: “People traveling on the MBTA system to reach their jobs, education, healthcare, and other critical services need to feel secure and travel in a safe environment free from crime and threatening encounters with drug addicts or the mentally ill.”
The letter also focuses on South Station as a place of interest for the Trump administration since August.
Jason Margolis can be reached at jason.margolis@globe.com.