A Red Line train derailed at Alewife station this afternoon; no injuries. At this hour, passengers are being bused between Harvard and Alewife. No word yet on what went wrong. And in a related story, Senator Galluccio failed a … [Read more...]
Tough Transit Talk
"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...]
mbtareview.com; interview with David D’Alessandro
At this link is where you can find D'Alessandro's report on the pretty desperate safety and financial situation of the MBTA, reported on by the Globe this am.More later. Update: NECN's got the in-person statements from … [Read more...]
Launch of the MBTA Legislative Caucus
Today is the launch of the newly formed MBTA Legislative Caucus. With financial challenges at the T, and the critical need to improve public transportation for both economic and environmental reasons, I am very excited by what … [Read more...]
T makes detailed schedule data public. Can you do anything with it?
This is pretty cool. The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) today announced an historic step toward openness and transparency by releasing to the public the detailed scheduling and geographic data the MBTA submitted for use in the … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS – Gov. Patrick suspends fare hikes and service cuts!
Confirmation of story The story was first broken to me by my Rep., Sean Garballey who was part of a group of legislators who spearheaded a circular letter opposing both the fare hikes and the service cuts. The service cuts and dropped … [Read more...]
Could someone explain why Jim Aloisi shouldn’t resign?
Maybe the latest insanity coming out of the Transportation Building isn't as awful as it appears. But if it's not, someone needs to explain why, and fast. Otherwise, Jim Aloisi's credibility is shot to hell, and he cannot any … [Read more...]
Comment of the day
OK, I was away this weekend, and this was posted on Friday -- better late than never. This is really Mass. Politics 101 stuff, from Ed Poon:frameworks What a bizarre scene to have Democrats openly rooting for a … [Read more...]
Things I do not understand: T – Grabauskas edition
Anyone else finding the whole brouhaha over Dan Grabauskas a little bit bewildering? Three T board members express ... well, outrage is not too strong a term ... over Grabauskas' handling, or lack thereof, of the two crash incidents … [Read more...]
T hostility now out in the open
Well, the knives are out -- finally out in the open -- for T General Manager Dan Grabauskas. Three MBTA board members have expressed a lack of confidence, essentially in Grabauskas' willingness and ability to keep the public safe. From … [Read more...]
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