"Really for the first time in a decade, we have a sense of where we are at with the state of good repair, what needs to be fixed and how much it will cost," said Thompson. "It's a lot of work but we finally have a starting point."

Thompson underlines the significance of transparent reporting on repair needs, emphasizing that such transparency is key to the future sustainability and reliability of the public transit system.

"These are the kinds of things we like to see the T doing," she said.

Stacy Thompson of the advocacy group Livable Streets and Brian Kane of the MBTA Advisory Board join Radio Boston to discuss the new plan.

“This is exactly what the riding public has been calling for for years now,” said Stacy Thompson, executive director of LivableStreets Alliance. “It’s not a sexy plan, but it’s a very practical, reasonable way to go about repairing tracks.”

"I think a lot of people mid-November are going to be shocked that they can't do this online. And I really wish that there had been a stronger effort to get the word out."

"There are cameras that send people bills in the mail for their highway tolls," said Thompson. "We have automated toll enforcement, but this bill does a much better job of protecting privacy."

Stacy Thompson, executive director of advocacy group Livable Streets, discusses the MBTA's transparency issues after the MBTA removed a transparency-oriented MBTA podcast it posted.

"Charlie Baker was handed a system that he knew was underfunded, and his approach was to starve the system instead of going to the legislature for appropriate resources. I do think he bears responsibility for not even trying,”

“If most of the team is from inside [the MBTA], you’re not getting that outside perspective that’s pretty desperately needed right now.”