Thousands of people from around the country are in Boston for one of the largest transit conferences in the U.S.

The MBTA is hosting the American Public Transportation Association's annual Transform Conference at the Menino Convention Center.

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It's something MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng says was unimaginable just two years ago.

"Two years ago, when APTA reached out and actually talked about this, I would have said, 'We're not ready,'" said Eng.

But things have changed. Eng said the MBTA has taken significant steps forward since he took over in 2023. MBTA fare evasion monitors are now checking to make sure people on T trains are paying their way.

Slow zones are gone, riders can now tap to pay and there's expa

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