We are grateful for today’s legislative decision to dedicate an average of $600 million per year to transportation. Good progress was made this year in meeting Massachusetts’ critical transportation needs. The transportation finance … [Read more...]

The collective focus on transportation over the last year — by the governor, the legislature, the business community, and advocates — is truly unprecedented. While the pending transportation funding bill does not have the level of revenue … [Read more...]

Rafael Mares Since Governor Patrick proposed his plan to raise revenue for transportation and education, a lot of time has been spent on discussing the merits of the revenue sources he has chosen.  In comparison, relatively little time … [Read more...]

Last week, right after the governor and MassDOT released their vision for the future of transportation, Father Time and Mother Nature made the problems facing our underfunded transportation system very real for commuters. An old wire in … [Read more...]

What a week for transportation in Massachusetts! Governor Patrick released hard numbers on the cost to fix and modernize our transportation system and a plan for building a 21st century transportation system.  Governor Patrick passionately … [Read more...]

The Joint Committee on Transportation, under the leadership of Chairman McGee and Chairman Straus, put forward a proposal to provide over $50 million to allow the MBTA to balance its FY 2013 budget without further raising fares or cutting … [Read more...]