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Be Careful What You Wish For, or, How Mass-Transit Victories Are Killing Mass Transit

November 17, 2008 By Trickle up

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, environment, mbta, taxes, tolls

Some thoughts on tolls and taxes

November 15, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, gas-tax, patrick, taxes, tolls, turnpike-authority

Some Mass Pike math perhaps people can understand

September 26, 2008 By sharonmg

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, mass-pike, massachusetts, tolls

The Obstacles: The Speaker, the Money, and the Public Service Death Spiral

February 12, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, big-dig, dimasi, education, environment, health-care, mbta, patrick, taxes

Big Dig settlement: What should we think?

January 24, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bechtel, big-dig, coakley, massachusetts, sullivan

Who was responsible for the Big Dig Tunnel collapse?

August 15, 2007 By dave-from-hvad

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, coakley, indictment, mitt-romney, thresher-sinking, tunnel-collapse

A rush to judgment in the Big Dig tunnel collapse

August 10, 2007 By dave-from-hvad

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bechtel, big-dig, coakley, powers, tunnel-collapse

Tunnel vision

July 24, 2007 By David

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ma

Big Dig brouhaha: What’s happening?

May 15, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, massachusetts, patrick, turnpike-authority

Patrick vs. Big Dig Culture: Round 1

January 6, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, massachusetts, massport, patrick, turnpike

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