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What About the Big T Questions?

March 9, 2016 By massmarrier

Pardon me for riding the same MBTA hobby horse again. Several recent events and trends have me back up. The gist of it is why aren't the big kids — Gov. Baker, Speaker DeLeo, or MassDOT Board Chair Stephanie Pollack — getting real about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, funding, mass-transit, massachusetts, mbta, reilly-deval-patrick-delegates

How Broken is Boston?

February 17, 2015 By massmarrier

Let's get real. Let's drop the parochialism and chauvinism. Boston is messed up — but not beyond fixing. I've lived here over 35 years, but I'm not a lotus eater. There are big problems, but there are fixes. Some require courage and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, charlie-baker, coakley, forward-funding, governor, marty-walsh, mass-transit, mayor, mooninites, transportation

All on the Jolly Trolley

October 5, 2010 By massmarrier

Lind likes to portray himself as a bit of a crank and anachronism. That would be don't use computers, bring back street cars, and even joking about being a monarchist who doesn't care much about democracy. In reality, he has a clear vision … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: conservatives, highways, lind, mass-transit, oil, public-transit, trains, trolleys

Dukakis Talks Tough on Transit

March 2, 2010 By massmarrier

Gov. Dukakis (now a distinguished professor of political science at Northeastern Unversity) regularly speaks and writes on what he calls a steel interstate. He sees terrific economic benefits.Immediately, he says upgrading and augmenting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dukakis, funding, high-speed-rail, mass-transit, massachusetts, mbta, obama

Tough Transit Talk

November 17, 2009 By massmarrier

"The days of highway expansion in Massachusetts are over," declared Aliosi. Now is the time to act and particularly to level the playing field by developing passenger rail and public transit. He ticked off such benefits as sparking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activists, aloisi, deval-patrick, development, funding, highways, mass-transit, massachusetts, mbta, obama, rail, tim-murray

High Speed Rail!

April 16, 2009 By kevinmccrea

This is long term reinvestment expense that I can get excited about.   As anyone who has been to Japan or Europe knows, high speed rail is green, convenient, lowers congestion on roads, helps communities build denser, and it is just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, mass-transit, trains

like EB3 – good for 100,000 votes minimum

June 23, 2006 By since1792

Even though the tolls on the eastern part of the pike should have gone away about 20 years ago when the initial bonds were paid off - you and I both know that won't happen anytime soon seeing as how the Turnpike Authority has become a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mass-pike, mass-transit, nepotism

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