Boston City Council voted on October 21, 2026 to formally summon MBTA General Manager Phil Eng to appear before a committee examining civil‑rights concerns tied to the agency's center bus lane proposal on Blue Hill Avenue, which competes with an Orange Line extension.
The committee will review the potential civil‑rights impacts of continuing the center bus lane plan on Blue Hill Avenue instead of pursuing the Orange Line extension, as part of the council's broader review of MBTA transportation projects.
The summons follows Eng's absence from a previous council‑sponsored hearing on the issue, prompting council members, including Councilor Miniard Culpepper, to move forward with the formal request.