I wrote this letter to the governor just a moment ago and I thought I would share it with all of you in my moment of frustration. ----- Dear Governor Patrick, This morning I plopped down $151 of my hard earned dollars for a zone 2 commuter … [Read more...]
Should heads not roll?
Red Line passengers caught for more than an hour on the Longfellow Bridge, decided to dis-imprison themselves. via UHub, Spatch wonders who's in charge here:But where was the T? Were any announcements made? Was there any attempt made to … [Read more...]
MBTA/Mass pike merger…
Amid all the hype and the hoopla from the hoopleheads, I haven't heard a thing about the incipient proposal to merge the MBTA and the Mass Pike.While casinos have the potential impact to change the character of the state, this proposed … [Read more...]
Silver before Green?
OK, I'm taking my life into my own hands by trusting BostonNOW ... which is reporting that Gov. Patrick wants to build the billion-dollar Silver Line tunnel before getting to the Green Line extension to Medford, which has been pushed back … [Read more...]
Green Line: A cruel joke. Still.
Outraged Liberal had a really awesome, customer-friendly day that surely Dan Grabauskas would approve of:Walking into the lavish turnstile area (how many years have you been working on that station now?) I was informed there was no outbound … [Read more...]
Back from India — Conversation with Treasurer Tim Cahill
Almost two weeks ago now (I gotta process this stuff more quickly), Massachusetts Treasurer took some time to talk to David, Bob and me. He had just returned from India as the recipient of an Eisenhower Fellowship, which sends public … [Read more...]
Patrick’s plan for commuter rail?
Gov. Patrick rolls out a plan to get commuter rail to Fall River and New Bedford by 2016. That's a fine idea, and one that Tim Murray, Chris Gabrieli and seemingly everyone else talked about in the campaign. The New Bedford mayor compares … [Read more...]
Community Group Suing State for Better Transportation
Not everyone goes quietly into that goodnight!Lawsuit seeks return of Arborway trolleyActivists say state broke promise on transit Supporters seeking the return of trolley service to the Arborway in Jamaica Plain filed suit yesterday … [Read more...]
MBTA: A customer service nightmare
Time to get anecdotal: Mrs. Charley takes the 326 express bus from Medford to downtown, and is fortunate enough to have a monthly pass ("Inner Express Bus") paid for by her employer, through something called a Commuter Check. Now, it used … [Read more...]
Arborway represents a way forward for Smart Growth
First the state allowed the project to languish. Then it wriggled through a substitution attempt that it finally admitted it couldn't win, because no substitute provided the real benefits the Green Line restoration did. And admirably, … [Read more...]
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