Environmental remediation is called for because the Big Dig, by increasing traffic, has many adverse environmental effects. So CLF went to court and got legally binding commitments for the Silver Line, the Green Line extension, and the … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on tolls and taxes
Again, the 'Pike has managed to make a big chunk of Greater Boston heck, the whole state unhappy. Outraged Liberal suggests that actually it's a way to make a higher gas tax relatively palatable. I hope that's true, since … [Read more...]
Some Mass Pike math perhaps people can understand
Now keep in mind that a Framingham-to-Newton commuter -- someone who is getting no more direct benefit from the Big Dig than anyone else in eastern Massachusetts -- is already being asked to effectively pay around $6/gallon. Most people who … [Read more...]
The Obstacles: The Speaker, the Money, and the Public Service Death Spiral
We're looking at a big fat budget shortfall again for next year. Ah well, business as usual -- they'll make it work out somehow, right?We've already dipped into rainy-day fund, which leaves us even more vulnerable now that … [Read more...]
Big Dig settlement: What should we think?
So, we're getting $458 million from Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff et al. $100 million is going to be spent immediately. The contractors are released from criminal liability, and not prohibited from working on MA projects in the … [Read more...]
Who was responsible for the Big Dig Tunnel collapse?
Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blogOne is tempted to ask whether she will be satisfied at that point. But if she gets one conviction or 10 convictions, will that make our highway and tunnel system safer? Will … [Read more...]
A rush to judgment in the Big Dig tunnel collapse
Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies BlogPowers Fasteners may well be guilty of all of these charges and may deserve to have the book thrown at them. But certainly others are to blame in this mess. Yet from the tenor of … [Read more...]
Tunnel vision
Two tunnel-related stories in today's Globe command our attention.Too many accidents in the O'Neill Tunnel. Kudos to diligent citizen activist Vincent Zarrilli, who put together information gained through public records requests to … [Read more...]
Big Dig brouhaha: What’s happening?
Casey's got a really fascinating post which I don't really understand:Tempers appeared to be flaring Tuesday at a Turnpike Authority board meeting in which the Patrick administration agreed to a $210 million financial bailout for the Big … [Read more...]
Patrick vs. Big Dig Culture: Round 1
Like Romney before him, Patrick wants to take control of the the Turnpike Authority and Massport:"I want to make sure that the government is organized in a way that enables us to drive the agenda we were elected to drive," Patrick said as … [Read more...]
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