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MBTA GM: Hear no lawsuit, see no lawsuit

August 31, 2017 By Charley on the MTA 1 Comment

WBUR is still owning the Ramirez/MBTA story: Turns out that the T's Fiscal Management and Control Board seems not to have been informed about Ramirez's shall-we-say dicey history at Global Power Equipment Group. Nor did they seem to have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, Luis Ramirez, mbta, Stephanie Pollack, transit

For Beacon Hill, The Right Time to Invest in MBTA is Never

March 19, 2015 By thegreenmiles 6 Comments

As WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka reports, a group of Massachusetts legislators rode the commuter rail this morning and got a representative ride: In an effort to better understand the challenges — and headaches — faced by public transit riders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mbta, transit, transportation

Addressing the Core Transit Issue

January 15, 2013 By lynne 43 Comments

(Cross-posted in LiL.) I was watching local news this morning and they had a segment on Governor Patrick's and MassDOT's new transportation plan (pdf). I think I owe the Governor a small apology as the things listed prominently as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor-patrick, mbta, transit, transportation

More Transit from Boston to the Berkshires

February 18, 2011 By mpreskill 5 Comments

The citizens present--a mix of bikers, transit riders, and transit enthusiasts--could not have agreed more and want action.  The time to invest in transportation throughout the state is now.  The consensus was clear; we need 21st … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amherst, regional-transit-authority, state-legislature, transit, transportation

The MBTA holiday fruitcake

October 25, 2010 By on-the-move 25 Comments

The good news, delivered quietly and without fanfare at a May MBTA Riders Oversight Committee (TROC) meeting was that the T will not raise fares in 2010 or 2011. The reasons are equally good - the MBTA has instituted enough cost-savings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: justice, massachusetts, mbta, on-the-move, transit, transportation, transportation-funding

Things I do not understand about transport reform

February 25, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 71 Comments

It is embarassing for me to say, but I feel like I'm about the least-informed person in the Commonwealth about the gas-tax/toll-hike/transport-reform goat rodeo. I mean, I really do not know what the hell is going on, or why person X … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aloisi, massachusetts, patrick, transit, transportation, turnpike

DeMint hates bicycleses, he hatessss them

February 7, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 10 Comments

It's one thing to vote to strike a line item in the stimulus package. It's one thing to be against the stimulus altogether. It's one thing not to care about the environment, or biking, or anything good and wholesome in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bicycles, biking, demint, gop, national, stimulus, transit

Green Line all the way, baby (to Rt. 16)

February 3, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 28 Comments

Sorry to get all parochial on everyone ... If the federal money comes through, the Green Line will go all the way out to Route 16 in Medford, i.e. by the Whole Foods/Starbucks/Sav-Mor/WOW area. Good stuff -- though obviously not as good as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aloisi, green-line, massachusetts, mbta, medford, transit

Transit bumped in House stimulus

January 28, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 2 Comments

TPM's Elana Schor is reporting that transit got a bump in the stimulus bill passed by the House today -- somewhat allaying concerns that mass transit would not get a bump commensurate to highways. And they're only talking about $3 billion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mbta, national, stimulus, transit

Update: Menino Releases Bike Share Program Request for Information

August 5, 2008 By tblade 4 Comments

Given our July conversation about the potential for bike sharing in Boston, I know some may be interested in this press release for the Mayor's Office: Today, [Mayor Menino] proudly announced bike lanes have been put down on Commonwealth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bicycle, bike, bike-share, bikeshare, boston, cycling, green-transportation, traffic, transit, transportation

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